Concord, NC

In February 2020, the Pilates instructor and former advertising sales exec opened the doors of boutique studio BK Pilates in Charlotte's South End. She'd just landed from New York City, where Meredith and Marina Kaydanova, the founder of BK Pilates NYC, met. Meredith took the BK Pilates workouts with her to the South, introducing a style that's all about alignment and slow, controlled movements for tone, endurance, and good posture. Meredith is a certified Balanced Body instructor with over 12 years of practicing experience. Catch her on the schedule every day but Sunday. She likes to catch up on some sleep and practice some self-care! You may also find her at her local favorite spots, the Waterman or Foxcroft Wine Bar.

Marina left the corporate world to follow her passion and opened her first studio in 2012 in Brooklyn after receiving her Balanced Body certification. Now she splits her time between homes in Charlotte and NYC (Manhattan and Brooklyn). She loves to travel around the world and has two incredible children, Sam (14) and Rachel (4). You'll find her on the schedule Fridays- Mondays at the studio. Her claim to fame? "Make your a$$ an asset, not a liability."

While growing up in St. Louis, Rebecca began dancing at the age of 3 and continued her dance education while in college at Ball State University. With a degree in communications design, she went on to work as a graphic designer and photographer in Indianapolis. After feeling disconnected and uninspired from sitting behind a desk all day, she became a certified yoga instructor and started teaching in 2017. After trying her first few Pilates privates, she felt like she had found her missing piece and began her Pilates training through Balanced Body. She received her comprehensive Pilates certification in 2021 and has since been working full-time as an instructor and studio manager at a boutique studio in Indianapolis. 

She loves helping people understand and feel connected to their bodies through movement and believes it can be such an amazing tool for healing, transformation, and growth in all areas of life. While always challenging and humbling, Pilates shows you your potential and then allows you to surpass it over and over. Because of its impact on her own life, she feels honored to be able to share this method with others, develop lifelong relationships, and build a community around her passion. She has worked with all ages, pro athletes, and pre/post-natal clientele and loves to teach a blend of classical and modern in her classes.

She just moved to Charlotte with her husband and two cats and is so excited to join the team and start teaching at both BK locations. Please welcome this midwestern girl by sharing your favorite Charlotte recs when you see her!

Ella started doing mat Pilates eight years ago as a way to cross train her body and reduce injuries in her ballet classes. After taking a college class that dug deeper into the kinesiology and anatomy portion of Pilates, she knew she wanted to continue learning more about this form of exercise. Ella fell in love with the intricacy and mindfulness; how it helps improve body awareness; and of course, how fun the classes are! She has seen a difference in her ballet technique, her self esteem/confidence, and her daily happiness. Pilates unlocked a new appreciation for movement that has made even the smallest daily activities (like breathing!) something to be grateful for. Ella is overjoyed to share her love of Pilates with everyone at BK Pilates and is excited to see you in the studio! 

Kelee has always had some sort of fitness in her life whether it was through gymnastics, training in the gym, or coaching. Kelee’s background in gymnastics made the Pilates movements feel so familiar and empowered her to get back into fitness again after years of not being in love with the gym anymore. She found Pilates in January of 2024 and never turned back! She quickly fell in love with the practice and knew this was something she wanted to pursue as her career. Kelee is credited in barre, mat, and pursing the other apparatus’s training with Balanced Body! Kelee loves working with the elderly and athletes of all ages because she feels Pilates is great to add into your fitness routine and get the body moving. She’s excited to be apart of the new location in downtown Concord, and can’t wait to meet you!

With a background in dance, Amelia fell in love with Pilates from an early age. She was introduced to this form of movement as a way of cross-training, and has practiced it ever since. After an unexpected health journey, Amelia decided to reincorporate Pilates as a form of rehabilitation, and eventually began to pursue it as a career path.

She truly believes in the power of Pilates, and it is her passion to provide others with the same joy and benefits that this method has brought to her. With a focus on biomechanics and proper form, Amelia loves to keep her classes creative and fresh...you will never experience the same exact class twice. She is so very excited to be a part of your journey, and can’t wait to support you along the way!

Pilates came into her life not long after she had her son. She experienced postpartum and went on a true journey of self discovery. Finding the things that she enjoyed and made her happy in the new chapter of her life that she was in! She took her first Pilates class and fell in loveeeee! She stayed after her intro to ask the instructor what it would take to become an instructor and that started the research for the perfect Pilates Certification Program. She is certified through Breathe Education based in Australia and she has been practicing Pilates for 3 years now. She loves and appreciates her clients so much and look forward to being able to be apart of their day, making a positive impact on their life! Smoochessss

• 1 Hour: $75.00 (Regularly $100.00)

• 4 Classes Monthly - $99
• 8 Classes Monthly - $179
• 12 Classes Monthly - $219
• 16 Classes Monthly - $239
• Unlimited Classes Monthly - $279

Details of Memberships

Prices are effective January 1, 2025. Prices for memberships require a 6-month minimum commitment with a 30-day cancellation notice. Late cancellations and no-show fees apply. Group Classes have a 12-hour cancellation policy.

Not interested in commitment or being a member? Not to worry, we have packages for everyone!

• Single-Session Drop-in - $30
• 3 Pack - $75
• 5 Pack - $135
• 10 Pack - $250
• 20 Pack - $500

• Intro Private New Client - $75
• Single - $95
• 5 Pack - $465
• 10 Pack - $925
• 20 Pack - $1800
• Duet Single - $140
• 5 Pack - $675
• 10 Pack - $1300