Jocelyn G. Nugent holds a BFA (Ballet/Modern Dance) from Florida State University. After dancing professionally in San Francisco, she moved to South Carolina, where she taught dance in the artist in residency program and danced with Anonymity Dance Company.
Her first certification came from Radonna Patterson of “Bodyworks ”in Durham, North Carolina. She later received another certification in Pilates Rehabilation from Brent Anderson and Elizabeth Larkam of Polestar Education.
In 1992, she started teaching Pilates and in 1996, she opened Praxis Balanced Body Studio, the first Pilates studio in Mount Pleasant. Ms. Nugent also purchased the first GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® in the Low Country and received her certification from Juliu Horvath in the fall of 2004. Ms. Nugent’s studio Praxis Balanced Body Studio is now an Authorized Training Center for Balanced Body University and is the only host site in South Carolina. She continues her love of dance and currently teaches at Creative Spark. She hopes to continue learning and exploring new ways to unlock the mysteries of the body, a lifelong journey.