Dana Walsh

A certified AFAA group exercise fitness instructor, Ms. Walsh teaches at Equinox Fitness, New York Sports Club, and various other facilities. She teaches Zumba, Kickboxing, Sculpt, Interval Classes and Dance Aerobics. Ms. Walsh performed with a latin salsa group called Shani’s Girls for almost two years, performing at various venues and events in NYC, Puerto Rico, Miami, Boston, Connecticut and more.

Ms. Walsh presented at the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD) Teacher’s Conference last year (2009), and will present again in November 2010. She also has presented a workshop to incorporate dance aerobics in North Rockland High School’s physical education curriculum (2010).

Ms. Walsh has helped raise awareness and funds for various charities through co-teaching Zumbathons like: NYSC’s Benefit for Breast Cancer (2009), Benefit for Haiti and Benefit for American Cancer Society (2010). She will also be co-teaching more Zumbathons this upcoming year for Long Island’s Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and for Columbia University’s Dream.Discover.Cure pediatric cancer research.

Ms. Walsh owns and runs a blog called FitCeleb.com, a celebrity diet and fitness based website that also features general healthy lifestyle tips. She also is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Early Elementary Education and plans to graduate at the the end of the year.