Meet Francesca.

Francesca Kemitch is a classical Pilates instructor who was introduced to Pilates in 2011 at Equinox in Santa Monica and immediately fell in love with it. She completed her 500-hour comprehensive certification under Jill Cassady (trained by the late Romana Kryzanowska, 1st generation teacher) of Pilates Technique in 2012. Francesca has continued her education through workshops and weekly private lessons with various teachers around the world. Her mind-body connection and understanding of Joseph Pilates’s work were deepened in 2017 when entering the doors of Vintage Pilates, a business that honors Joseph Pilates’ original method of exercise through the guidance of its director, first-generation teacher and Pilates Elder, Jay Grimes. Francesca is a forever student, believes in change as she has seen in her own body, and keeps evolving and learning under the tutelage of world-renowned teacher of teachers and owner of Vintage Pilates, Sandy Shimoda, and Jay Grimes. She is currently a participant of the Method, a Vintage Pilates grad program.

Francesca’s clients incorporate a variety of age groups and body types. Whether you are seeking post-rehabilitation, functional performance improvement, are an athlete or a business professional, Francesca will guide you through the process. Her goal is to help her clients maximize their physical potential, improve their energy, and quality of life.

Originally from Italy, Francesca has always been athletic, loves swimming, hiking, cycling and is a passionate diver who has traveled the world. 

She loves Pilates and is passionate about teaching people who fall in love with Pilates as she did the first moment she tried it.