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  A
recognized expert in the Pilates exercise technique in Houston before its
recent rise in popularity, Bryan
Peters has been instructing
dancers and fitness students of all levels since 1981. He majored
in Fine Arts at the University of New Orleans and danced with
the Delta Festival Ballet of New Orleans from 1976 through 1981.
Accepted as a student of the Houston Ballet Academy in 1981, he
apprenticed in the Academy's in-house Pilates facility, the Body
Conditioning Studio. He managed the Body Control Studios of London
from 1982 through 1983, returning to manage the Houston Ballet's
Body Conditioning Studio from 1984 through 1987. He served as
exercise supervisor at the former Houston Pritkin Longevity center
(1987 through 1990) where he developed the Pritkin Restaurant
Certification which trained local chefs in Pritikin nutritional
guidelines.
Bryan is certified in the Pilates Method by the Physical Mind Institute, certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, and worked for 10 years as a licensed massage therapist. In 2000, Bryan J. Peters & Associates, Inc., returned to direct and staff the Houston Ballet Pilates program as part of its physical therapy department. Bryan has taught a course in Pilates fundamentals at Rice University and has been an instructor in stretch dynamics, aerobics, body sculpting, spinning, and Reebok core board at Body Rock of Houston and Jan Glenn's Workout. He has taught master classes at a number of Houston area corporate fitness centers and has appeared numerous times on local television, demonstrating fitness, massage, and lifestyle concepts. In June 2002, he made a presentation at the national conference of the American Physical Therapy Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the application of Pilates principles to special physical therapy populations. He was a featured speaker discussing the role of the Pilates exercise technique and posture in fitness at the Speaking of Woman's health conferences hosted by Houston PBS television in September, 2002 and 2003. He has served as a member of the dance panel of the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County.  Sarah Marquez has been a Pilates matwork and studio instructor in Houston since 1999 and has taught at the Met Racquetball Club, the Bellaire Recreational Center, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, and Bryan J. Peters & Associates. Sarah studied dance for thirteen years and music (clarinet) for eight years and continues her interest in dance with West coast swing, the whip, and tango. She is a runner, a swimmer, and a cyclist who participates in bicycle road races. Sarah has been certified as a Personal Fitness Trainer (1999) and as a Rehabilitation Exercise Specialist (2001) by the Sports Medicine Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. She obtained her Pilates matwork certification from the Physical Mind Institute and completed a 480-hour internship, including equipment, with Bryan J. Peters and Associates in 2000. Sarah served for both Academy students and professional dancers during 2000 and 2001. She moved from part-time instructor status for Bryan J. Peters & Associates to full-time in January, 2002. |
