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Danielle Pierce is a licensed Zumba Fitness ® Instructor. She is licensed to teach both Zumba ® and Zumbatomic ®. She is also certified in Pilates Mat and Apparatus through the Pilates Academy International. She has taught Zumba ® and Pilates at gyms and dance studios around New York City, including the Manhattan Athletic Club, Synergy Fitness, Pilates on Fifth, and Ballet Hispanico. Danielle also has a B.A. in English and Childhood Education from Fordham University.

Dance Training: Danielle's professional training comes primarily from Lonne Moretton, Patti Wilcox, Karen Gayle, Jay T, Germaine Salsberg, and Phoebe Kelly at Steps on Broadway. She also studied at Broadway Dance Center with Josh Widick, Tracie Stanfield, and Dawn Hillen; she will always credit her teaching skills to the ladies at Maywood Dance Center, who exposed her to the joy of teaching dance to young children.

Performance/Company Affiliations: Danielle has performed in French Woods Festival productions of Fiorello!, Crazy for You, 42nd Street, Evita, Redhead as well as Hackensack Theater Company productions of Big!, West Side Story, A Christmas Caper, Holidaze, and The Who's Tommy. She played the title roles in Center for Modern Dance Education's Pocahontas and Tubby the Tuba. She danced for Fountain Street Creative in works choreographed by Debra Jo Hughes and has performed in the New York Area with the Tap Ole' Dance Company, Thomas/Byrne Entertainment, and Beth Juchovy's Dance Visions.

Choreographic Experience: Cats and Mulan for Center for Modern Dance Education, Showcases for Hackensack Board of Education Summer Arts Program.

Teaching Experience: In addition to The School at Steps, Danielle has taught for the Summer Arts program for Hackensack Public Schools, The Dance Center of Maywood, and Jump for Joy, Danielle has also taught Peace Games at P.S. 191/ Hudson Honors Middle School on the Upper West Side. Danielle is now a lower school dance teacher at New York's Spence School.

Class Description ZUMBA®: The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

Class Description School at Steps: Danielle's children's classes are designed for young dancers to develop good technical habits in a fun and encouraging environment.