I feel a mutual attraction and I know she is single. My question: Is it possible to date your instructor even discreetly? I am not sure how to proceed. I must know either way. It is killing me not knowing if there is any hope at all. She could very well be THE ONE.
After reading your original post again, I like to add this:
Yes, there is possibility to date your female instructor. At the studio I go, there was this beautiful female trainee instructor who now had since quited her job and going out with a male student of hers. This male student is not rich or particularily better looking than the most, but he is young (about your age). I guess they must have the mutual feeling for each other. So any hope? Sure. But as I wrote in the prior post, try to detect any subtle hints from her to see if she has the same feeling about you as you do about her.