Returning To Childhood Dreams

Two months ago, I attended a Pilates Mat Certification class to fulfill my lifelong dream of being a Pilates instructor. I acquired this dream when I had the opportunity to experience Pilates for the first time in Chicago. After one class, I was hooked. I planned to start certification then and there but life doesn't always go as plan. I moved to Florida and my Pilates dream was put on hold.
Until I met Terry Sanchez. Terry Sanchez was the leader of a networking group and fellow Pilates lover. After a chance breakfast meeting, we started taking a Pilates class on Saturday mornings. But as life does sometimes, our Saturday mornings got busy and we were unable to continue it on a regular basis together. Terry did continue on and even carried her husband there one morning.
After a couple of weeks of not going, I was talking to someone about my love Pilates and they mentioned how I should just go for it. Then I remembered that Terry had taken a mat certification class in Tampa. I looked online and luckily they were having a class the following month. I signed myself up. I was excited to call Terry and tell her what I had done but thought it best to wait till the next day. That afternoon Terry Sanchez passed away from a brain aneurysm and left a huge whole in many people's lives. I was blessed to have the opportunity to get to know her.
Needless to say, I was excited about attending my Pilates workshop that upcoming weekend. And I couldn't have been more excited to meet Glynn Owens, dance instructor at the Straz Performing Arts Center. I have danced since I was five years old. I still have my dance pictures of me in my 'good ship lollipop' sailor outfit. But as I got older, I was unable to find adult dance classes. Nothing is more awkward than being thirty years old in a dance class with 14 year old girls. I may be in good shape but not that good of shape.
Glynn spoke of teaching a REAL adult ballet class with all different levels of expertise. I was immediately intriqued. After several promises that he was not lying to me, I signed up for classes for the summer.

 ' In my dreams, I never have an age.' -Madeleine L'Engle