Ellen Baker

 Ellen is an avid music lover, former professional musician, road cyclist, and skier.  For the past eight years she has made her home in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, enjoying a career as a speech-language pathologist.  After her second child, Ellen turned to group exercise classes because they made her feel empowered within her body and confident within her mind.  Prompted by her personal experience with exercise as a means to transform the self, she began to take on the role as instructor for group exercise classes.  She was guided and mentored by strong women throughout her journey to becoming an instructor.  Now, as a certified Barre Intensity Instructor and spinning instructor, she seeks to help other women and men on their fitness journeys. She believes in the power of music to inspire, perspire, and transform the self.  Her classes place an emphasis on proper form and alignment to produce functional power, and to allow the body to build strength and stamina without injury.

Anthea Beckles

In her prior life, Anthea was a headhunter for decades, owning an executive search firm on Wall Street in New York City.  She worked fast and she was nimble, making massive decisions for her company and clients.  Her move out west allowed her to slow life down and focus on her mind, body and spirit. Shortly after moving to Cali, however, she was in a horrific car accident. 

“I had very horrible injuries” Anthea recounts. “I took yoga to replace physical therapy and I was preparing to face surgery but instead, I tried hot yoga and simply did so for the heat.  I just would lay there and enjoy the heat and didn’t care if people were staring.  It made me feel better and eventually I began to do poses and get more involved.”

Anthea became so involved that her love for yoga escalated into becoming certified in multiple disciplines of it.  This changed her life and thus, her wellness journey had begun.  “I experienced a clearer mind, I had weight loss of 30 pounds and I felt great.”

As she continued on her journey, barre was the next milestone.

If you peek in on one of her classes you will likely hear neo-soul, pop, house, oldies and even some rock & roll.  You may hear her and the students singing to the music and having lots of laughs!  Anthea loves to make her classes entertaining, but don't misconstrue the fun as a way to escape getting a hard workout in! She is determined to help her students sculpt their bodies and transform so prep yourselves for a serious workout!

Erika DeClerck

Born in Peru and raised in Ecuador, Erika DeClerck moved to the United States to attend college.  This mom of 4 has always been active - whether it was being a gymnast or a track and field runner from a young age to running marathons, Erika has put a lot of stress on her body as she continues to work hard to be in tip-top shape. That wear and tear caught up to Erika, though, and her injuries led to the need for several knee surgeries.  When the surgeries mounted and she was told she may need shoulder surgery, she looked at other options.  Hot yoga became one of those options for her to alleviate the pain and it proved to be incredibly therapeutic.  It turned out that it was just the thing she needed.  After 9 months of doing hot yoga, Erika found that the need for surgery was not there anymore as her pain subsided.  Her fitness journey, like a great marathon runner, would break through the wall and she began to actively explore more of what this type of therapy had to offer. After her last pregnancy, Erika explored barre as an option and in 6 months time she lost all of her gained weight. Barre (along with yoga) would then become a staple in her workout so much so that she decided to actively pursue an opportunity to become certified in Barre Intensity and teach others. 

Lisa Alberino

Lisa’s calling is to serve and share her love for fitness, while strengthening friendships through faith. Lisa has taught fitness classes since the 1980s, was a dancer and choreographer for the University of Minnesota, a strength and training intern for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team and a professional dancer for the NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves). She has danced for Prince (yes, you read that correctly!) at his Minneapolis nightclub, Glam Slam; taught dance and fitness at Eagle Rock School in Estes Park, Colorado; and was Director of Dance for the Phoenix Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona. As a then single mother, Lisa took a leap of faith into financial marketing, growing her Pennsylania-based satellite office into the East Coast’s second largest producing firm before global empire Allianz purchased the company. After moving to California, Lisa began craving Barre-centered workouts after using them to recover from long distance running and over-training injuries. As a successful entrepreneur, she knew opening labarre, boutique fitness studio, would be her next adventure. Lisa earned a B.S. in Physiology and Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. She resides in San Jose with her husband, Robert and their three children — Jordan (20), Angelina Josie (14) and Stella Gigi (8).