Human movement could make me feel strong, graceful, confident and in touch with a soulful power. Early on, I found that sweet spot where the work could feel satisfying. What has driven your various athletic pursuits?Īs a young child, I fell in love with the joyful feeling gymnastics and dance gave me. “Healing is so much a part of embracing what we can do within some new restrictions and new limitations,” she says.ġ From a fitness perspective, you’ve risen to elite levels.
Traverso, a mother of four young children who is based in Saratoga, likes to customize 1:1 Pilates experiences with clients who may have past injuries or be adapting to new postpartum bodies. Today, she runs Sarah Harding Fitness Inc. “The timing was right - I could run away with the circus,” says Traverso, who spent six years with artists from around the world performing KÀ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After graduation and a stint at Tokyo DisneySea as an aerial Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Cirque came calling. A scholarship took her to Stanford, where she competed as an NCAA All-American gymnast. Pilates instructor Sarah Harding Traverso began her tumbling days at age 6 in Oahu, growing up on the island - and the gymnastics mat. Fitness USA title pop up on one, the read is anything but boring. But when Disney, Cirque du Soleil and a two-time Ms. A trained gymnast, she also spent six years performing with Cirque du Soleil.Ī résumé rundown is usually a dry way to get to know someone. Sarah Harding Traverso moved her individualized Pilates classes outside during the pandemic.