Every year leading up to Easter, on a temporary, five-story, outdoor stage erected near downtown Mesa, the story of the life and mission of Jesus Christ, taken from the Bible, is portrayed in live performance, music and dance.

This tale begins, like most everything in my life, with the size of my rear end.

For the past year and a half, Garrett Porterfield has been taking Pilates once a week to help with his posture and to strengthen weak ankles.

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NEW YORK — When Tammy Blanchard was offered a juicy part in the film "Union Square," she had one big question: Why me?

Youfit Health Club is opening an 18,000-square-foot facility at The Promenade at Fulton Ranch.

Youfit Health Club is opening an 18,000-square-foot facility at The Promenade at Fulton Ranch.

The first Art of Movement showcases total body wellness through the arts. This half-day movement experience, geared to all ages, will be at the Verrado Village in Buckeye from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Dance to your favorite music through the summer for $79 through Aug. 1 and get a full-body workout moving to today's pop, jazz, rock, soul, country artists and more.

New community education classes are now offered by South Mountain Community College.

New community education classes are now offered by South Mountain Community College.

A local Ahwatukee resident and a Certified Jazzercise Instructor is offering a non-intimidating environment for women who want to get fit but don't want to go to a health club or typical gym. No matter where you are in your fitness you can change your body and improve your health and start living a healthier lifestyle. Jazzercise is the world's leading dance-fitness program choreographed to today's hottest music. Each 60-minute Jazzercise group fitness class offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, cardio box and Latin style movements.

Joyful Yoga Studio offers a full yoga curriculum, Zumba, group fitness and Pilates classes at an affordable price. Located at 3900 W. Ray Road in Chandler, is a fun friendly fitness facility the whole family can enjoy. For more information and a class schedule, please visit www.joyfulyogastudio.com or call (480) 726-6399.

A Pilates class is being offered that focuses on improving body alignment and movement efficiency to optimize running performance and avoid injury. The class will also focus on core stability and strength, flexibility and proper breathing technique. Class is appropriate for beginner as well as advanced runners and for those rehabbing injuries.

A variety of classes are being offered this fall at the Pecos Community Center, 17010 S. 48th St. Most classes begin in September and a few start in October. Registration is open for all classes, and fees vary depending on the class.

Helen Boyd is offering a Pilates a la Yoga class at 9 a.m. Tuesdays Aug. 24 to Sept. 28 at South Mountain Community College, Ahwatukee Foothills Center, 10429 S. 51st St., Suite 101 (north of Elliott Road).

South Mountain Community College is offering the following classes starting in August at the Ahwatukee Foothills Center, 10429 S. 51st St., Suite 100. : E-Verify and I-9 Compliance, Speedy French I, Introduction to Personal Computers and Using Windows, How to Write Your Own Book, Become a Mystery Shopper, Real Estate Principles I and II, Speedy German I, Speedy Spanish I (also offered at Desert Vista High School), How to Publish/Promote Your Own Book, Various Business Related Core Courses, Computer Graphics - Adobe Photoshop (class takes place at Mountain Pointe High School), English Humanities Core Transfer Courses, Foreign Language Core Courses, Health Care Spanish I, Introduction to Geology - Lecture and Lab, Mathematics Core Transfer Courses, On-Line Core Transfer Courses, Yoga I, Personal Trainer Certificate, Various Core Courses, World Religions, American Sign Language I Course, Beginning and Intermediate Woodworking Courses (McClintock High School), Pilates a la Yoga, EMT - Basic Emergency Med Tech, First Year Composition Core Transfer Course, Furniture Construction I and II (McClintock High School), Introduction to Cabinetmaking and Advanced Cabinetmaking (McClintock High School), Pilates (also offered at Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Speedy Spanish for Educational Settings I, Zumba (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Mixed Media Art, Ballroom Dance (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Basic Techniques & Commands of the Camera, Beginning and Intermediate Line Dancing (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Tai-Chi and Qigong, and Ceramics (Desert Vista High School).

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