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About Studio Samba |
Dance Instructor Lia Muniz has been dancing most of her life. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lia came to Melbourne, Australia when she was one month old. Lia started dancing at the age of seven, starting with Jazz and Tap as a child, then going onto Funk/ Hip Hop styles as a teenager.
In 1995, Lia joined an international dance company in Asia - training in modern contemporary dance. For 3 ½ years she danced, toured and performed in festivals and display shows around India.
In 2001, Lia decided to explore her roots and went back to live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She spent her one year there training in many forms of Brazilian dance.
Lia has been teaching samba classes in Melbourne for the past 10 years and has performed at various functions, displays, festivals and corporate events around Melbourne.
In 2009, Lia stumbled upon ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES and hasn’t looked back. She completed her Instructor Training and has since being teaching Zumba Fitness Classes around Melbourne Australia and overseas.
Lia is a certified ZUMBATOMIC (Zumba for Kidz) Instructor giving the fun and excitement of super cool latin rhythms and moves to kids aged 4-7 and 8-12 years!!!
Also a qualified ZUMBA TONING (Zumba cardio + weights class) and ZUMBA GOLD Instructor, please contact Lia to organise this specialised style of Zumba Fitness class for your gym or work group.