contemporary dance & yoga instructor



Esther Kennedy began her dance training at the June Landerith School of Ballet in Topeka, KS. She continued her training at Emerson College where she studied modern release technique, ballet, jazz, dance composition, acting and filmmaking. After earning a BFA in Dance Theatre from Emerson College she joined the Boston based BoSoma Dance Company where she is currently a company member. In 2007 Esther completed the 200hr YogaWorks teacher training program with Natasha Rizopolous and began teaching children and adult yoga classes in the Boston area. Her passion for health and fitness has lead her to persue a graduate degree in nutrition at Boston University

children's ballet assistant



Nicole has been dancing since she was just two years old and is trained in many styles including ballet, tap, jazz, lyric, hip-hop and modern. Growing up, she was proudly part of several national award winning competition teams. In college, she choreographed many original pieces for the annual shows. She recently received a minor in Dance in addition to B.A.s in Anthropology and English from UMass Boston. Dance has always been more than just a hobby for her- it is a way of life! She is grateful and excited for the opportunity to share her passion with the students at DanceFIT!

fitness & zumba instructor



Maeve has been dancing her whole life… growing up in jazz classes, cheerleading…and joining the Kickline team in college – dance has always been a major part of her life. Years later…fitness and dance are even more important to her. After a long and stressful day at work…she knows there’s nothing like dancing it all away and getting in shape! Recently she discovered Zumba and fell in love! By learning fun sexy dance moves and burning calories… she soon forgot it’s a workout and began to think of it as a dance party! She loved it so much…she recently became a certified Zumba instructor- and now wants to bring the party to danceFit! Hopefully everyone will become a “Zumba-ddict” too!

children's ballet assistant




Lauren began studying dance at the age of 3 after seeing Mikhail Baryshnikov’s The Nutcracker on TV, and falling in love with ballet. She enrolled at the Boston Ballet School at age 7, and was invited to begin training in their intensive division at age 8. Here she was exposed to many other forms of dance including character, jazz, and modern, developed a repertoire of classical variations, and performed in Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker for 7 years. During this time she was also accepted into summer programs at Burklyn Ballet Theatre in Vermont, and the American Academy of Ballet in New York. She continued pursuing dance at Hamilton College in New York, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree with concentrations in English and Dance, and was a recipient of the 2008 Senior Prize in Dance. She is so excited to be able to share her love of dance; after a work-week holed up as a textbook editor, she could not be more thrilled to be dancing with Gina and everyone at DanceFit!

children's hip hop insructor

Kyndra has been dancing her entire life. Growing up, she was trained in the classics tap, ballet, and jazz, but as she grew up, she expanded her dancing to modern, hip-hop, ballroom, contemporary, and even some fitness. She has performed at Disney World and in national competitions, as well as dance on her college dance team and company. Kyndra is a member of the Dance Teachers Club of Boston and graduated from the DTCB Teacher Training Program in 2003. Outside of the “dance world,” Kyndra works in the event planning and fundraising field. She is very excited to be given the opportunity to share her love and passion for dance at DanceFit!