
Darien Gold
“What’s Pilates?” Darien asked a fellow dance colleague when she was invited to take a Pilates duet class. It was 1992 and learning about this life-changing method was by word of mouth. “Just come with me” she said, “You’re going to love it!” And Darien did. It was a natural fit - a culmination of her twenty-plus years as a professional dancer and her competitive gymnastics training. In her very first lesson, Darien felt an immediate connection and when she learned of Romana Kryzanowska, a star disciple of Joseph Pilates and her certification program, Darien’s life path was about to change. Then in 1997, with her prized Romana certification in hand, opened a studio in West Hollywood naming it, Studio Darien. If you’re interested in learning more about Darien’s own Pilates journey, take a look at the publications: Pilates Style Magazine (March/April 2020, “Masters of the Method”) and online, Pilatesglossy (November 2017).