At Renaissance Pilates, our team of instructors proudly practice and teach Pilates while combining their own ideas and innovations of that of a Renaissance thinker. The Renaissance Pilates concept influence’s positive change in the body and in the mind.  The instructor teaches the student how to achieve optimal results both physically and mentally through specific mind body connection exercises guided by creative cuing techniques. All Renaissance Pilates instructors are highly skilled professionals trained in STOTT PILATES™ and PILATES ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL and proudly dedicate their life work towards Pilates training, always learning and applying the newest research to their teaching technique

Raintree Halpern

Raintree Halpern began her STOTT PILATES™ training at Pilates on Fifth in New York in 2003 after retiring from an intensive Ten Year career in Ballet. In 2004, she moved to Chicago were she continued her Pilates teaching at various studios, including Harmony, The Movement Center, and The Women’s Athletic Club. In 2006, she obtained and completed her Gyrotonic certification under the watchful eyes of master trainer Sebastian Plettenburg and moved back to New York City to teach both Pilates and Gyrotonic. She presently teaches at Pilates on Fifth, The Printing house (both in New York) and Renaissance Pilates and is Fully certified through both STOTT PILATES™ and Pilates Academy International (PAI) in both mat and apparatus. Raintree completed her Nutrition Degree at the Institute of Integrated Nutrition in New York and uses her knowledge to help guide her Pilates clients on how to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Rachel Haber

Rachel Haber, a STOTT PILATES™ certified instructor, started dancing at the age of two and continued to dance through high school and college, to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rutgers University at Mason Gross School of the Arts.  After intense days of dancing and touring with Randy James Danceworks around New York and New Jersey, she turned to Pilates to heal her body.  After just a few months of training, she began to see an amazing amount of progression in her overall alignment and strength. She immediately realized that practicing and teaching Pilates would be the next step of her life.  Rachel received mat and reformer STOTT PILATES™ certifications and completed various workshops with the Stability Chair, Cadillac, and Ladder Barrel throughout instructor training certifying studios in New Jersey.  She has studied intensely under various master Pilates instructors including Ellie Herman and John Garey, both of whom helped to broaden her knowledge and skill tremendously. She feels much gratitude toward Danielle, owner of Renaissance Pilates for helping to give her the opportunity to work with such dedicated student’s at the most professional Pilates studio in Hoboken.

Danielle Htnatiuk

Danielle Htnatiuk graduated from Towson State University with a Bachelors degree in Health Services Management and a minor in Nutrition.  With hopes to pursue her career in wellness and exercise shortly after, she began practicing Pilates to keep her balanced and energized.  She followed through with her practice during her first pregnancy and was amazed at how Pilates helped her get back into tip top shape shortly after her daughter was born.  Now, a full time mom to Isabella and devoted Pilates Instructor in mat and apparatus through Pilates Academy International (PAI) at Pilates on Fifth, Danielle has made teaching her passion. Danielle is currently working to obtain a fully certified Pilates palate to include Pre/post Natal and Special Populations.