I am an enthusiastic, student-driven, dance fitness professional with multifaceted experiences across and within diverse communities, including academia, corporate, and nonprofit sectors. I am a passionate Zumba® dance fitness instructor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of movement and community. Moreover, I believe that a smile is the greatest superpower ever, and that as a Zumba instructor, we should cultivate the talents every student brings to the class. No matter what our fitness level, dance enables us to joyfully come together. I motivate people around me by simply being me, by sharing my experiences, by being vulnerable, and by honoring my students no matter what point they are in their fitness journey. This was done for me by many generous, talented, kind dance fitness instructors, and I want to pass that most treasured gift on. I provide dance fitness classes in my local park community and have found working out outdoors to be a much-needed and therapeutic practice. It is my experience that once we begin to truly enjoy movement as a discipline–along with gaining confidence!–it becomes a lifelong pursuit that results in a positive impact, not just on cardiovascular health, for example, but it has a ripple effect on everyone around us. ¡A bailar se dijo! Let’s dance!