Kate Luo
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Kate Luo (she/her) is a senior from Boston, MA majoring in Neuroscience and Chemistry. She started dabbling in Zumba classes at her local gym and fell fast in love. After embarrassing herself one too many times from grooving out in public, she decided to hone her love for dancing by completing her Zumba Basic 1 training over the summer of 2018, and she's been teaching for WesBAM! ever since. Her classes emphasize movement and fun for all skill levels by incorporating modifications. However, she also makes sure her class works up a sweat every week! Kate is also the current WesBAM! Coordinator, so she would love to answer any questions you may have about the organization.
Contact Kate at kluo@wesleyan.edu |
Sarah Norden
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Sarah Norden (she/her) is a senior from Maine majoring in Science in Society and minoring in Environmental Studies and Dance. Her love of movement has its roots in contemporary circus, which she has trained, performed and taught since childhood. Thoughtful conditioning is what make her athletic antics possible, so when she found herself stuck inside this winter, she decided to become a certified pilates and bootcamp instructor to share her practice with others. Her classes emphasize the joy of sweating with others. She has lots of nerdy thoughts about the mind-body connection, and believes that movement should always be about self-compassion and pleasure.
Contact Sarah at snorden@wesleyan.edu |
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Emma Smith
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Emma Smith is a junior from West Hartford, Connecticut majoring in Science in Society and Hispanic Literature and Cultures. Though Emma has been involved with sports for most of her life, from recreational basketball to club volleyball to Wesleyan’s Varsity Squash team, she really discovered her passion for engaged exercise when the pandemic hit. Without access to the gym, courts, or her teammates, she learned to be more present in the process of working out, and came to love and relish any fitness opportunity––mostly, workout videos in her basement! Emma’s interval training class will focus on full body movement that feels both challenging and rewarding, as well as fostering a sense of group membership and teamwork through exercise.
Contact Emma at elsmith@wesleyan.edu. |
Annabelle Lesser
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Annabelle Lesser is a junior from Chappaqua, NY, majoring in Film and French. She’s always loved exercise as a form of empowerment, both physical and mental, and as a method of self-care. She began doing HIIT workouts during the pandemic, falling in love with its accessibility, openness to modifications, and fun variability. She loves nothing more than to work up a great sweat!
Contact Annabelle at alesser@wesleyan.edu |
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Robyn Wong Min Xuan
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Robyn is a sophomore from sunny Singapore, who received her yoga teaching certification in Bali, Indonesia. In the past year, Robyn has taken a break from teaching to contemplate how yoga as exercise has been appropriated and commodified, especially in and by the Western world, and to also challenge the nature of her own practice. While she has not found the answers to all her questions, she believes that everyone can benefit from yoga, and is ready to return to teaching. This semester, she hopes to lead classes with humility, while creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can grow together.
Contact Robyn at rmwong@wesleyan.edu |
