MEET CHRIS – Studio Manager

Chris has a passion for fitness which led him to start a personal training career last year. His goal is to develop strategies on how to help others find a connection with their fitness goals/journeys. Chris was born in South Korea and grew up in the Pacific Northwest in Tacoma, WA. He went Centerary College of Shreveport, LA where he played tennis for 2 years and graduated with degrees in Accounting and Finance. Chris moved to Dallas in 2009 and currently works at Ernst & Young when he’s not in the studio. He loves traveling, all Asian cuisines, and volleyball.
Favorite Move: kneeling crunch

MEET LAUREN – Training, Retail, and Marketing Manager

Lauren started pursuing fitness at a young age. She grew up playing travel soccer and enjoyed working as a unit with her team. While she was in College at Pepperdine University, her group of girlfriends found lagree and they never looked back. Since then she has taught in LA at Pilates Plus LA (Malibu and Calabasas studio) and now has found her home studio at Tight. Lauren loves working as a team with the tight community, as they challenge each other to become stronger through Lagree.

MEET LAUREN – Training, Retail, and Marketing Manager

Lauren started pursuing fitness at a young age. She grew up playing travel soccer and enjoyed working as a unit with her team. While she was in College at Pepperdine University, her group of girlfriends found lagree and they never looked back. Since then she has taught in LA at Pilates Plus LA (Malibu and Calabasas studio) and now has found her home studio at Tight. Lauren loves working as a team with the tight community, as they challenge each other to become stronger through Lagree.

MEET COREY

Corey fell in love with the Lagree method while living in Marina Del Rey, CA and decided to turn her passion into her career. While Corey is originally from St. Louis, MO she feels Dallas is her home and is excited to be a member of the Tight family. Her classes are strategically orchestrated to create maximum results while offering easy transitions and instructions for beginners.

MEET CAROLINE

Being a registered nurse specializing in orthopedics, Caroline loves incorporating her nursing knowledge to focus on proper body mechanics for recovery and injury prevention. She has practiced Pilates for years and recently transitioned from nursing to working in the studio to become a Lagree instructor. With meticulous attention to detail, form, and mechanics, Caroline will elevate your mind and body’s fitness expectation.

Favorite Move: Giant Reverse Kneeling Crunch

MEET CAROLINE

Being a registered nurse specializing in orthopedics, Caroline loves incorporating her nursing knowledge to focus on proper body mechanics for recovery and injury prevention. She has practiced Pilates for years and recently transitioned from nursing to working in the studio to become a Lagree instructor. With meticulous attention to detail, form, and mechanics, Caroline will elevate your mind and body’s fitness expectation.

Favorite Move: Giant Reverse Kneeling Crunch

MEET CAIT

Cait is a University of Oregon alum who has always been fueled by the desire to be the best version of herself. She was a three-sport athlete but excelled in basketball, which led her to play on a year-round regional traveling team. After sustaining a serious injury that left her unable to run or lift weights, Cait found Lagree. She saw quick changes to her body and recovery through the benefits of high-intensity, low-impact workouts. She then soon became a Lagree Instructor at MegaForm & a Versaclimber Instructor at CLiMB. in Eugene, OR. Cait is inspired to share her love for Lagree with others because of how it has positively impacted her life, both physically and mentally.

MEET ARIEN

Arien is a Texas native who fell in love with the Lagree method after trying several different low-impact workouts. Arien is focused on curating challenging classes that will simultaneously create muscular endurance and less stress on the body. She is dedicated to making sure clients are in the correct form to prevent injury in order to achieve their fitness goals. Get ready to maximize every second of the 45-minute workout!

MEET ARIEN

Arien is a Texas native who fell in love with the Lagree method after trying several different low-impact workouts. Arien is focused on curating challenging classes that will simultaneously create muscular endurance and less stress on the body. She is dedicated to making sure clients are in the correct form to prevent injury in order to achieve their fitness goals. Get ready to maximize every second of the 45-minute workout!

MEET CARA

Cara is a California raised actress who realized she might be a southern girl at heart after relocating after college. Growing up a competitive dancer and cheerleader, her love for movement continued as she became an indoor cycle, bootcamp, and pilates instructor. When Cara isn’t at the studio, you can find her shaking up cocktails at a wedding, at the movies, or taking pictures of her dog (you can never have too many!).

Favorite Move: French Twist!

MEET GRACIE

Gracie is a Dallas native who strives to make each class enjoyable and challenging for all skill levels. She has a degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin where her love of fitness and health began. She continues to pursue her passion for health daily by working as a Physician Assistant as well as a Lagree Instructor. Gracie brings high energy to every class and loves getting to know each client. Get ready to sweat at her early morning classes where you will build muscle, enjoy energizing music and get Tight!

MEET GRACIE

Gracie is a Dallas native who strives to make each class enjoyable and challenging for all skill levels. She has a degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin where her love of fitness and health began. She continues to pursue her passion for health daily by working as a Physician Assistant as well as a Lagree Instructor. Gracie brings high energy to every class and loves getting to know each client. Get ready to sweat at her early morning classes where you will build muscle, enjoy energizing music and get Tight!

MEET Nicole

Nicole found her love for Lagree after many years of teaching ballet and yoga, first in New York and most recently in Dallas. With a deep love for mixing movement with music, she taught yoga for 10 years before finding Lagree after her son Cole was born. Nicole is happy to have found her home at Tight, where her class will always combine knowledge and musical beat motivation throughout the workout. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

MEET DEIRDRE

Deirdre has always been an avid fitness and outdoor enthusiast, competing in track at a national level throughout her childhood in Ireland, and then pursuing a career as a Physical Therapist, where she gets the opportunity to rehabilitate clients from injuries. She first started group exercise teaching in 2003 as a Pilates teacher in London, but she instantly fell in love with Lagree when she discovered the Megaformer in 2014. She loves the benefits of core stabilization exercises for injury prevention and the low impact that Lagree has on your joints. When not working out or teaching at Tight, Deirdre is focused on her two sports-loving sons, working as a Physical Therapist, traveling all around the world with her family and friends and hiking any mountain she can find!

Favorite Move: Plank to Pike

MEET DEIRDRE

Deirdre has always been an avid fitness and outdoor enthusiast, competing in track at a national level throughout her childhood in Ireland, and then pursuing a career as a Physical Therapist, where she gets the opportunity to rehabilitate clients from injuries. She first started group exercise teaching in 2003 as a Pilates teacher in London, but she instantly fell in love with Lagree when she discovered the Megaformer in 2014. She loves the benefits of core stabilization exercises for injury prevention and the low impact that Lagree has on your joints. When not working out or teaching at Tight, Deirdre is focused on her two sports-loving sons, working as a Physical Therapist, traveling all around the world with her family and friends and hiking any mountain she can find!

Favorite Move: Plank to Pike

MEET MADELINE

After years of trying various group fitness classes, Madeline found Lagree and immediately fell in love with the method. She combines years of dance training with her personal Lagree experience to deliver high energy, challenging classes rooted in strong form. Outside of the studio, Madeline spends her time traveling, walking Katy Trail, and praying the Aggie football team gets it together.

Favorite Move: Elevator Lunge

MEET CAITI

Caiti fell in love with the profound effects of Lagree Fitness after moving down to the health and wellness hub of Santa Monica, CA back in 2010. Growing up as a competitive swimmer and yogi, it wasn’t until her first month of taking Lagree classes that she realized the most obvious piece she had been missing — a true strength training workout. The slow and controlled movements, the nearly instantaneous shake, the long lasting results achieved under an hour! When Caiti moved to Dallas, she instantly felt at home at Tight, a beautiful studio with an awesome team. She knew she needed to challenge herself to take the leap to teach and she’s thrilled to share her positive, calming energy with her classes, while providing a juicy low impact workout.

MEET CAITI

Caiti fell in love with the profound effects of Lagree Fitness after moving down to the health and wellness hub of Santa Monica, CA back in 2010. Growing up as a competitive swimmer and yogi, it wasn’t until her first month of taking Lagree classes that she realized the most obvious piece she had been missing — a true strength training workout. The slow and controlled movements, the nearly instantaneous shake, the long lasting results achieved under an hour! When Caiti moved to Dallas, she instantly felt at home at Tight, a beautiful studio with an awesome team. She knew she needed to challenge herself to take the leap to teach and she’s thrilled to share her positive, calming energy with her classes, while providing a juicy low impact workout.

MEET AUSTIN

Austin is from sunny Tucson, Arizona, there she grew up swimming competitively and long distance running. After graduating from the University of Arizona (bear down!), she relocated to Portland, Oregon for work where she discovered Lagree Fitness. She fell in love with the method after seeing how intense of a work out she got in just 45 minutes. Since moving to Dallas in 2019, she has been a regular at Tight and is excited to get you shaking on the mega! Outside of the studio you can find Austin trying new restaurants around Dallas, walking the Katy Trail, or enjoying time by the pool.