Growing up dancing, Erica has never strayed away from the versatility of the barre. She has had many years of ballet training and received her degree in dance at Alma College. While teaching different genres of dance in a studio setting for the past couple years, she became inspired by barre fitness and it has helped her to build strength and tone her body. Erica has completed her training in Barre Intensity and is excited to bring her dance background, energetic playlists, and positive attitude to her clients!
Jennie Schneider
Jennie has been taking barre classes for nearly three years, and it has increased her physical and mental strength. Jennie is also a runner and has found that the benefits she receives from barre have enhanced her running speed and endurance. In order to hone her barre practice, Jennie decided to train as a Barre Intensity instructor.
With her background as a fifth grade teacher and dancer, becoming a barre instructor was a natural transition. Jennie is looking forward to teaching a challenging, upbeat class that will engage and strengthen her students.
Erika Maxie
Erika brings over a 25-year background in the health and fitness industry. As the Creator of CORE Fitness LLC, Erika has trained a wide variety of clients ranging in age from 18-87. A Chicago native and with a BS in Community Health Education from Clark Atlanta University, Erika is a Certified Personal Trainer with a specialization in Fitness Nutrition from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and a Mind Body Specialist with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Additionally, Erika holds certifications as a Barre Intensity Instructor and a Silver Sneaker Flex Instructor. Erika is also the Studio Director for Barre B in Atlanta. Erika’s personal fitness achievements include completing a 26.2 mile marathon and a sprint triathlon.
Her motto is: “Exercise your life.”
Michele Vakili
Darby Reiners
Darby Reiners is new to the fitness industry, but has enjoyed physical fitness all her life. Growing up Darby participated in Basketball, Soccer, and (her favorite) Dance. Once in college, Darby found an interest in group fitness classes including Yoga, Pilates, and BodyPump. Through her personal goal to re-enter the dance world and under the advice of her sister and cousin who are both heavily involved in the fitness industry, she pursued Barre and fell in love with the Barre Intensity program. With fifteen years of dance experience, Darby loves combining traditional ballet moves with high tempo music in her Barre classes.
When Darby is not teaching Barre she is pursuing her other passion, History. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in History and French from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Public History from North Carolina State University in 2014. She currently works as Assistant Registrar at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum connected to West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.