Stephanie Dean

I fell in love with Zumba® almost 4 years ago. I was over weight and felt uncomfortable being at the gym, until I tried my first Zumba® class! I was addicted after my first class and started attending classes 3-4 times a week. Over the next year and a half I lost over 50 pounds, made some great new friends and found the love of my life all because of Zumba. Last year my husband was one of the first people to be picked to be part of a new Zumba® team called Zumba Jammers® whuch meant he was going to start travelling a lot more for work. In Februaury of 2012 Carlos asked me if I would be an instructor so that I could cover his classes while he was away so in Februaury I became an Instructor and it was the best decision I've ever made! Once I started teaching I realized I had an amazing oppertunity to help people who were in the exact same position I was in just 4 years earlier. This was my chance to show people that living a healthy life could be fun and that not all exercise needed to be so painfully boring!!! I've gone from being the shy girl in the back of the class to the energetic instructor at the front of the room!