Cadence Dubus

Education:

B.A., Sarah Lawrence College in Dance, Literature and Int'l Law 2007

Two years of undergraduate work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Dance Technique and Choreography. 2004-2006

Fitness Education:

Mat Certification: Steele Method NYC 2007 

Pilates Apparatus Certification: Bent Studio, 2007 NYC. 

Level 1 Thai Massage, Thai Institute of Healing Arts, Arlington VA, 2010

Kettlebell Certification: International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation (IKFF), 2013

Pre and Post-natal Pilates through the Kane School/Kinected Center, 2013

Graduate of the Northeastern School of Botanical Medicine, Ithaca NY, 2014

Structural Integrationist Level I: Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers 2016-2017

Certified in Reiki I and II through Minka Studio NYC and Moriah Simmons 2018

Tom Myers the Fascia of Yoga, 2020

Anatomist JoAnne Avison ABC MasterClass Series 1, 2021

Anatomy Trains Dissection: the Pelvis, 2022

Anatomy Trains Dissection: the digestive system, 2023

Additional Influences and Education: 

  • Ido Portal, Latest Rumors, Boulder, Co. 2018

  • Functional Anatomy through master Anatomists Irene Dowd and Peggy Gould. 2001-2005

  • The Female Pelvis, Fascia and Functional Movement with master Integrative Kinesiologist Tom Myers and Holistic OBGYN Dr. Eden Fromberg. 2017

  • The Diaphragm, Breath and Pelvis with master Yoga teacher Alex Auder. 2019

  • Cadence has been a student of Iyengar, Vinyasa, Hatha and Kundalini Yoga since she was a teenager and is a student of Master Teacher, Erin Dudley.

  • Extensive experience in Alexander Technique, rehabilitative bodywork, Rolfing, Structural Integration and was a volunteer at the Acupuncture for AIDS center in Boston, MA. 

The Studio:

  1. Brooklyn Strength: Pilates and Personal Training Studio on Dec. 18th, 2010. 

  2. Brooklyn Strength Cobble Hill, opened in collaboration with Manuel Zelaya, September 7th, 2014. 

  3. Brooklyn Strength Pilates and Wellness on the Columbia Street Waterfront, Brooklyn NY, Dec 3rd 2018.

  4. Brooklyn Strength, the virtual studio, March 15th , 2020

Career Highlights:

2015 New York Time’s T Magazine feature

2016 Trainer to Musician and Artist, Bjork, during her time living in Brooklyn

2017 Guest Faculty, Restoring the Resistance (Fascia Release), Women’s Convention in Detroit as organized by the Women’s March.

2019 faculty member, Juniper Love Yoga Brooklyn, Yoga Teacher Training; Functional Anatomy in Movement and Practice.

2019 master class, Juniper Love Yoga Brooklyn, Yoga Lab, providing an opportunity for teachers and curious advanced students to deep dive into the anatomy and physiology of Yoga postures, discover the roots of possible injury, and therefore practice in safety.

2019/2020 Fascia Release™ for Top Surgery, post operative care in collaboration with Dr. Alexes Hazen an Callen-Lorde, in partnership with The Out Foundation and Lululemon NYC

2019 guest teacher, Fascia Release™, The Wing, A Work Space for Women, NYC

2018- Circus Culture Circus School in Ithaca NY, specialized workshops and private sessions addressing the specific needs of Circus athletes and teachers.

2020, 2021 virtual guest teacher, Fascia Release™, Ritual Yoga and Pilates, Palm Beach, Australia

2020-2022 weekly virtual guest teacher, Fascia Release™ with Master Yoga Teacher Alex Auder’s virtual studio Magu Yoga.

2023 guest teacher, Fascia Release™ Good Form Studio, Rockaway NY

 

Dance:

As a Choreographer, she has shown her work at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Champaign, IL, Bushwick Arts Festival SITEFEST, NYC, Chez Bushwick's AMBUSH series, NYC, co-produced an evening length production at the Tank Theater, NYC with collaborator Bryan Campbell, and co-produced, with Caitlin Marz, a daylong performance as part of Bushwick Arts. She continues her professional dance work with regular classes and workshops most recently with Ultima Vez Dance Company in Brussels, Belgium and ongoing study with the Trisha Brown Dance company in NYC.  

Fun:

Cadence splits her time between Ithaca NY and the sandy shores of Coney Island, Brooklyn with her giant Pitbull Jupiter and tiny Chihuahua, Elektra. Between teaching she can be found dunking in waterfalls, dunking in the ocean, biking around Brooklyn, hiking around Ithaca, and baking a lot of pies.