Well, I didn’t think that it would happen three times in the same week. First The Corso Zone, then Svengali and for the third time it was The Heart of Stone. Cathy Munzer-Stone. A diminutive star in the Equinox constellation, but nonetheless one that shines as bright as Orion. To hear her tell it she is old school, whatever old school is. There is not anything old school about The Heart of Stone. Some of the moves today were not only innovative but groundbreaking in my view. She changed how I look at the resistance wheel. It is a finely tuned little instrument that we learn to turn with precision, rather than something we crank up and spin down on. More on this as I can formulate the words to compliment this dedicated artist’s attention to detail and commitment to her riders.
Cathy’s choreography is distinctively different from any of the other elite instructors here at our club. She doesn’t let the music play her, she plays the music. Too often I can get carried away with the visceral content that each selection brings to my ears and solar plexus. Most of the music that is played leaves me flat and when a particular song is played that I go ape for, it usually has me pedaling out of control and losing the focus of the intention of the ride. Don’t get me wrong I love new music from Flo Rida or older favorites by Pat Benatar but music is better served in the background not the foreground. Just my opinion, because I usually hate most of the music but I have learned to tolerate it and yes even ignore it. However, with The Heart of Stone I see the soundtrack as the supporting player rather than the star or costar.
The Heart of Stone, is another secret I am determined to uncover, just like Michelle Corso. We are lucky at Equinox not one of these instructors is the same and the selection is luxurious.
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