Series of documentaries about Pilates will be shown in Decorah

More than 8.6 million people are practicing Pilates in gyms and studios across the nation.  But many people still don't know about the practice.

To help community members better understand Pliates, a five-week series of documentaries will be shown starting this Sunday--each focusing on a different Pilates "elder"--Eve Gentry, Carola Trier, Ron Fletcher, Kathy Grant, and Romana Kryanwoska.

The documentaries will be screened at Discover Happy at 10:30 a.m. on successive Sundays beginning January 12th.  Attendance is free of charge, but advance registration is required at www.discoverhappydecorah.com. There will be an optional mat class influenced by each elder's technique following each screening.

The Sunday morning series of documentaries precedes the Oneota Film Festival's planned screening of "A Movement of Movement" during the 2014 Oneota Film Festival, which begins February 28th.