Belicia Tang

Instructor

EkaShri Schools of Yoga: 200H teaching certification (10/2/222)

Equinox Mat Pilates Certification (8/14/23)

LaBlast Fitness (5/4/19)

Belicia Tang is a multi-hyphenate movement and performing artist. She began her sports career as a competitive rhythmic gymnast from age 5 to 15. At age 17, she discovered Latin Ballroom dancing and fell in love with the art form, and has been competing and performing on the DanceSport circuit for the past 9 years. Beyond performing, she enjoys teaching private dance lessons and specializes in choreographing first dances for wedding couples. She has also choreographed large-scale circus arts and musical theater productions. 

In 2018, she discovered commercial heels dance while a college student at UCLA, and appreciated the confidence and feminine empowerment this dance style imparts to its participants. She started her own heels dance club in college called Bruin Burlesque, and is excited to bring heels dance with a contemporary flare to Couture Movement. 


Maxine Garcia

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Maxine is a Chicago-based Leadership and Business Coach focused on empowering women as they navigate pivotal moments in life, career and entrepreneurship. Her background encompasses 15+ years in the HR space managing leaders, talent and programs across a variety of industries. She has served on advisory boards for youth-based organizations focused on workforce development and music education, mentors HR professionals, and consults with non-profit leaders in human capital management, operations strategy and board development. 

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Marketing from Marymount Manhattan College and a Master’s degree in Organizational Development from The Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies, Roosevelt University. She is certified through WELCOA in Workplace Wellness Management, is a certified Life Coach and working toward her ACC credential with the International Coaching Federation. 

Maxine is creative at heart and believes in the value that diverse ideas and perspectives bring to both individual and organizational growth. Her purpose is informed by her experiences as a minority, female leader in business and her unwavering belief in the untapped potential of the empowered individual. 

When she’s not coaching or consulting, she immerses herself in the arts and music; has trained in latin dance, muay thai and is a self-taught photographer.

Efstratia Mantzouranis

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Contact

Email: inthisbody2020@gmail.com

IG: @inthisbody

Effie is a lifelong dancer, and dance instructor currently teaching classes and workshops in the bay area. Effie primarily teaches heels and twerk  and uses these empowering, feminine movement styles as a tool for sensual expression, body reclamation, and embodied transformation and healing. Effie is currently training to become a somatic practitioner and coach and uses her knowledge of the body through the lens of somatics to create a deeper embodied experience in her offerings. 

Angie Mercado

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Angie is always moving…. a self-proclaimed hummingbird. If her body is not in motion, her mind is. Even as a kid you couldn’t get her to sit down, especially if music was playing. She got hooked on group exercise at 17 and has been teaching classes ever since. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Exercise Sport Science, expanding her passion for fitness into the areas of personal training and nutrition. 

Angie’s love of music and obsession with choreography inspired the creation of Groove, a high-energy, cardio-dance class with a saucy vibe. HIIT workouts (high-intensity-interval-training) are Angie’s specialty. She delivers a whole-body workout in 40-minutes. The workouts are challenging, fun and addictive. Every class is different, but the result is always the same. Students leave feeling strong, sweaty and inspired. With every class experience Angie’s goal is to help people find joy in movement. 

Angie carries professional certifications with The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). In addition to personal training, she teaches both virtual and in-person classes.