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Babylon Barre, located in Lindenhurst, NY, is a boutique fitness studio offering Barre, Mat Pilates, Small Group Reformer, Yoga, and private sessions.
Learn more about our founder and passionate instructors below.
Meet Our Founder & Owner
Kelly Peckholdt, the owner and founder of Babylon Barre, also owns Positions Dance Studio, which has been located in Babylon Village for over 50 years. Kelly is a lifelong fitness enthusiast – in addition to being a dancer, she is a certified group fitness instructor and has taught fitness classes (especially Barre, Pilates, and other mindful movement-based classes) for nearly two decades. She has also worked as a personal trainer and health coach in a variety of fitness settings. She is excited to expand into a wonderful new community and motivate more people to improve their health and well-being.
Kelly is also a former public school teacher with a Master’s degree in Education, and she is committed to always find a way to make her fitness classes interesting, accessible, and fun. When Kelly took over ownership of Positions over a decade ago, she built an adult dance and fitness program from the ground up. The program grew so much that it was time for it to become its own thing.
Enter Babylon Barre. Kelly is an AFAA/NASM certified Group Fitness Instructor, a certified Pilates Mat and Pilates Reformer Instructor through Balanced by Dina, a certified bodyART Instructor through bodyART NYC, and a certified mUv Method Instructor. She and the staff at Babylon Barre believe that movement should be accessible for all. Each person's fitness journey is their own personal journey, and we are happy to help you reach your goals!
Meet Our Team
Meet our supportive team of instructors at Babylon Barre. Click on the instructor’s name to learn more about their background. They are ready to help you reach your wellness goals!
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Carly McMann holds a BFA in Dance from Adelphi University as well as a BA in Psychology. She currently attends LIU Post for her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is a Power Pilates mat instructor and is enrolled in Power Pilates certification courses for reformer. She teaches various styles of dance at Positions Dance Studio, including Ballet, Pointe, Tap, and Adult Dance. Carly was first introduced to classical pilates while attending Adelphi University, as she took pilates every week to cross train for her dance major. She trained extensively on the mat, on the reformer, and in anatomy classes in her time there. With her knowledge of the body through her training, she focuses on proper technique and anatomical cues in her classes. She has fallen in love with finding creative ways to combine her love for dance and fitness, leading her to start teaching! As a pilates enthusiast and dancer, she is so excited to become a part of Babylon Barre and share in her love for fitness!
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Cyndy has been practicing yoga since 2002 and has traveled extensively throughout the US and abroad including Costa Rica, Thailand, and Africa studying different lineages of yoga including Bikram, Anusara, Kripalu, Hatha, and Vinyasa Flow.
In August 2017, Cyndy started Yoga with Cyndy in order to provide a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment where everyone can come to practice yoga regardless of their age, size, shape, gender, orientation, or bank account. Cyndy received her teaching certificate in 2017 from Blooming Lotus Yoga, a Yoga Alliance registered school, in Bali under the guidance of Lily Goncalves and Ramananda Mayi and received her Curvy Yoga certification in 2020 under the guidance of Anna Guest-Jelley, a leader in the Curvy and Accessible Yoga community. Cyndy continues to further her yoga education by studying regularly with well-known teachers including Francie Fishman and Brett Larkin. In 2019, Cyndy was the host of "Talking Yoga," a weekly call-in radio show on MindBodyRadio.com.
In addition to teaching yoga both in-person and online, Cyndy also provides specialized workshops for women recovering from emotionally and narcissistic abusive relationships and beginner yoga courses for those who identify as plus-sized women. Her website is
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Danielle Alveari’s love for all things related to dance and movement started at the age of two. Throughout her life, she has loved trying new things, especially keeping a variety of exercises in her routine to stay active and fit.
She began teaching yoga a few years back to help people connect their breath with their minds and bodies and is a RYT 200 through the Yoga Alliance. When the summer of Covid hit, she added beach barre into her workout schedule. The gym was closed, and what better way to start the morning than a workout while watching the sunrise and listening to the waves? After that she was hooked on barre, too.
Her favorite thing about teaching and taking barre is the community of people that come together for classes. It is always encouraging to work out with like-minded people who lift you up. Danielle is now an AFAA/NASM Certified Group Fitness Instructor and has trained with Kelly extensively on the Babylon Barre method of teaching barre! When Danielle is not teaching yoga or barre, she is an elementary teacher, mother of two beautiful children, and enjoys living life in the moment.
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Caitlin Alfano has always loved fitness and health which led her to receive her B.S in Exercise Science and minor in dance from Hofstra University in 2017. More recently in 2021, she received a second B.S in Nutrition and Dietetics from LIU Post and is now a practicing Registered Dietitian.
In 2020, she continued following her passion for fitness and became a Certified Personal Trainer where she trained individuals one- on- one and group fitness classes at Positions Dance Studio. Previously, she danced at Diane’s Dance Center for 22 years where she began teaching recreational and competitive dance in 2011. She currently loves teaching dance classes at Positions Dance Studio.
Caitlin can’t wait to share her passion and love for fitness by teaching classes at Babylon Barre.
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Meagan Kolakowski brings her positive attitude, infectious energy, and huge smile to everything she does. A former professional dancer and swing Rockette, Meagan will have you laughing, sweating, and wanting more out of each workout, whether it be in person or virtual!
Meg began her fitness career as an instructor for Crunch Fitness on Long Island. She continued to build her career and client base by working with Equinox, SLT, and teaching at various private studios. She is an ACE certified group fitness instructor, fitness nutrition specialist, NASM certified personal trainer, TRX, Zumba, & Barre certified. She also has Megaformer training from her time at SLT and incorporates many of their trainings in her classes & private sessions.
Driven by her desire to inspire and help others, Meg started teaching virtually on Facebook, Instagram, and over Zoom to keep her clients and class members moving through the pandemic. This inspired Meg to eventually create what she has always wanted to: her very own fitness platform. That is where Sweat with Meg was born, a workout platform for everyBODY, with offerings whether you want to train virtually or in person and take classes whenever you want! Meg loves showing women just how strong they really are and she is so excited to be doing it in person again with Babylon Barre!!
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Sabrina Morici became a personal trainer in Yoga and Pilates to spread ease and self-love through health and wellness. Sabrina has been practicing Yoga since 2019 and received a Yoga Alliance Certified training in 2021. She has been teaching a variety of Yoga ever since, including Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, and Hot Yoga. Before practicing Yoga, Sabrina struggled heavily with anxiety. Meditation and Asana practices helped her to find an understanding of how she works. That bit of understanding has grown into a shift of mind toward joy. This is what Sabrina loves to share.
She began practicing Pilates a few years and realized how similar the practice brought in a state of mindfulness. Sabrina has been practicing Pilates on the Mat and Reformer since 2021 and received her certification with Power Pilates a year later. Her training has given Sabrina a great understanding of the body, and her years of teaching brought insight on how to customize any exercise or Asana for your body. She continues to enroll in certifications to further her knowledge in both Yoga and Pilates.
Sabrina is passionate about both practices with a focus on Mindfulness. Mindfulness means being present with your body, mind, and soul at that very moment. A mindful attitude motivates with excitement, joy, and care rather than bullying yourself to "just get there already." With Mindfulness, getting to class is an act of self-love rather than an act of losing weight. When you join a class with Sabrina prepare to leave feeling stronger, taller, and more peaceful.
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Liz Vidic found her passion for studio fitness around 9 years ago. That soon bloomed into a drive for teaching, and she has now been a Booty Barre certified instructor for almost 7 years! What’s most important to her is making clients feel welcomed, educated and inspired. In her classes you can expect to be challenged yet supported in an upbeat flow. Since becoming certified she has always placed importance on growth as an instructor, and is looking forward to sharing this with the Babylon Barre community!
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Michelle has been an avid fitness practitioner since her early college days and her experience includes spin, barre, yoga, and kickboxing. After obtaining her college degrees, Michelle spent time working in the banking industry and Human Resources before deciding to pursue work that better aligned with her interests and values. The decision to change her career path led Michelle to obtain her Pilates instructor certification through The PhysicalMind Institute and she is excited for all the opportunities the future holds.
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Meghan Haggerty is a certified Yoga and Pilates Reformer instructor driven to provide a safe space where all students feel accepted, comfortable, and seen.
Meghan’s journey into yoga and wellness began with a yoga philosophy course as her college gym credit in 2015. Thinking it was an “easy A,” Meg was surprised to learn that it quickly became her favorite class and she looked forward to waking up at 8am every Friday. Her instructor was her inspiration for her outlook on life; to live authentically, laugh often and freely, create boundaries and find gratitude in every day. Meghan hopes to bring the same inspiration and attitude into her classes for the students she meets along the way.
Meghan was inspired to take her yoga teacher training in 2020 and, a few years later, received her Pilates Reformer certification. Discovering the parallels between yoga and Pilates, it is Meghan’s goal to combine mind-body connection, breathwork, and control in all her classes. She places emphasis on proper alignment and principles of each practice.
In her classes, expect to challenge yourself without sending past your boundaries or limitations. Meghan carefully crafts each class to offer variations and modifications for every body. She encourages students to recognize their own inner beauty, spark their curiosity and confidence, and to look within to see all they are capable of. And it is her hope that her students leave class feeling a sense of calm and ease, clear-minded and proud in their own skin.
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Theresa is a certified Pilates, Barre, and Yoga instructor. She received her certification in Reformer Pilates through CAYA New York, Mat Pilates through Balanced Body and Barre through Barre Intensity. Theresa is currently working on comprehensive Pilates certification through Balanced Body.
Theresa is an E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance registered yoga instructor and children's yoga instructor, who has been teaching yoga since 2011. She completed her 200 hour teacher training in Refined Flow Yoga at Absolute Yoga under the tutelage of Leslie Luft and Elyce Neuhauser and her 300 hour training at Simplicity Yoga with Rosanne Ferraiuolo. She is also certified in restorative yoga and trauma-informed yoga.
Outside of teaching yoga, Theresa is a public school orchestra teacher and musician. As a naturally creative person, she enjoys designing sequences with interesting transitions and uncommon variations to give each class a unique flavor. Being a music teacher has positively informed her role as a yoga teacher and vice versa, as she's seen the true value of mindfulness and self-care in both children and adults.
Theresa emphasizes the importance of the mind-body connection, choreographing movement with breath as a dancer might choreograph steps with music. In her personal practice, she has always found movement to be meditative and she enjoys guiding students towards the meditation aspect of movement in their practices as well.
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Jackie Gatto's passion for barre began in 2013, while studying for her graduate degree in Dance/Movement Therapy. She is a Bootybarre certified barre instructor and has been teaching barre since 2016. Jackie has expanded her Bootybarre education to reach a variety of populations including pre/post natal, and older adults 55+.
When you take Jackie's class, you will experience a music-driven and low-impact workout that incorporates fun, dance-inspired movements that deeply connect your mind and body.