Instructors

Our Instructors

It is the mission of Seattle Dance Fitness to bring our excitement for the power of dance to everyBODY. Our classes will not only ignite your passion for fitness, dance, and community, but they will also inspire, empower, and fuel you in your every day life.

Our SUPER welcoming and energetic team of instructors strive EVERY day to bring out the best in students of all ages, encouraging them to LIFT EACH OTHER UP too!

Candice

Kids Dance Fitness

Candice, originally from Miami, FL, started taking dance lessons at the age of 3 and enjoyed dancing all through her youth. She has studied many different dance styles including ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. When she was little, she loved making up dance routines with her cousin...

Daisha

COMMIT Dance Fitness • COMMIT Sculpt

Daisha has had a passion for dance since childhood! Throughout school, she was an active member of her Dance and Step team, often choreographing routines. Over the years, she has explored various dance and dance fitness classes from Zumba to MixxedFit, HipHop to Belly dance...

fLoribel

Cardio Dance Party x KDFit Fusion

Floribel is a RETIRED mother of 2 grown-ups (boy and girl) who has had many years of dancing as dance fitness workouts bring her pure joy! Over the last 10 years she has learned to give herself grace and to know that DANCE truly is for every body and for every age group...

Isabelle

Kids Dance Fitness • Move & Grow

Isabelle was born and raised in Switzerland and moved to the Seattle area in 2019. Before her big move, she graduated from the Musikakademie in Basel with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Movement Education and was working as a music teacher for kids...

Jackie

BootyBarre

Jackie is a certified Nia instructor since 2005 and was certified in bootybarre in 2013. She taught at Olympic Athletic Club in Ballard for 12 years. She’s been a member of the SDF dance fam since 2019 and is beyond excited to bring her love of barre to the community she loves so dearly.

Jessica

Founder + Owner • Cardio Dance Party "CDP" • Kids Dance Fitness • GROOV3 • Move & Grow

In 2017 Jessica founded Seattle Dance Fitness where in her "CDP" classes, adult students not only follow along each week to original dance fitness choreography featuring pop, hip hop and Top 40 music - but they also find a super fun and welcoming community of dancers in all ages & stages of life.

Karen

Cardio Dance Party "CDP"

Karen is thrilled to join the SDF Team! Dance has been a passion her entire life. If music is playing, you can bet she is dancing! Growing up, Karen was a cheerleader and loved the performance aspect and the squad camaraderie. After cheerleading, the search was on to fill the void.

Kat

KD Fit

If there is one thing that makes Kat happy, it is dance. From a young age, Kat always wanted to dance, but her time was fully committed to sports.After having two kids, she wanted to get back into shape, and later found Kreativ Dance Fit in 2016. Kat started off by being a member, helping out the Krew, became a KDFit trainee and is now a KDFit instructor.

Katie

Yoga • Booty Pump • Kids Dance Fitness

Katie is overjoyed to have found her community at Seattle Dance Fitness! She has been teaching Group Fitness since 2005, but it was during COVID lockdown that she found Buti Yoga and Primal Flow, which gave her a feeling of empowerment and confidence that she had not experienced before.

Lisa

Turbo Kick® Fitness

Lisa is delighted to bring TurboKick to the SDF family! Lisa brings an infectious energy to her classes and loves nothing more than sweating and smiling while working out. Her goal is to make sure that everyone attending her classes has fun, is safe and feels included, all are welcome.

Morgan

Booty Pump

Morgan is a dancer, group fitness instructor, and certified personal trainer. Her favorite classes to teach are dance and strength. When she's not helping others work out, you can find her somewhere reading, playing video games, shopping, or enjoying the outdoors.

Paige

Booty Pump

Paige is ecstatic to join the SDF instructor team as our Strong in 30™ Instructor! She has been a member of the SDF community since SDF was founded, and SDF holds a special place in her heart. She is a strong believer in the power of group fitness and community.

Ruben

Cardio Dance Party

Ruben ’s mission has always been to move, touch, and inspire people of every age and stage of life. Known for his infectious energy and passion for movement, he blends dance, functional fitness, and community to create classes that feel more like a celebration than a workout.

Sabrina

GROOV3

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Sam

GROOV3

Sam is a certified GROOV3 instructor and a lifelong enthusiast of group fitness. Her journey began at age 12 with her first group fitness class, sparking a passion that has only grown stronger.

Tamara

Kids Dance Fitness

Tamara's relationship with dance was born when she was a little girl with a big mirror and her mom's records. Many evenings were spent getting lost in her head, twirling and leaping around the living room while Neil, Dolly and Kenny crooned their important lessons.

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