Owner, Founder, Lead Instructor; Debbie Sheme
Owner Debbie Sheme
Debbie Sheme grew up in Pennsylvania were she began dance training at the age of three, studying at various studios. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, twirling, modern dance and Pilates. Her love for the arts started at Carousel Performing Arts in Kennett Square, PA. The owner of the studio also owned Carousel Health Food Store. At Carousel, they stressed the importance of exercise and healthy living. This is where Debbie’s love and passion grew for nutrition, fitness, holistic healing, and dance. She performed her first solo ballet performance at the age of eight at Immaculata University in PA. As a young dancer she studied with The Brandywine Ballet Company under numerous teachers who were from Pennsylvania Ballet, Harrisburg Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. Her modern dance and Pilates background is in Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Ron Fletcher and she trained under teachers Holly Winje, Pat Thomas, Roni Koresh, Faye Snow who are professional dancers and teachers from University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Debbie was fortunate to travel and perform in many states.
Debbie's mom encouraged her to enroll in a women’s self-defense class and after doing so Debbie fell in love with martial arts. She studied and taught martial arts for many years. She received numerous awards and earned her Black Belt in Taekwondo with the American Taekwondo Association. Her modern dance background and Pilates teaching grew at the University of Arts in concentration in dance and choreography. As an educator, Ms. Sheme draws on years of experience to develop her own unique style of Pilates, focusing on fluid expressive styles of movement. Debbie’s desire is to serve and support the discipline of Pilates as fitness and art form in its fullest expression and to enhance the public interest in it.
Ms. Sheme has been sharing her love for Pilates, Dance and Yoga as a teacher for many years. In addition to teaching Pilates and Yoga she has taught and choreographed dance for all ages and levels at studios throughout the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware and is thrilled to now be the founder of Sanibel Pilates and Yoga (as well as Sanibel Dance) right here on Sanibel Island, FL. She was a long-time faculty member, choreographer, and guest dancer for the Delaware Dance Company and was the modern director for Pennsylvania Ballet’s principle dancer Paul Klocke and his Klocke School of Dance. Debbie was also the band front director for baton twirling and flags for Kennett High School. In addition Debbie is a certified health coach and loves educating people on the importance of health, nutrition and alternative medicine.
Recently, Debbie has been a faculty member at The Light Within Yoga studio in West Grove, PA. and has been teaching health and wellness class for the company doTerra in PA and FL. Her love is to inspire, motivate, encourage, educate and enrich lives. Debbie lives on Sanibel Island with her husband Mark and absolutely loves being a mom to their son M.J and loves teaching all of the children at Sanibel Dance and loves empowering her clients with health and wellness at Sanibel Pilates and Yoga. Debbie is E-RYT 200 hour Yoga Alliance instructor in Hatha and Vinyasa, after completing her training in Greece! She is also certified in Ayurveda medicine, Yoga Therapy, SUP Yoga and Aerial Yoga. Debbie is a certified teacher trainer with Yoga Alliance and her studios on Sanibel are registered schools
Debbie's mom encouraged her to enroll in a women’s self-defense class and after doing so Debbie fell in love with martial arts. She studied and taught martial arts for many years. She received numerous awards and earned her Black Belt in Taekwondo with the American Taekwondo Association. Her modern dance background and Pilates teaching grew at the University of Arts in concentration in dance and choreography. As an educator, Ms. Sheme draws on years of experience to develop her own unique style of Pilates, focusing on fluid expressive styles of movement. Debbie’s desire is to serve and support the discipline of Pilates as fitness and art form in its fullest expression and to enhance the public interest in it.
Ms. Sheme has been sharing her love for Pilates, Dance and Yoga as a teacher for many years. In addition to teaching Pilates and Yoga she has taught and choreographed dance for all ages and levels at studios throughout the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware and is thrilled to now be the founder of Sanibel Pilates and Yoga (as well as Sanibel Dance) right here on Sanibel Island, FL. She was a long-time faculty member, choreographer, and guest dancer for the Delaware Dance Company and was the modern director for Pennsylvania Ballet’s principle dancer Paul Klocke and his Klocke School of Dance. Debbie was also the band front director for baton twirling and flags for Kennett High School. In addition Debbie is a certified health coach and loves educating people on the importance of health, nutrition and alternative medicine.
Recently, Debbie has been a faculty member at The Light Within Yoga studio in West Grove, PA. and has been teaching health and wellness class for the company doTerra in PA and FL. Her love is to inspire, motivate, encourage, educate and enrich lives. Debbie lives on Sanibel Island with her husband Mark and absolutely loves being a mom to their son M.J and loves teaching all of the children at Sanibel Dance and loves empowering her clients with health and wellness at Sanibel Pilates and Yoga. Debbie is E-RYT 200 hour Yoga Alliance instructor in Hatha and Vinyasa, after completing her training in Greece! She is also certified in Ayurveda medicine, Yoga Therapy, SUP Yoga and Aerial Yoga. Debbie is a certified teacher trainer with Yoga Alliance and her studios on Sanibel are registered schools
