Jazmin Baeza
With over 30 years of Dance and 20 years of Fitness Experience; she is your go-to Zumba Instructor. She became Zumba certified in 2013 and added on to the with her STRONG by Zumba certification in 2016. She is also very experienced in Mat Pilates, Barre, and one of our few Reformer Instructors.
Classes: Barre, Belly Dance, Mat Pilates, Zumba, Les Mills
Certifications: Zumba, Strong, Barre, Mat Pilates, Pilates Reformer
One-on-One Sessions: Belly Dance
Individual instruction with Jazmin will dramatically accelerate your learning, and is appropriate for all levels of dancers. Absolute beginner through professional dancers have benefitted from Jazmin’s patient and intuitive teaching style. Each lesson is customized according to your interests and needs. Areas of focus for your studies are limitless! Possible topics include:
Technique: Isolation drills, conditioning, posture, extension, hands and arms, abdominal work, hip technique, veil technique, rhythm study, and finger cymbals
Concept: Music interpretation, improvisation, dramatic expression, taxim, stagecraft, quality of movement, dancing to live music.
Coaching: Gentle and honest performance critique, competition preparation, music selection & set composition.
Stylization: Classic and contemporary Egyptian, “old school” and modern American Bellydance, Egyptian Folkloric (Saidi, Baladi, Shaabi, Melaya Leff)
Fitness: Dance strengthening and conditioning, drills, safe and effective warm up, stretching and cool down, posture and alignment.