Clare Dillon-Palma

Greenville SC

The founder of Pilates of Greenville, Clare Dillon-Palma was born and raised in New York City. Her lifelong love of and participation in sports and fitness led to a BA in Health and Physical Education from Lehman College, City University of New York, and a MA in Applied Physiology from Columbia University.

After teaching PE and health in high school and community college, Clare turned to corporate and community fitness.

She served as a coach for cross country, track and field, and volleyball. She moved to California after getting married, where she worked in the Pritkin Longevity Center in Santa Monica, and did personal training.

Clare moved to Greenville in 1987 and began work as a manager in a 55,000 square foot hospital-based wellness facility. She began Pilates in 1998 with a mat certification, followed closely by full certification in the classical Pilates method.

She opened Pilates of Greenville in 2000, as a fully equipped Pilates studio. She has been teaching Pilates full time ever since. She began working with PeakPilates in 2003 as an instructor trainer for their teacher certification programs.

Clare and her husband have four children. She is still active in running, swimming, cycling, basketball, and especially Pilates!