Vanessa Santos

My name is Vanessa Santos, I'm from Colombia and since I was little my passion was dancing. I won a couple of small dance competitions in the past. Three years ago while I was at work (youth coordinator in a country club), I was asked to teach the Zumba class because the instructor was sick that morning so I took my iPod and went to sub that class without any teaching experience just my passion for dancing. After class, I received a lot of compliments and was told by the fitness supervisor to get licensed so I could sub in the future. I took my Zumba certification and after that I was assigned to 3 classes a week at that location and also started working at 24 hour fitness and a YMCA. Since then, my classes have been very successful and my students love me that much that get upset when I'm not able to teach or find a sub. I'm a people's person and love to smile while teaching. Some of my students tell me that when they come to my class they forget everything and have the best hour of the day! I love to impact my student's lives in a positive way.