Perfect for everybody and every body! I am a Zumba® instructor in Raleigh, North Carolina, with additional specialty licenses in STRONG® by Zumba®, Zumba® Kids, and Zumba® Gold.
Zumba® is a high-energy, calorie-burning Latin and global-based dance fitness program. It’s fun interval training developed by Alberto “Beto” Perez in Cali, Colombia in 2001.
How It Works
We take the “work” out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you’ll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. Super effective? Check. Super fun? Check and check.
Benefits
A total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility, boosted energy, and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class.
If you are looking for a dance fitness class that truly celebrates all cultures from around the world, I would like to personally invite you to join me on the world tour! Please visit https://aliciabetancourt.zumba.com to view my current class offerings.
Originally drawn to this format in 2009, I was intrigued by the healing, therapeutic, and holistic approach to
movement and the combination of 9 different modalities in one class.
The Nia Technique is founded on 3 disciplines:
- Dance
- Modern
- Jazz
- Duncan
- Martial Arts
- Aikido
- Taekwondo
- Tai Chi
- the Healing Arts
- Yoga
- Feldenkrais Method
- Alexander Technique
The combination of free dance, fitness elements, and light choreography innate to the body’s natural way of moving created a new way of exploring expression and emotion through dance that I look forward to sharing with others. My focus in “Moving to Heal” provides an opportunity to teach movement from the perspective of healing not just for the body, but mind and spirit.
