Samantha Walton

Samantha started dancing ballet at the age of 4 and fell in love with dancing. Her parents were not able to keep her still so dance was perfect for her. She continued to add different types of dance as she grew up include tap, jazz, and pointe. She completed 14 years of dance when she graduated high school. In college she joined a dance group and performed a few shows with them.

Once graduation from college, Samantha taught she would not have time in her life to continue dancing. After a few year in the professional world of Accounting, she realized how much she missed dancing. One of her coworked begged her to come to a Zumba class with her. From the first Zumba class, she was home again. It was a different kind of dance than what she was use to, but it was dancing and she was in love with dance all over again. 6 months after starting Zumba, Samantha got certified to be a Zumba instructor, which was in November 2015. She started to build her class and confidence to instruct with the help of a fellow Zumba instructor. After a few months of do a few songs here and there, she started subbing.

She finally got a permante teaching position in September 2017. She has been growing the class slowing, but had a loyal base of students. Her students are wonderful. In addition to her students, she has made good friends with some fellow instructors in the area and have held a few Zumbathons to raise money for good causes.