Why EVOLVE?

EVOLVE was created by Portsmouth, NH resident, Jackie Lucas, to connect with the local community and cultivate our individual and collective resilience and strength - inside & out. The primary mission here is creating habits and practices that provide inner calm and physical wellness - fitness is a happy side-effect. Life evolves through significant ups, downs and changes - Jackie’s steadfast mission is to introduce clients to practices that are sustainable for life, supporting our highest potential through it all.

Jackie has a lifetime of classical ballet training, 13 years of experience teaching barre and three movement teaching certifications. She is one of very few instructors in North America to be certified by the renowned Esther Fairfax, London-based daughter of Lotte Berk. Lotte invented the first barre classes in the world which forever transformed creative movement, dance and fitness communities. EVOLVE’s approach is about rising above life's obstacles and tapping into mindfulness unified with intelligent movement to nurture our best, strongest, most resilient selves inside and out.

EVOLVE classes are a foundation not only for fitness but more importantly, for overall wellness. Our method integrates ballet conditioning exercises fused with yoga, Pilates, orthopedic, calisthenic, isometric and plyometric movements. All of our classes focus on meticulous guidance on form, flow, and mindset while your intentions and breath remain a unified focal-point of your overall experience.

You’ll be impressed with the physical results of a consistent practice with us, and while we’re driven to take great care of the physical body that carries us through life - we believe our method goes deeper, to give you a framework for cultivating mental/emotional wellbeing too, coupled with a fantastic workout.