The Dailey Method – Ottawa

Specialties

The Dailey Method® is a unique combination of ballet barrework, core conditioning, stretching, and orthopedic exercises. These one-​hour classes effectively strengthen, tone and lengthen the entire body. Each set of exercises is followed by a series of active stretches resulting in each muscle group being effectively and efficiently strengthened and stretched.

Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby are the owners of the Dailey Method® Ottawa studio. Sarah has been taking classes and studying the method for 3 years and absolutely loves the workout, the community it attracts and the way it makes her look and feel. Before moving back to Ottawa, Sarah taught at the Vancouver studio and she, and her husband Jamie, are ecstatic to be bringing this transformative workout to their home community in the Glebe!

History

Established in 2000.

Our founder, Jill Dailey, created the Dailey Method barre classes, in San Francisco over 14 years ago. Jill has a kinesiology, Pilates and personal training background and while training her students she realised her passion was to, «help to reshape people’s bodies while maintaining proper alignment.» This is where the Dailey Method was born. Jill then went to New York City to study with Lotte Berk’s (the original creator of barre classes) teachers, then combined her knowledge of kinesiology and practical work and created The Dailey Method and it has been evolving ever since. Alignment and safety remains our primary focus. Through low-​impact, rehabilitative exercises done in proper alignment, The Dailey Method can help to bring you back into proper alignment. We are so grateful to be sharing 14 plus years of Dailey Method expertise with the Ottawa community.

Meet the Business Owner

Sarah T.

Business Owner

Sarah Thompson is the master teacher and co-​owner of The Dailey Method® Ottawa studio. Sarah has been taking classes and studying the method for 3 years and absolutely loves the workout, the community it attracts and the way it makes her look and feel. After her first class in Vancouver, Sarah was amazed at how good she felt during and after her workout and how quickly she was finding physical results. As a competitive athlete, Sarah experienced many injuries and struggled to find a workout that provided physical results and did not aggravate her injuries. The Dailey Method® classes provided her a way to achieve her fitness goals and to do so in a healthy, fun, community oriented atmosphere.

Before moving back to Ottawa, Sarah’s hometown, Sarah received her Dailey Method teacher certification through founder Jill Dailey in San Francisco and taught at the Vancouver studio. Sarah’s passion for teaching and The Dailey Method comes out in every class she teaches.