Instructor Bio's

 

 
 Barbara Christensen is a 7th Degree Black Belt Shorin Ryu Karate instructor, and has been teaching for over 30 years.

Pam Gee has nine years teaching experience, CPR certified, and certified with Jacki's.  Call 734-668-7260 for more information or visit www.jackis.com

Anuja Rajendra:

BollyFit Creator and CEO Anuja Rajendra is an experienced dancer and choreographer and magnetic motivational speaker.  A loyal Michigander, success to Anuja is eliciting the dormant dancer within every body in her home state and helping Michigan reach the top of the charts in the "healthiest state" category for both physical and spiritual well-being. 

 

Anuja trained in Indian classical, folk and Bollywood dance styles since the age of six and performed professionally across the United States and in Canada and India since she was twelve years old. She believes that being fit, moving to music, and joy are natural states and that BollyFit is one of many vehicles that can guide us to return home. 

 

To meet growing demand and make the program more accessible, Anuja developed the BollyFit Guide for Guides™ program to certify instructors to teach classes featuring her proprietary content and choreography.  

 
Her private clients include Michigan-based U.S. National and Four Continents Ice Dance Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Together with their coaches, Anuja developed a traditional Indian folk dance for Meryl and Charlie's 2009-2010 competitive season that they hope to showcase at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada

 

Anuja and her husband live in Ann Arbor with their dancing buddies – two smiling sons and a beloved dog adopted from a Michigan rescue.  

 

  Ita Reyes- RYT I have been practicing yoga for 7 years. My teaching style is one that embraces differences and freedom of expression. No one student is alike therefore I encourage students to explore their body to achieve their unique expressions of the poses. I also like to promote a light spirited,  friendly, and  casual environment in my classroom. The goal is to enjoy the time we practice so that we can integrate it in our daily life and in this way the body, the mind, and the soul will become healthy and balanced effortlessly.  You can contact me at : itayoga@comcast.net.  Website:  ItaYoga.webs.com 

Holly Ackerman has been swing dancing for the past three years and teaching for the past two years.  Her primary interest is sharing the lindy hop with the world!

 Robin Robinson is Robinsongs for Kids Center Director and Teacher.  She has just moved to Ann Arbor from New York City where she taught Music Together for the past eight years.

 

Missy Siudara is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Sorin Ryu Karate and has been teaching for over 10 years.