Sarah Artha Negara, PICP Founder/DirectorTitle: Kinesiology & Dance Professor
Degrees: M.F.A., Mills College, B.F.A., Long Beach State University, A.A. Cabrillo College
Certificates: Pilates, Personal Training, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Yoga, Spinning
Teaching Experience: Since 2001
Career Highlight: Achieving my dream of founding a Pilates certificate program at CSM!
Hobbies: Dance, Pilates, Yoga, Balinese arts & culture, fitness, travel, nature, volunteerism, disability activism
Quote: "In 10 sessions, you will feel the difference. In 20, you will see the difference. And in 30 you'll be on your way to having a whole new body." – Joseph Pilates
Kendra BarnesTitle: Adjunct Professor
Degrees: M.A. Golden Gate University, B.A. San Francisco State University
Teaching Experience: 20+ years Nationally & Internationally
Career Highlight: Running a dance company for 15+ years, traveling, producing the Black Choreographers Festival
Hobbies: Reading, bike riding, volunteering, taking movement classes (Bikram Yoga, Pilates, Brazillian Dance, Haitian Dance, West African Dance)
Quote: "I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." – Mikhail Baryshnikov
Denaya DaileyTitle: Adjunct Professor
Degrees: M.F.A., Mills College, B.F.A., UCLA
Teaching Experience: Since 2006
Career Highlight: At the end of every semester - hearing stories of how my student's lives have improved through the practice of Pilates.
Hobbies: Dance choreography, dance, yoga, Pilates. Challenging students to reach for new heights while finding their personal voice.
Quote: "The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power." – Joseph Pilates