Aileen Alfonso

I love to dance!  I have been dancing for 21 years.  I started doing Zumba Fitness classes 5 years ago.  It was the most fun I have ever had working out.  By the end of the class, instead of feeling worn out and ready for bed, I would be surprised that the hour was done.  I would try to go to as many classes as I could during the week.  I became friends with a few of my Zumba Instructors.  They invited me to get up on stage to dance with them during classes and soon I was teaching some of the songs on my own.  After many of the students in the class asked me if I was instructor and where and when I taught I decided to make it a goal to get my Zumba Fitness Instructor Certification that year.  I took my course and have started teaching my own classes.  I love telling people that I get paid to dance.  I am also a full time Dental Assistant in an Orthodontic Office.  While I love both jobs, I find teaching Zumba so rewarding when I know that I've been able to lead a great class where we've sweat our bodies dry dancing the hour away.  I love seeing the smiles on my students faces.  It makes me smile seeing them put their own style and flavour to the songs in class.  Even though we spend just a short time together every week doing Zumba I find that I am refreshed body and soul after our classes together.