Body Control Pilates’ 33rd Development Weekend brought nearly 300 Pilates teachers and students to London for two days of workshops, lectures and classes, highlighting the continuing demand for structured professional education across the UK and beyond.
Body Control Pilates held its 33rd Development Weekend on 26 and 27 September 2026 at 11 Cavendish Square in London. The organisation said the event featured about 80 workshops, lectures and classes and attracted close to 300 attendees. The programme was aimed at Pilates teachers and students, with Sunday also open to teachers trained by other organisations.
The event included sessions led by presenters including Tom McCook, Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt. Body Control Pilates described the weekend as a major UK professional-development event, while also noting that participants attended previous editions from countries including New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, the Cayman Islands and several European nations.
For instructors, the significance lies in the event’s breadth and its emphasis on continuing education rather than a single certification route. A programme combining lectures, classes and workshops can give teachers opportunities to compare approaches, refresh apparatus and teaching knowledge, and build professional connections across different training backgrounds.
The weekend also illustrates how Pilates education continues to operate through in-person gatherings that connect local teaching communities with internationally recognised educators. That matters to studios and teachers weighing the value of travel-based education, particularly as the sector grows more crowded and clients increasingly encounter different versions of the method.
Body Control Pilates said the next Development Weekend is planned for March 2028. The organisation’s report is an institutional account, so attendance figures and descriptions of the event should be understood as claims from the organiser rather than independently audited data.
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