Bruce Wayne has nothing on us!

Batman is awesome, that is true.  But his alter ego is a billionaire who merely inherited his fortune.  Many of our WIM instructors, however, have much more exciting lives outside of the studio than that! 

Take, for example, Glenn, our intrepid BodyWork instructor.  His talents extend beyond the realm of body alignment, martial arts and British charm; he is also an accomplished guitarist, member of the local phenoms, The Lost Nomads, and author of many children's science books that are known the world over. You should check them out some time- with titles such as "How Loud Can You Burp?" and "Why Is My Snot Green?", they are sure to be a hit with any curious kid you know.


Then there is Milagros who works as a software developer and designer at SAS, speaks fluent Spanish, was a sharpshooter in the US Army, who has trained in modern dance, and who helps with her husband's dog training and boarding business (Good Dog). Talk about a full plate, balanced with beauty and grace!

Sara is one of 3 of our instructors who speak Japanese, and she puts that skill to good use in her everyday life as an ESL tutor for Japanese nationals living here in the Triangle.  She is also working on the final edits of her first novel, is an accomplished artist who has designed artwork for books, tattoos, and murals as well as company logos (including World In Motion's!), creates her own unique belly dance and street wear out of recycled and re-purposed materials, does graphic and website design on the side, performs with 2 dance troupes (Blue Moon Dance Company and Sparkle Oasis), is a successful and in-demand soloist and seminar teacher, and writes her own blog (http://romancingtheweird.blogspot.com/) .  We always knew that Sara was flexible, but maybe not quite as much as this!

Next we have Vanessa, our indefatigable Zumba instructor, who is a third-year medical student (enough said right there!) and currently a clinical research fellow at the National Institutes of Health here in RTP.  Her research focuses on the role of genetic variation on cardiovascular disease (a mouthful!), hence the reason she absolutely advocates for helping her students improve their cardiovascular fitness.  She manages to teach 3 classes at WIM (maybe more!) as well as several others in the Triangle, and although she would say, “I’m a geek at heart”, she is just a natural born cheerleader. (She was, in fact, the cheerleading captain and choreographer of her dance team in Ecuador.) My goodness- just the medical school part would do me in!

Heather, one of the co-owners of the studio, not only holds down a demanding job as an International Studies Coordinator at a local community college, but is in charge of all of the marketing for the studio, acts as a liaison to the community at large, teaches here and in Clayton, is a member of Twilight Tribal Dance, is the Secretary for ACCMED (our local professional Middle Eastern dance association) does publicity and marketing for her husband (the aforementioned Glenn), wrangles cats at home, and puts up with me and Emily to boot!  It just makes me tired talking about it!

All of our instructors bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, passion and joy to their classes, and they each have full and productive lives outside of the studio.  So move over,  Diana Prince, Barbara Gordon and Clark Kent- we have a few super heroes of our own.