Dilla Mastrangelo
Dilla Mastrangelo is making a difference through movement. As a gifted teacher, motivator, and entrepreneur, she is in constant creative motion, integrating all that she can learn into finding new ways to help her clients achieve greater health and vitality.
Dilla embodies learning by doing. In 2008, she opened Harmony Pilates Studio with co-founder Sueann Fenchel as part of their ongoing commitment to bringing innovative movement methods to Pittsburgh. In pursuit of this mission, she is always asking herself, “What can I integrate into the Harmony methodology to make it better?” The Studio’s practical, hands-on philosophy attracts people of all ages and backgrounds, and achieves a profound rate of success for its clients.
Dilla began using the Pilates Method as a young modern dancer nearly two decades ago. Recognizing the tremendous benefits of Pilates long before it hit mainstream, she completed comprehensive training programs with the leading teachers of the Method including Romana Kryzanowska at The Pilates Studio of New York, and Michele Larsson of Core Dynamics. A PMA credentialed Pilates instructor, Dilla is also certified in Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis, and holds a master of arts degree in dance and dance education from New York University.
Her joyful and resilient spirit is perhaps the secret ingredient in Dilla’s remarkable capacity to help others believe in themselves and reach new levels of awareness and energy. Her vision is evident in the array of services offered at Harmony, as well as in the Studio’s highly recognized Pilates teacher training program, which has prepared nearly one hundred teachers for certification to date.
Dilla is the author of a comprehensive Pilates teacher training manual, scheduled for release later this year. Next spring, she will also be taking an intensive course with Eric Franklin, whose Method is recognized as the cutting edge among movement professionals. This training will focus on all applications of imagery, the deep benefits of the mind/body connection, and function based on evolutionary design.
As a lifelong learner, Dilla believes in improving whatever she sets out to do, and draws on every opportunity for continued self-discovery. In addition to the body of work she has already created in her professional life, Dilla is an accomplished pianist, equestrian and dancer, and has recently developed a passion for tennis. She lives in Shadyside, Pennsylvania with her two equally energetic children.
