BALANCED BODY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
9 Pilates Principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - CORRECT ANSWER -
He wasBborn in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1883.
What ailments did Joseph Pilates suffer with as a child? - CORRECT ANSWER -Rheumatic Fever
asthma
Rickets
What exercise practices did Joe participate? - CORRECT ANSWER -boxing
fencing
wrestling
gymnastics
Where was Joseph Pilates held during World War 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internment camp on the Isle of Man, England
How many patients was Joe put in charge of at the hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -30
When did Joe and Clara arrive in NY? - CORRECT ANSWER -1926
, What dance instructors did Joe work with at his 8th Ave studio above the NYC Ballet? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Dennis
George Balanchine
What machines did Joe invent? - CORRECT ANSWER -The Universal Reformer
Wunda Chair,
Cadillac
Ladder Barrel
Spine Corrector
When did Joe die? - CORRECT ANSWER -1967 after smoke inhalation from the studio fire
When did Clara die? - CORRECT ANSWER -1977
Name 6 first generation teachers. - CORRECT ANSWER -Romana Kryzanowski
Eve Gentry*
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathleen Stanford Grant
Lolita San Miguel
Mary Bowen*
*still living
The Balanced Body program combines what works? - CORRECT ANSWER -full-
bodied athletic aspects of the original work with the refinement and anatomical understanding of the m
ore contemporary schools of Pilates
Pilates Movement Principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Breathing
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
9 Pilates Principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - CORRECT ANSWER -
He wasBborn in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1883.
What ailments did Joseph Pilates suffer with as a child? - CORRECT ANSWER -Rheumatic Fever
asthma
Rickets
What exercise practices did Joe participate? - CORRECT ANSWER -boxing
fencing
wrestling
gymnastics
Where was Joseph Pilates held during World War 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internment camp on the Isle of Man, England
How many patients was Joe put in charge of at the hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -30
When did Joe and Clara arrive in NY? - CORRECT ANSWER -1926
, What dance instructors did Joe work with at his 8th Ave studio above the NYC Ballet? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Dennis
George Balanchine
What machines did Joe invent? - CORRECT ANSWER -The Universal Reformer
Wunda Chair,
Cadillac
Ladder Barrel
Spine Corrector
When did Joe die? - CORRECT ANSWER -1967 after smoke inhalation from the studio fire
When did Clara die? - CORRECT ANSWER -1977
Name 6 first generation teachers. - CORRECT ANSWER -Romana Kryzanowski
Eve Gentry*
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathleen Stanford Grant
Lolita San Miguel
Mary Bowen*
*still living
The Balanced Body program combines what works? - CORRECT ANSWER -full-
bodied athletic aspects of the original work with the refinement and anatomical understanding of the m
ore contemporary schools of Pilates
Pilates Movement Principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Breathing
