Shannon Godfrey

As a Zumba instructor, I have found a whole new meaning to the word "fitness" and "fun".  As a licensed instructor now for almost 7 years, I have been able to not only maintain my own body image , but help shape others, all while having fun. Or in Zumba , a party workout.  No more boring gyms trying to drag yourself there.  Being a mother of 4, I found dancing come natural to me, so I invested in Zumba.  I have now been an independant contractor now for the past 3 years, contracting with local schools, churches, parks and recreation centers, the Boy and Girl scouts groups, teaching zumba-themed  birthday parties, facilitating zumbathons to raise money for local charities  to making waves teaching Aqua Zumba.  I also trained independantly for 9 months as a beginner belly dancer and have taught this class within my local community.  I love seeing my students smiles as they come to my classes. I have now made lifelong friends.  Most come to all my speciality Zumba classes including Aqua Zumba, Zumba Toning, and Zumba Sentao.  Zumba is a blast with its fun , upbeat music mixed with splashes of Latin.  You will learn the merengue, cha-cha- reggeaton, salsa, to  belly dancing.  All while having fun.  My motto has always been :  to have fun, it doesnt matter if you never had any dance experience, anyone can do Zumba.  I don't care if you get the steps exactly right, you're moving, sweating, burning calories. What more could you want? 

My goals now are to broaden my horizons and start traveling to teach people from all over the world.  I strive to keep myself healthy and want to  encourage others to do the same, but in a exhilariting way.  So keep the smiles coming.  My students nick named me Zumba Shakin Shannon because I naturally can just shake it, and I will be happy to teach and "shake" with you too!