I started my fitness career in 1977 as a dance instructor for Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Oak Park Illinois. I taught cha-cha, swing, waltz and tango.
In the 1990's I became an avid runner. And in 1994 I trained with Santa Monica track coach Willie Rios a former US Olympian. Willie coached a team of marathon runners in training to qualify for the Olympic trials.
In 2006 I became an IFTA Certified Fitness Instructor. I started teaching “pump†classes in Palmyra at Helth Nutz Fitness and in 2007 I attended Zumab/Zumba Gold workshops and began teaching both. I am a Zumba Instructor at Studio 206 and ACAC fitness in Charlottesville, Health Nutz Fitness in Palmyra and Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation in Fork Union Virginia. You can find me here: www.studio206downtown.com, www.acac.com, www.zumba.com