Lowcountry Power Pilates
The instructors

Seven teachers. One method.

Every instructor on the floor is fully certified — most through Power Pilates' classical track, all through hundreds of hours of continuing study. Find the one whose hour fits yours.

The Lowcountry Power Pilates instructors
— Plate i.The team, 2026
Group class on the Reformers, instructor cueing from the floor
Group Class
Group class
Group class using the magic circle on the Reformer
Group Class
Working out together
Group class side stretch on the Reformers
Group Class
On the Reformer
Joyce Ganzermiller
Owner & Operations Director

Joyce Ganzermiller

Joyce relocated to Mount Pleasant in 2005 after a vacation in Charleston turned into something more permanent. Originally from New Jersey, she earned her Mat/Core certification in New York in February 2004 and her comprehensive systems certification in August 2005. A severe back injury at twenty-five led her from hospital administration to Pilates in 2000 — the studio she opened five years later was the body she rebuilt, made teachable.

Specialty

Structural injuries — back and neck, joint replacements, post-surgical recovery, stroke rehabilitation.

Certifications
  • — Power Pilates System I, II, III
  • — Mat/Core I, II, III
  • — Lowcountry Barre
  • — Mad Dogg Spinning
  • — B.S. Business Administration
The team

Six more, each with their own way in.

  1. Jill Filatov
    02Certified Complete Apparatus Power Pilates Instructor

    Jill Filatov

    Jill found Pilates in early-2000s Albany, where it became the first exercise she genuinely enjoyed beyond burning calories. She taught across multiple studios in Albany, in Stamford, and at a women's-health physical therapy practice in Norwalk before joining Lowcountry Power Pilates. An avid golfer; she works to see her clients' strength, flexibility, and general wellbeing improve session over session.

    Specialty

    Pre- and post-natal Pilates · Seniors · Knee, back, and hip injuries.

    Certifications
    • — Power Pilates Certified, March 2004
  2. Catherine Durst
    03Certified Power Pilates Instructor

    Catherine Durst

    Catherine has lived in South Carolina for over thirty years, originally from Concord, NC. A twenty-five-year career took her through the SC Department of Education, the executive directorship at Children's Chance, and pharmaceutical sales. Fourteen years teaching Pure Barre in Mount Pleasant and Tampa preceded her Pilates work. During chemotherapy in 2021 she recognized — in her words — how much Pilates strengthened her body and mind in the middle of limitation. She lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband Steve and their two children.

    Specialty

    Body literacy through life transitions — recovery, motherhood, midlife strength.

    Certifications
    • — Power Pilates Certified
    • — B.S., Presbyterian College
    • — M.A. Public Health Promotion, USC
  3. Kelly Lambrakos
    04Certified Power Pilates Instructor

    Kelly Lambrakos

    Kelly came to fitness instruction the way teachers often do — naturally. After kickboxing in 2004, she met Joyce at East Shore Athletic Club and crossed over into Pilates. Mat classes, then Reformer training, then a long pause through two children and full-time work. She returned to teaching the way the practice itself returns: the same body, knowing more.

    Specialty

    Mat foundation · Reformer flow · Working-mother schedules.

    Certifications
    • — Power Pilates Core I Mat (Sept 2009)
    • — Systems Training (Oct 2009)
  4. Wendy Levine
    05Nationally Certified Balanced Body Comprehensive Instructor

    Wendy Levine

    Indiana native, a twenty-three-year Procter & Gamble corporate-finance career took her from Baltimore to Costa Rica to Cincinnati. She retired in 2018 and trained as a Pilates and yoga instructor at Fitness Physiques in Cincinnati. She moved to Isle of Palms in 2020 with her husband and their two Portuguese Water Dogs. Beach walks, tennis, cooking, and a daily yoga practice fill the rest.

    Specialty

    Comprehensive apparatus · Yoga-informed mat work.

    Certifications
    • — Balanced Body Comprehensive Pilates
    • — Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher
    • — RYT 200 Yoga (Bija Yoga School)
  5. Joanelle Rojas
    06Instructor

    Joanelle Rojas

    She moved to Charleston in 2022 from Raleigh, NC. After dealing with back issues for many years, she discovered Pilates as a way to ease pain and strengthen her body — and, like so many others, quickly fell in love with the practice. That journey led her to become an instructor through Classical Pilates Education, a decision she considers one of the best she's ever made. She's passionate about helping others feel stronger, supported, and more connected to their bodies, and is happy to be a part of the LCPP team.

    Specialty

    Classical method · Back-pain recovery.

    Certifications
    • — Classical Pilates Education
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    photo on the way
    07Instructor

    Emily Mcfeely

    Emily joins the teaching roster this season. Photo and full bio coming soon.

    Specialty

    Coming soon.

    Certifications

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