| Jule Aguirre | Candace Bordelon | Frankie Branham | Lori Darley Jasmine de LaCruz-Simpson | Ramiro Gonzalez | Tamra Henna | Shannon Mairs Geena Ngaaje | Sheriff Osni | Clarissa Pierro | Heather Spiller-Gream Blythe Twosisters | Mati Vargas-Gibson | Ginger Valentine | Carla Young For information about private instruction, please see the Personal Training page. |
| Jule Aguirre, M.Ed., LPC, NCC Nia™, Nia 5 Stages™  Jule's website |
Jule is a Nia Black Belt and Nia 5 Stages Certified Practitioner and Facilitator with 25 years' experience in the fitness/body-mind wellness industry. As a seasoned teacher, Jule delivers a powerfully dynamic, creative, holistic experience to urban athletes, adventurers in wellness, and beginners alike! Jule dedicates herself to continuous and devoted study of body-mind integrated wellness. All of her Nia training has been delivered by the co-founders of The Nia Technique, Carlos Rosas & Debbie Rosas. Jule is also licensed by the State of Texas and certified through the National Board of Certified Counselors as a Professional Counselor. Her vision is to integrate the concepts of Nia with her counseling techniques to form a therapeutic program of wellness and healing for participants of her work. Jule also works privately with individuals seeking personal growth and self-actualization, as well as those living with illness, body image issues, chronic pain, trauma history, and grief issues. Jule embraces the power of Mind+Body+Spirit integration in sharing Nia with others through her classes, workshops and private sessions. Currently, she presents the Nia Technique and other mind/body programs internationally and maintains a private body-mind wellness and counseling practice. Jule is one of our "founding instructors," having taught at MoveStudio since its inception in 2000. Find out more about Jule at her website, Jule in the Lotus, or contact her by email. | |
 | ||
| Candace Bordelon Bellydance, Yoga, Pilates  |
Candace Bordelon, R.Y.T., M.A., has been exploring movement since her first dance class at the age of 4. After a 15-year career in professional dance, she discovered the strong healing power of yoga when she was diagnosed with a herniated disc in her lower back. Now a dedicated practitioner of Iyengar yoga, Candace has spent many hours of teacher training with Judith Lasater, Peggy Kelley, and Dean Lerner. Her teaching method is rooted in honoring the anatomical integrity of the body, and her own back injury led her to create the "Yoga for Back Health" class at MoveStudio. Candace also teaches Restorative Yoga and Pilates, and is currently working on her group fitness and personal training certificates. Candace holds a Master of Arts in dance and is an Associate Professor of Dance for North Central Texas College. She has also taught in the dance departments at Texas Woman's University and the Collin, Dallas, and Tarrant County Community College systems. She is currently a Candidate for the Doctoral degree in dance at Texas Woman's University where she underwent her Pilates training. With a background in ballet, modern, Middle Eastern and African dance, yoga, somatics, and bodywork, she brings a well-rounded perspective to her classes. Candace performs Middle Eastern dance professionally as a solo artist and has visited Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia as part of her academic research in dance anthropology. She has been teaching at MoveStudio since 2001. | |
| | ||
| Frankie Branham Zumba™  Frankie's facebook page |
Frankie brings years of dancing -- on, off, and way off Broadway -- to the Zumba experience. She is a certified Pilates instructor who LOVES to move, as well as an AFAA-certified Group Fitness Instructor. She also teaches Zumba Toning, Aqua Zumba, and Zumbatomic for kids, and is working on her Personal Trainer certification. Frankie's goal is for all class participants to shake a little, laugh a little, sweat a lot, and to fall in love with moving their bodies. Let's get Zumbafied! | |
| ||
| Lori Darley Modern Dance, Ecstatic Dance  Lori's website |
Lori has been training and coaching dancers and professionals in a variety of disciplines for over thirty years. She co-founded and was Artistic Director for Dancers Unlimited, a groundbreaking professional modern dance company in Dallas, for twenty years. She has both her BFA and MFA in choreographic theory from Southern Methodist University. In 2000, she founded her company, The Transitions Coach. A powerful transformative force in the areas of leadership and high performance, Lori is a Certified Somatic Coach through the Strozzi Institute. She uses her deep knowledge and experience of the body's wisdom to help leaders embody their visions and realize their dreams. Lori is on faculty with the Transitions Institute and is an experienced public speaker and group facilitator. An active member of Social Venture Network and Net Impact DFW, she is inspired by the possibility of changing the way the world does business. Find out more at The Transitions Coach website. Lori is one of MoveStudio's "founding instructors," having taught here since our inception in 2000. | |
| ||
| Jasmine de LaCruz-Simpson Zumba™, Dance Fusion, Pilates Core Fusion, On the Ball, Core & More  Jasmine's website |
Born in the Philipines and raised in Dallas, Jasmine has been active all her life. Enrolled in dance at the age of three, she studied classical ballet at Tuzer Dance Center in Richardson. She continued dancing and cheerleading throughout high school and at Loyola University. A knee injury her sophomore year forced her to the coaching side where she honed her choreography skills and produced many creative, high-energy routines. After graduation in 2001, she moved back to Dallas to open her own photography business. She became a certified fitness instructor through AFAA and began teaching dance and fitness professionally, specializing in hip hop aerobics, kickbox aerobics, Pilates mat, PiYo, strength training and aqua aerobics. She has been teaching at MoveStudio since 2003. Jasmine is certified by AFAA for group fitness instruction and personal training, FitTOUR for Pilates Mat and stability ball, Kaiser for indoor cycling, SCW Fitness for pre- and post-natal personal training, 24 Hour Fitness for PiYo, Reebok Core Board, YogaFIT, Nike Rockstar (with Jamie King), Zumba™, and Moms In Motion. She attends continuing education workshops whenever possible, including Pilates with Siri Galliano and Stott Pilates. She is also the Dallas Representative for DanceLab.Us. Jasmine believes exercise should be fun! Everyone can dance, some better than others. However, the amount of fun you have doing it is up to you... | |
| | ||
| Ramiro Gonzalez Jitterbug/Swing & Salsa  |
Ramiro grew up dancing in west Texas. At the age of 16, he began teaching swing. Today he travels, performs, and teaches swing and salsa dancing in addition to operating his own hair styling business. Ramiro is an active participant and judge in U.S. Swing Dance Championship tour events and has won the Strictly Swing division in the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championship. He received the Feather Award two years in a row for favorite male swing dancer and has won the Entertainer of the Year award three times. He is especially known for his ability to dance and teach both the lead and the follow parts in swing dancing. | |
| | ||
| Tamra Henna Bellydance  Tamra's website |
Tamra is a professional bellydancer and teacher specializing in Lebanese and Egyptian style bellydance. An accomplished solo dancer, she is also a member of the RAKSZ Middle Eastern Dance Troupe. She is a house dancer at Al-Amir, Dallas' premier Lebanese nightclub, and a featured dancer at Kosta's Greek Cafe in Dallas. She also performs frequently at cultural festivals, corporate and private events, and dance shows across North Texas. Tamra has studied bellydance since 1992 with some of the most respected teachers in the U.S. and international bellydance communities. She regularly attends master-level workshops, both to refine her own technique and to enhance her knowledge of this fascinating and beautiful dance form. Her elegant style, precise technique, innate musicality and magnetic presence create dynamic performances and classes. Combining authentic feeling with contemporary flair, Tamra delights her audiences and students with her passion, energy and sense of fun. Find out more about Tamra's teaching and performances here. | |
| | ||
| Shannon Mairs Nia™, Nia 5 Stages™  |
Shannon is a certified Nia™ and Nia 5 Stages™ teacher who completed her White Belt Training with Holly Curtis in February 2004. She then went on to achieve her Blue Belt in June 2005, Brown Belt in July 2006, Black Belt in July 2008, the 5 Stages of Self-Healing™ Certification in August 2008, and Green Belt in February 2009, all with Nia cofounders Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas. She experienced her first Nia class at the Red Mountain Spa in November 2003 while participating in the "Shape Your Life" retreat with Shape Magazine. The movement experience set her on a new path in life, which included losing 45 pounds! Recognizing that Nia embodied the components she felt were missing from her hectic life, she sought out a Nia class immediately upon return to Dallas. Shannon began her teaching journey in 2004 at MoveStudio and now teaches throughout the metroplex. Dedicated to developing her Nia practice and sharing the power of movement with others, she continues to attend workshops and teacher trainings. Shannon is also working on a Masters Degree and PhD in Natural Health. | |
| | ||
| Geena Ngaaje Hip Hop  Geena's website |
Originally from Cameroon, West Africa, she trained for more than 13 years in African tribal dances. She has taught hip hop for the past 7 years, and is knowledgeable in jazz, lyrical and children’s combination classes as well. Geena is a graduate of the University of North Texas, with a degree in Organizational Development and a certificate in Mediation. She is active in the Dallas dance community as a performer, choreographer and producer. Some of her credits include Radio Disney AM 620, Alter’d Ego, CNN Fit Nation, Dallas Stars Ice Girls, Texas Legends, and recording artist J’anelle Avery. Geena loves being part of the MoveStudio family and hopes to be able to continue to share her love for dance for many years to come! Check out some video clips of Geena's classes and choreography! | |
| ||
| Sheriff Osni Cardio Latin Dance, Latin Moves  |
Sheriff is a certified professional dance instructor and competitor who has been dancing since the age of seven. He has a bachelor’s degree in dance and kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin State University and an associate degree in American Ballroom Dancing. He owned his own dance studio in Nacogdoches, Texas before being recruited to Dallas by Fred Astaire Franchised Studios. He is also a certified aerobics instructor. Sheriff has been teaching at MoveStudio since 2003. Sheriff is originally from France and speaks six languages. He has lived and worked in France, Italy, Egypt and throughout the Middle East. He teaches with a passion for dance, a belief that exercise can be fun, and an understanding of the sense of freedom and expression one can generate with simple movements. His philosophy is to be in harmony with everyone and everything, beginning with himself. In addition to his classes, Sheriff is also available for private dance instruction for couples and singles (Latin, ballroom, wedding prep, etc.). | |
| | ||
| Clarissa Pierro Zensual Dancing™  Clarissa's website |
As a former Master Instructor, Teacher Trainer, and Licensee for The Art of Exotic Dancing for Everyday Women™, Clarissa found herself transformed through the women she met and her own professional and personal sensual dance practice. In 2009, she created Zensual Dance Fitness™, a conscious movement company with a woman’s total personal power in mind. Challenging workouts mixed with motivational exercises help women bond, and through helping each other they in turn help themselves. Zensual Dance Fitness™ is personal growth company with dance-inspired roots. The programs and community are designed to encourage women to embrace their sensuality and beauty no matter what their age or body type. Through the vehicle of sensual dance movement practice, women of all walks of life can strengthen and tone body, mind and spirit while realizing the untapped power of innate magnetism. The result is a positive self-image and self-confidence that empowers success at every level, whether you are a corporate executive, retiree, college student or homeroom mom. Clarissa considers herself blessed to have taught and learned from 10,000+ women across the country. As a successful businesswoman, speaker, and dance instructor with a background in sports and fitness including a Personal Trainer certification from The Cooper Institute, she has worked with Women's Health Magazine, Southlake Chamber of Commerce, Junior League, professional sports teams, and the nationally-syndicated Kidd Kraddick Morning Show. She was featured in The Art of Exotic Dancing™ instructional videos, “ChairMoves” and “The Exotic Party." Her classes and events have garnered attention from NBC-Houston, D Magazine, Modern Luxury Magazine, Dallas Observer's Best of 2004, Houston Chronicle, and many other media outlets. She also donates her time to many non-profit events benefiting cancer survivors, senior citizens, and individual women who are ready for the next chapter in their lives. She is a volunteer for CASA, helping displaced children find permanent placement. Clarissa’s experience and training have come together to provide an empowering feminine fitness program that reaches women of all ages, backgrounds, shapes and sizes. She looks forward to bringing this unique motivational experience to women across the world. | |
| | ||
| Heather Spiller-Gream Conscious Dance, Nia™, Dancing for Birth™  Heather's website |
Mama says she came out dancing. That may very well be true since Heather has had a life-long love affair with movement. As an adult she has studied a spectrum of movement forms (from Baroque Ballet to Traditional West African) and healing modalities (Reiki, Expressive Arts Therapy, Drum Circle Music). She teaches Nia, Conscious Dance, Creative Movement and Dance Meditation and has written, choreographed and played in several dance theater productions. Because of her firm belief in dance as a vehicle for change and dramatic personal transformation, Heather wants to do her part to get the world dancing. She considers herself to be a dance ambassador for all ages, inspiring and facilitating movement for all people, as she believes everyone is a born dancer. She holds a Master of Arts in Humanities and is a Certified Expressive Arts Practitioner, Blue Belt Nia Instructor, and Dancing for Birth instructor. She is also a full-time mom to 3-year-old Belle and lives in Dallas with her husband, Brian. | |
| | ||
| Blythe Twosisters Hoop Dance, Nia™  Blythe's Nia website Blythe's Hooping website |
A licensed Nia green belt instructor and certified Hoopnotica Hoop Dance instructor, Blythe has been moving her body with Nia since 2007 and Hoopdance since 2009. She became sedentary and inactive during graduate studies, and in typical Blythe fashion challenged herself with a strong goal: to learn to surf! Trying many forms of exercise to get fit to surf, she found Nia to be the perfect match. Blythe is closing in on that surf body goal, and additionally is noting a change and grace in her perception of the qualities of that surf body. Shortly after finding these two movements, she become an instructor knowing that is the best way for her to stay committed to the process of fun fitness. Nia saved her life by creating a body that functions with dynamic ease and creates space to notice what she has, not what she is lacking. Hooping saved her personality because it is fun! Smiling and skipping around when hooping, laughing when the hoop drops while trying a new trick, what's not fun about that? It's an honest addiction! | |
| | ||
| Mati Vargas-Gibson 5Rhythms™ Moving Meditation  Mati's website |
Mati has always been in love with dance... learning ballet, folk, flamenco, and bellydance since an early age. In 1998 she discovered Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms® Moving Meditation and began traveling the dancing path under the tutelage of Gabrielle Roth, Jonathan Horan, Kathy Altman, Lori Saltzman, Andrea Juhan, and many others. She has always been fascinated by body-mind techniques and has complemented her learning and experiences with other body awareness methods, such as SoulMotion™, Feldenkrais™, Authentic Movement™, Gestalt Movement Therapy, Yoga, Pilates, Sufi Whirling, ecstatic dance, and trance dance. She completed 5Rhythms™ Teacher Training in 2008 and is now a member of the International 5Rhythms Teachers Association, currently teaching regularly in North Texas, Illinois and Mexico. Her favorite part of facilitating the practice is using music as medicine to support the dance and then presencing the unique way each dancer's spirit dives into freedom of movement and awakens into joy, spontaneity, expression, and creativity. | |
| | ||
| Ginger Valentine Burlesque  |
Ginger Valentine is one of the premiere burlesque dancers in the burgeoning Dallas scene. She performs frequently and can be seen in various venues throughout Dallas. Since her debut in the winter of 2008, Miss Valentine has received national recognition for her sultry moves and won a local award for "The One to Watch" last Spring at the Hot Rods and Heels Festival. She has performed as a guest in Chicago with Michelle L'amour and the Chicago Starlets, Lili's Burlesque in Minneapolis, and Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret in Denver. In the summer of 2009, she was selected from stripteasers everywhere to perform in the Mondo Burlesque Showcase for the New Orleans Burlesque Festival at the Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans. In addition to burlesque, Ginger has 15+ years of performance experience in a variety of dance styles, including classical ballet. She is a graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts. | |
| | ||
| Carla Young Zumba™ |
Carla loves teaching Zumba because every class feels like a party! She is certified to teach Zumba and Zumba Toning. | |
www.movestudio.com