Holydog Pilates and Cafe — Local services in New York

I almost want to gatekeep Holydog because classes fill up so fast haha

I started Pilates less than a year ago with Ferhat at his previous studio, followed him here when he opened his own studio and would follow him anywhere! He’s friendly, passionate and knowledgeable. He cares about form and ensures each class is unique and challenging - I’m always sweaty and feel like I got a great workout after.

I’ve taken a few classes with Anjali as well and while their teaching styles are different, both are excellent, provide hands-on correction, and create creative challenging classes in an encouraging and inclusive environment.

The studio is clean with new equipment, and classes often incorporate a variety of accessories which keeps it interesting (e.g., spine corrector, sitting box, dumbbells, Pilates ring/ball, jump boards). Machines are cleaned using a cleaning spray + microfiber towel which I find much more hygienic than a single wet wipe other studios...

This is a great place to learn the basics of pilates! I took a class with Ferhat and enjoyed it - the moves look deceptively easy although some are quite challenging.

I liked the small class size and the quiet vibes. If I could give any advice to participants it would be - listen really closely to the cues the instructor gives as you flow through the workout; he'll call out which foot (left or right) should be on the footbar as well as which PART of the foot (ball or heel). If you aren't paying close enough attention you'll get lost!

Ferhat was a patient and calm instructor and offered modifications and hands-on corrections which I appreciated.

I will return and would recommend. Bring a...

First time trying this studio out - the fine print specifically (and strictly) said to show up at 6:50am for the 7am class in order to have access to the building that early. No exceptions made. I show up at 6:50 on yhe dot and the instructor never showed up. No call, email, or notification that the class was cancelled. We waited on the street for almost 30 minutes after class was supposed to start. In addition, the owner did not even handle the classpass signups properly. I was still both charged the credits AND a missed class fee on top of it!! Never heard from the owners, I had to hunt down classpass to deal with it myself. First and last time I will ever try this studio, so...