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About Baladi Fitness Baladi Fitness is committed to building healthy communities through an innovative fitness alternative that incorporates Fitness Training, Belly Dancing, Yoga, and Aerobics. Serving the Greater Moncton Area and surrounding communities, our customized functional fitness programs guarantee results and help you to find the perfect rhythm for your life. At Baladi Fitness, we approach Belly Dancing from a fitness perspective, and we respectfully adhere to current industry standards regarding personal and group fitness classes. Belly dancing is a beautiful and ancient dance form that has its roots the Middle East. The movements are symmetrical in nature and are very complimentary to the female form. It is a dance suitable for all shapes and sizes, and can be as challenging as the individual makes it. Rather than concentrating on cardiovascular endurance, this fun workout focuses on maintaining midline stability while performing purposeful movements with other muscle groups. An example might be to maintain stability through the hips and legs while performing undulations with the shoulders and arms. An increase in strength and flexibility through the hips, shoulders, chest, and abdomen are often noticed after the first few sessions. Additionally, improvements in posture, balance and coordination are not uncommon. Because the classes are low-impact and most of the movements are fluid and circular in nature, it is great as a therapeutic exercise. It also has the potential to help women and teens suffering from body-image or self-esteem issues. Although participants are encouraged to challenge their bodies, the purpose of the class is to have fun, laugh, and to just feel great while being active!
CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Certification - 2009 CrossFit
CrossFit Level I Certification - 2008 CrossFit
Certified Bellyfit Instructor - 2008 BFIIT
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer - 2007 Fitness New Brunswick
Certified Group Fitness Leader - 2007 Fitness New Brunswick
Fitness Model Competitor - 2007 FAME Maritimes
Jeanette began belly dancing in 2001, and for the following 4 years studied this beautiful dance form under the instruction of Nada Lanteigne. In 2005 she started teaching her own classes, and since then she has taught to hundreds of women around the province. With the popularity of belly dancing growing and becoming even more of a presence in the media and music videos, her classes continue to garner interest from all types of women While studying belly dancing, Jeanette also became serious about physical training, and through time she was surprised to notice how the two activities complimented each other. Belly dancing requires strength and flexibility in areas that we are not used to engaging on a regular basis. Learning how to isolate and manipulate these muscles became her focus. Physical training provided Jeanette with a better understanding of how the body works, which has been instrumental in her development as a dancer and in her instruction. Her teaching style is not only fun and unique, but clear and easy to follow.
Over 10 Years of Dance/Movement Experience
Tea Specialist
Certified Bellyfit Instructor - 2008 BFIIT
Certified Group Fitness Leader - 2009 Fitness New Brunswick
Hadia's Teacher Training Level 1 - Egyptian Oriental Dance Training
Tina Wagner has been studying movement seriously since 1998. She began with ballet and modern and has been studying and teaching Belly Dancing since 2002. She spent three years with Studio Sephira where she began her belly dance education. Tina has also studied with many other wonderful and knowledgeable instructors throughout Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well as high profile international instructors such as Hadia, Tara Star, LaLa Hakim, Morocco, and Tarik. She has performed and taught throughout the Maritimes, and has been asked to speak about the benefits of belly dancing on television and in newspapers. Tina has also been a guest performer for other dance schools. She continues to study dance and movement as a way to keep her classes "fresh."
Tina now teaches at Baladi Fitness and she feels very comfortable in her new home. Her classes are dynamic and challenging. Her classes are structured in levels, which allows for students to choose where they want to be without feeling pushed and also without holding anyone back. Since the start of her movement education and the birth of her two children, Tina has also taken an interest in health and wellbeing. Finding her balance and helping other women find their balance is her passion. Studying food, meditation, fitness, and dance has become an obsession - in a good way. Helping to free women from silly hang-ups and crazy expectations is her goal!
Certified Group Fitness Instructor - 1997
Certified Bellyfit Instructor - 2008
Certified Zumba Instructor - 2008
Over 20 years of Group Fitness/Dance experience
Jen Samuel has been dancing since she was 5 years old. She started with classical ballet and moved onto tap, jazz and break dancing (it was the 80s, ok!?!) When she was 17 she began training in group fitness classes at John Abbott College in Baie D'Urfe, Quebec.
After earning her Group Fitness Leader certification in 1997, Jen has developed and taught classes in Step, Double Step, Hi/Lo Aerobics, Boxercise, Cardio Bosu, Bellyfit, and most recently, Zumba. Jen has studied Ballroom Dancing and Belly Dancing. She has also created a creative movement class for young children. With her varied dance and group fitness experience, Jen looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for movement and fitness to Baladi Fitness members.
Since the birth of her two beautiful children, Jen understands the importance of achieving balance between looking after one's self and one's family. She hopes to help women achieve this balance and feel more energized, strong, and healthy!
About Lise
Lise Bourgeois first encountered yoga over ten years ago. Her personal practice and studies developed over the years. She then found her mentors and completed her 200hr Hatha Vanyasa Yoga Teacher Training Certification, a Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training, and the Foundations YogaKids® Facilitator Training and Certification Program. She has had the privilege to train with Coeli Marsh, Cyndi Lee and Marsha Wenig, and has explored the discipline of Sivananda, Vinyasa, Ashtang and Bikram Yoga.
Lise has been teaching yoga in the Greater Moncton Area for over two years. From a Bachelor of Arts Degree into a scholarship in Environmental studies, Lise eventually accomplished a Diploma in Holistic Counselling Therapist and a Diploma in Holistic Nutrition. She feels that her studies, experience and her yoga practice has deepened her awareness of a holistic lifestyle.
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About Jen