I have been dancing since the age of 3 and I have trained in ballet, tap, modern, jazz and contemporary. In 2005 I was a member of the opening cast of "Billly Elliot The Musical" at London's Victoria Palace Theatre. I then continued my dance training in street and hip-hop and was a member of the Urban Dance Company "Ombrascura" whose many professional engagements include Music videos, fashion show
s and stage performances. We toured the UK with dance challenge as the guest group judging the dance acts and performing. I decided I wanted to have a career in the fitness industry and completed my level 2 fitness qualification. Working as a gym instructor led me onto teaching one of my first group fitness classes, Zumba. From here I did more courses; Aqua Fit, Aqua Zumba and INSANITY. To further my career I recently qualified as a Level 3 Pilates instructor, and went on to do a course for a popular new workout called BarreConcept. Even more recently I have trained in PiYo! I now teach group exercise classes in gyms all over including David Lloyd, Virgin Active, Weybridge Health Club, The Thames Club and Riverbourne Health Club; as well as having classes of my own. Here is my drop in class timetable -
Monday -
19.25 - 20.10 Zumba - Matthew Arnold Sports Centre, Staines
20.15 - 21.05 BarreConcept - Matthew Arnold Sports Centre
Tuesday -
18.20 - 19.05 Zumba - Feltham Community College
Wednesday -
19.30 - 20.20 INSANITY - Matthew Arnold Sports Centre, Staines
Thursday -
20.15 - 21.00 PiYo - Matthew Arnold Sports Centre, Staines
Friday -
11.00 - 11.45 Aqua Zumba - River Bourne Health Club, Chertsey
ABOUT BARRECONCEPT -
Barre training is the latest fitness trend spreading the globe, popular among celebs like Madonna, Denise Richards, Natalie Portman and Mick Jagger to name a few. BarreConcept is a fantastic workout class for both men and women. It incorporates the precision of Pilates, the technique of ballet, the alignment of yoga and the strength from sports conditioning to fuse and form a challenging and exciting new workout, which stretches and sculpts the muscles, whilst burning fat, improves flexibility and helps to increase strength without bulking. Set to high energy music, this workout will produce dramatic results that redefine the entire body and give you the lean physique of a dancer without requiring any dance background whatsoever. INSANITY CLASS DESCRIPTION-
Insanity classes target the entire body, beginning with an accelerated warmup and moving into three intense blocks of work, each one targeting a different element of fitness. First is plyometrics and endurance - essentially 'jump training' where muscles exert maximum force in as short a time as possible. Then the class moves on to strength and balance before the final section on agility and co-ordination. You finish with eight minutes of functional core work and a stretch. It is a high intensity total body workout MAX interval training! You want fast results and high calorie burn - this is ideal! PiYo -
Who says you have to jump, grunt, strain, and punish your body to get amazing results from your workout? Not with PiYo…PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. And, we crank up the speed to deliver a true fat-burning, low-impact workout that leaves your body looking long, lean, and incredibly defined. No Weights. No Jumps.Just Hardcore Results. ZUMBA CLASSES WITH ME-
I feel like I have a fresh approach to my Zumba classes with new and exciting routines to wicked music. My class is suited to everybody whether you like street and commercial dance or the more Latin styles. My aim is to leave you feeling positive, inspired and ready for the next one. I have used my inspiration and love for dance to make my zumba classes exciting and unique! If you love to keep fit and dance these classes will hopefully be perfect for you. For all fitness abilities and ages 12 and above. You do not need to be a dancer to enjoy zumba! It is not a dance class it is a party! No one is judging you by your dance abilities just have fun and feel the music. Dance to great music, with great people, and burn a ton of calories without even realizing it!! Price List -
Zumba £5
INSANITY £5
PiYo £6
BarreConcept £7.50
Aqua Zumba £10 (River Bourne Health Club)
Pilates (taking bookings for individual or small group sessions, contact me for prices)
