Svelte Studio to Bring Barre to Brookhaven

When Elizabeth Davis moved to Atlanta from Chicago two years ago, she struggled to find a community-oriented fitness studio that offered affordable daily classes. Seeing a gap in the market, she decided to partner up with her husband, Chris Davis, and lifelong friend and former Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Jenny Busing to open a fitness studio that would bring affordable fitness classes to the city of Brookhaven.

Svelte, set to open in August at 3944 Peachtree Road, promises affordable classes in yoga, pilates and the barre method, a type of workout that mimics the exercises of ballet dancers, promising practitioners the slender physique of a professional dancer.

“Our main focus is our Svelte barre method.” Busing said. “Brookhaven does not currently have a studio that offers barre fitness and we want to bridge that gap.”

The closest studios offering classes in the barre method are in Buckhead, and Busing said she and Davis believe residents of Brookhaven would appreciate a yoga, pilates and barre fitness studio to call their own that is geographically central to them.

“We want to support and partner with other local businesses, align ourselves with non-profit efforts and be a place that the Brookhaven community considers their hometown studio,” Busing said.

Svelte will welcome beginners of all ages with special courses that explain the basic techniques and benefits of the barre method.

“The workouts that we promote are age and ability friendly,” Busing said.

They are using social media to promote the studio and will announce the grand opening date there as soon as it is set in stone.

Svelte is also hiring pilates and yoga instructors and individuals interested in receiving training in the Svelte barre method. Interested? Email Jenny Busing at jenny@sveltefit.com.