What is a 1st and 2nd generation Pilates Instructor?
1st generation instructors are those whose training lineage comes directly from Joseph & Clara Pilates : Romana Kryzanowska, Jay Grimes, Kathy Grant, Eve Gentry, Ron Fletcher, Mary Bowen, Lolita San Miguel, Bruce King, Bob Seed and Robert Fitzgerald. 2nd generation teachers are those who studied extensively with one—or more—of the 1st generation traditional master teachers. Tess Whelan has been certified by Romana Kryzanowska in 1999, she is a 2nd generation instructor.