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Dorothy Stewart has been teaching dance and fitness since 1974. At first focusing on a dance career, she majored in theater arts and taught ballet at San Jose State University. Her fitness career began when, diagnosed with scoliosis at age 19, she gave up dancing rather than undergo spinal surgery. In 1992, she and her husband relocated to Dallas, and here she discovered and began training in the Pilates Method. She has studied with several Master Pilates Teachers (students of Joseph Pilates) nationwide, learning the techniques of the Pilates Studio, New York and the Physicalmind Method of Santa Fe. She has also conducted advanced teacher training workshops for local and national studios and the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research. Dorothy is a certified Pilates instructor through the Pilates Institute (Physicalmind Institute) (1995), Group Exercise Instructor through ACE (1991), and Traditional Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner Levels 1 and 2 through Spirit Winds School of Thai Massage (2007). Dorothy’s strength lies in tailoring the Pilates work to the specific goals, needs and individual style of her clients. She makes the Pilates work enjoyable, accessible, effective and fun.
Teresa Hendrickson has been an athlete her entire life, competing in a wide range of sports including soccer, softball, basketball, volleyball and later in several triathlons. An avid cyclist, she is certified to ride the Velodrome. Her active lifestyle led to a knee injury requiring two surgeries to repair, and Pilates Method techniques were utilized to assist in her rehabilitation. Impressed by the success of her healing, Teresa began to train extensively in Stott Pilates and obtained Teaching Certifications with Pilates Unlimited and Michael Miller Pilates. She began teaching Pilates in 2004 and was endorsed by Michael Miller as a guest instructor at a resort in Costa Rica. She continues to expand her Pilates knowledge base through attendance at Teaching Intensives with renowned instructors including Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, Siri Galliano, Chris Robinson, Mejo Wiggins and Dorothee VandeWalle. She also holds Copper Institute Certifications for Pre-natal/Post-partum Fitness and in Cycling from the Nautilus Institute. Her deep interest in improving Balance lead to specific training on the Foam Roller, Stability Ball and BOSU. Teresa believes Pilates can enhance the lives of everyone from members of special populations to elite athletes.
Darla Danvers Hubbell began studying the Pilates Method in 1994 while pursuing B.S. and B.A. degrees in Dance Studies at Texas Woman’s University. Discovering the personal benefits to a spinal fracture, she wanted to share the Method with others. Darla was certified in the Pilates Method with Elizabeth Jones Boswell and Michele Larsson in Houston, TX. Upon completion of her degrees, she taught in several venues, including workshop lecturer and instructor for the TWU Programs in Dance conditioning staff and students, as well as an exercise therapist for Dallas Chiropractic Associates. Darla also served as a teacher trainer for the Body Awareness Teacher Training Program in Atlanta, GA and an instructor and studio director in the San Francisco Bay Area and Scottsdale, AZ. Now a returning resident of Texas, she teaches Pilates in Dallas from the Personal Pilates Plus studio. Darla specializes in pain management and neuromuscular re-education. Through the Pilates Method she focuses on proper body mechanics and efficient movement, incorporating the Laban-Bartenieff joint-release fundamentals. She is certified in Neuromuscular Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise. Darla is a body-mind member of IDEA® and certified Pilates instructor through the Physicalmind Institute® and Physical Conditioning Centre, Inc. |
