Joanne Rossiter

After having two children, now ages 5 and 2^1/2,  and trying to lose those last 25 pounds that seem to stick forever, I started to go to an exercise class called "Zumba®."  What could this be?  Everyone in the class looked like they were having so much fun.  C'mon, how could it be fun?? Could I really get in there and do that? The music was amazing, everyone was smiling, and I thought, let me just give it a try....

Well, I was hooked.  Really hooked!  I started going two times a week and actually looked forward to exercising!  Little by little...week by week, I found myself having more energy, getting thinner, stronger, and happier! I even found myself singing songs in other languages that I wasn't even sure I knew the words to...

After about six months, I decided to get certified as a Zumba® Instructor and the rest is history!  Two years later, I now teach workshops to teachers, travel to other cities to attend Master Classes and workshops through the Zumba® Instructor Network, write on message boards,  and have friends from all over the country that teach Zumba®.  I was featured on Push Pause on Fios and  Good Day, NY on FOX 5 last summer--who would have thought??  Recently, I was selected to be a Zumba Jammer® and in August 2010, attended the Zumba® Convention in Orlando, FL.

 I have been teaching classes for two years now, three times a week and enjoying every minute of it.  I know it's hard to find time to exercise, this is why I, myself, can only teach three times a week. I am a middle school teacher on Long Island, a mother, and a wife--and I recently had my third child in November; a baby boy!  Let's face it, it's hard to make time for ourselves.  But I promise you, you will blink and the class will be over. You will be hooked, like I was, and want to come back again and again.

I have come to know the nicest group of people in my classes.  They are always nervous in the beginning and I tell them that no one is watching them.  We are all supportive of each other.  We laugh, we dance, we let off steam from the day, and we even socialize from time to time.  Our class is made up of moms, teachers, nurses, retirees, dads (YES...men too!!), college students, everyone from every walk of life...

So make 2010 your time to shine...join me and I can help you make this your best year yet~