A Pilates Story 3

"Welcome, everyone, especially to all the new trainees." My name is Amanda Blake and I am the director of the training program. "The training program you have been accepted into is the most rigorous program in the world, the most elite, the most prestigeous."

There were over a dozen attentive faces, scattered around the studio, some on the floor, their backs against the wall, a couple  seated in their own mini-lawn chairs as though they had experience with these training sessions and knew how to be comfortable.  One woman was seated on a mat, in the lotus position, spine erect, shoulders back, palms gently nested in her lap, a dead give away that her background was in yoga.

Amanda was seated in the middle of the cadillac, her long legs crossed at the knees, her arms reaching through the edge of the cadillac, supporting her.  Amanda's hair was pulled tight around her head into a bun, such a round head that she had the appearance of a maniquin.  High cheek bones, and a small round mouth, accentuated her abstact impression.  Her lips smiled politely, but her eyes were cold, and serious, giving off the air of gravity and self importance she seemed to want to imbue out into her audience.

"I've been director of this program since it's inception, and several others before that. I've worked with every living first generation teacher alive, and a couple who have passed away. You can look through the studio photo album in the reception area to see all the greats I've had the privledge to work with.  I've been dancing since I was two years old and have never stopped.  Only when I was injured, was I forced to give up performance as my career.  It was Pilates that brought me back to health and freedom of movement.  Ever since I've been sharing my wisdom, and making the world a better place for dance.  After all, Pilates really is for dancers, they are the only ones who can really appreciate it, and express it as it was meant to be performed."

A few eyebrows lifted at this statement.  It was obvious from the shape and condition of some of the bodies in the room that not all shared Amanda's background. One lady, in the blue shirt, sat a bit straighter, another shifted uncomfortably while scratching her forearm.

"Our program is part of the highest quality equipment manufacteurer in business.  We are the best, both in training and in equipemnt.  As trainees, you will be elibigle for discounts when you are ready to purchase your own, if you haven't already."

"For now, you have your manuals, your tracking sheets for your hours, and you know how the schedule works.  Where every you come from, whatever your background, whatever you think you already know about Pilates, you have finally arrived at the true authentic method.  When you graduate, if you graduate from this program, because some of you surely won't, you will have a certification that is unmatched by any of the inferior options that are out there. You will be part of our elite family, deserving of the status you will have earned. Work hard, stay focused, and you will get what you deserve."

Comments

[matmajik]

I can't wait for "A Pilates Story 4." I need to find out where this is going...

Thanks, Michael for this new blog.

[sunnymonday]

Well put. I think I was in that program.