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Meet Our Instructors

Katie W

KATIE W: She is a CCM Musical Theatre student. Certified AFAA group fitness instructor, certified Zumba, certified HoopnoticaFit instructor

Nikela

NIKELA: Certified- Zumba and Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. Infuses elements of para Yoga, anusara yoga and ashtanga Yoga, teaching gentle Yoga, funky inversions, and dynamic, fun & fiery power Yoga flows

Patrick

PATRICK: Competitive Ballroom dancer-loves to get people hooked on dance!

Kimberly

KIMBERLY: Cardio Dance Party, Hip Hop Hustle, Yoga, spinning, strength formats. ACE Certified

Robert

ROBERT, AKA "BOOM BOOM": MMA, Muay Thai, Boxing, Breakdance, Hip Hop instructor

Micah

MICAH: Began boxing at 14. 60 amateur fights; debuted as a pro April 2012 and currently holds a 3-0 record.

Karen

KAREN Y: Karen is a trained Pilates instructor, and teaches on the Reformer

Christina

CHRISTINA: AFAA Certified Group Fitness instructor with a certification in Piloxing. Loves to dance!

Monica

MONICA: Spinning instructor that has a great love for making unique and fun music mixes.

Mija

MIJA: 200RYT through Yoga Alliance and World Peace Yoga

Nick

NICK: Nick is a UC student and a certified spinning instructor

Elizabeth

ELIZABETH: Yoga, Pilates Mat, Reformer, and Barre

Karen

KAREN S: Certified in Pilates, Kettlebells, Spinning, and others! Also one of our Pilates Reformer instructors!

Justin

JUSTIN: Certified personal trainer, teaches HIT, Boxing and TRX classes. Specializes in triathlon training methods.

Vicki

VICKI: Loves going to fitness conferences and Tony Horton! Certified by AFAA.

Mina

MINA: 5th Degree Black Belt; studies Chito-Ryu. Yoseikan Yoshisu dojo is hosted at the CRC by Mina.

Julie

JULIE: Balletone, Latin Dance, Strength, Step and more!

Yolanda

YOLONDA: Certified Zumba instructor

Dara

DARA: certified yoga instructor who promotes developing strength, balance, and flexibility in both the body and the mind. Loves acro-yoga and dancing!

Megan

MEGAN: Turbokick is her specialty! LOVES cardio training-you'll see her around the gym for sure!

Lauren M.

LAUREN: Certified in Spinning and a UC student!

Hannah B.

HANNAH B.: Personal trainer and has a background in high intensity conditioning and dance

Katie

KATIE C-P: RYT 200+ Yoga Teacher. Blossoming on the path of Anusara Yoga Teaching.

Sarah

SARAH: UC student in Health Education: Exercise and Fitness. She is a trained yoga instructor through Yogafit.

Brandon

BRANDON: Dietetics student who wants to help people to be healthier! Teaches Zumba!

Jen

JEN B: Turbokick and Core are her specialities!

Paige

PAIGE: Certified personal trainer and TRX Instructor-you'll definitely see her around the gym-she's here all the time!

Phyllis

PHYLLIS: MEd in Health Education, AFAA certified, teaches a variety of formats

Janelle

JANELLE: Yoga instructor (and massage therapist!)

Debbie

DEBBIE: AFAA Group Fit instructor who teaches circuit, pilates, piyo, strength, step and dance

Christine

CHRISTINE: CCM student with Zumba as her focus!

Nicole

NICOLE: ACE certified personal trainer with specialties in Spinning & TRX.

Suzi

SUZI: Teaches core strength classes

Courtney C

COURTNEY C: Teaches Turbokick and Strength classes!

Lori

LORI: Certified Zumba Instructor

Salwa

SALWA: UC grad student from Egypt. Diverse background including ballet, kickboxing, tabata and belly dance.

Kim

KIM: Certified yoga instructor -passionate about connecting flow of breath with joyful movement, intention and upbeat music

Mandy

MANDY: Zumba and Broadway Blast are her CRC faves!

Lyla

LYLA: Personal trainer and former figure competitor who promotes fitness as a lifestyle

Kelley H

KELLEY H: Teaches Strength and Cardio classes

Jenn

JENN H: Teaches Strength, Cardio, Kettlebells and Pilates

Haley

HALEY: Specialty is ab training!

Natalie

NATALIE S: Teaches Strength and Cardio classes

Emily

EMILY: Teaches Spinning

Courtney P

COURTNEY P: Teaches Spinning

Nola

NOLA: Trained Yoga instructor and DAAP Fine Arts student.

Molly V

MOLLY V: Teaches Tabata, Pilates and Sculpting classes

Molly

MOLLY H: Teaches Strength and Cardio classes

Hannah M.

HANNAH M.: Loves to teach sports and strength conditioning.

Alex

ALEX: Certified Zumba instructor and many years of dance experience

Erica

ERICA: Tabata, Core and Strength instructor.

Kirana

KIRANA: 20+ years yoga teaching experience