Having a love for various Latin dances and the love for going to the gym for a great workout, she took her first Zumba class while on a business trip in Oct. 2006. She enjoyed it! Two of her favorite activities (Latin dance and cardio/toning workouts) had been combined into one! Upon returning to Pittsburgh, she started taking Zumba classes regularly. She increased her cardio and her physique has become toned.

She became certified as a Zumba instructor in April 2007. Several Zumba instructors have and currently are attending her classes to learn and grow their Zumba business. A regular volunteer and donator to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Everybody Wins, PATF, and other local Pittsburgh charities. Awarded the 1^st Annual Cherrie Dawkins $250 Business Grant, which she donated 100% to a local Pittsburgh non-profit organization.