I discovered Nia in Brighton, UK in 2009.  I worked from home, sitting at my desk for long periods of time, working away as a web content writer/copywriter. I walked as much as I could every day but felt I needed another form of exercise that would help keep my body flexible and stretched and that at the same time was fun and pleasurable.

A flyer came through my door about Nia dance classes locally and that described Nia dance as 'like chocolate - you can never get enough'!   So I started Lyndsey Krabenddam's classes (she now teaches in Australia) and was hooked from the first class.  It was the combination of Nia's fluid movements, the mix of sassy jazz moves and peaceful floor work and dynamic martial arts moves, the wonderful music, Lyndsey's brilliant teaching, and the no-pressure philosophy of moving the body the way it wants to move, that made it so enjoyable.  And, ultimately, how I felt after the class - calm, energised, walking on air, and ready for another session of writing!

I've recently re-located to the Midlands, to the small village of Tutbury on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border. I looked for Nia classes locally and couldn't find any.  So....the next best thing, I decided to become a Nia Dance teacher myself.

I qualified as a Nia white belt instructor in October 2011 and aim to start classes in and around the Tutbury area very soon.