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Dawn Wotherspoon, President/CEO
Fitness & Yoga Instructor,
Personal Trainer Specialist
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Dawn Wotherspoon is a certified Fitness Leader through SPRA, a Personal Trainer Specialist through CanFitPro and has completed her Yoga Teacher Certification Level 1 training. Dawn received her Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2006, and has owned and operated ClubMynx (previously Street Dance & Fitness) since 2005. Dawn has a passion for people, fitness and business.
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Keeley Andrews
Office Manager,
Fitness & Dance Leader
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Keeley Andrews is a certified Fitness Leader with SPRA, and has her Standard First Aid and CPR level C. She is the Office Manager at ClubMynx Fitness as well as a Pole Dance Leader. Having been a member of Street Dance Fitness in 2007 and following ClubMynx to their new location she became so involved with the classes that she began working here part time as a Member Service Associate and expressed an interest in leading Pole Dancing. After several months of practice she began teaching Mynx Pole sessions and leading stagettes. She is still an active member taking advanced stages of Pole Dancing to increase strength and flexibility. She now works at ClubMynx full time! " I love everything ClubMynx has to offer and believe in the classes and the results that I had to devote my entire work life to ClubMynx. I love it!" |
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Danielle Vanchu
Dance Leader
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In the summer of 2009, Danielle started as a Member Service Associate and began taking part in both fitness and pole dance classes at ClubMynx. As a participant in pole dancing, Danielle fell in love with the program. She has nineteen years of dance training, eight years of dance teaching and seven years of cheerleading experience including three years with the Roughrider Cheerleading organization. Currently leading all levels of the pole dance program as well as other dance-for-fitness classes, and as a team leader and dancer for Stiletto Vibe Dance Co., Danielle loves being a part of the Mynx team. Danielle has a Bachelor of Science and is continuing her education in the Doctor of Dental Medicine four year program at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Tracy Johnson
Fitness, Yoga & Dance Leader
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Tracy Johnson has been dancing for the past 20 years, and has spent the last 3 years teaching dance, fitness and Yoga with Street Dance & Fitness corp. as well as ClubMynx Fitness. She is a SPRA certified group fitness leader, certified Yoga Instructor and has her Standard First Aid and CPR Level C. Tracy loves fitness in all forms and is looking forward to the challenge of leading a variety of classes at ClubMynx!
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Ashala
Dance Leader
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Ashala has been dancing for 25 years and lovin’ it! She received her Fine Arts diploma majoring in dance from Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton and her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan. A passion for dance and fitness has led her to practice many different styles of movement and she is thrilled to be leading Mynx Pole Dancing at ClubMynx.
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Tara Hoknes
Dance Leader
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Tara Hoknes Has been dancing passionately in her home since MC Hammer came out with his number one hit "Cant Touch This”. She has taken many forms of dance such as Ballet, Tap, Salsa, Merengue, Samba and Cumbia along with many others from Latin origins. Tara is leading a group along side Shauna Sawchuck called “Sephoria’ and is always continuing to challenge and redeem inner strength through dance. Tara hopes to share the same excitement and freedom that she gets from dancing with women who are open to it and are ready to have fun. She will be leading the pole dancing classes at ClubMynx and can’t wait to share the experience.
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Kana Sugimoto
Fitness & Dance Leader
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Kana currently teaches fitness and dance classes at ClubMynx including Mynx Pole Dancing. She is a certified Personal Trainer through CanFitPro, and she is also very passionate about dancing. Currently she dances with a hip hop and reggaetone crew doing shows and performing at events all around the city. Kana has a 2 year old daughter, but that doesn't slow her down from doing the things that she loves, which is training and helping people reach their personal fitness goals.
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Nicole Penkala
Dance Instructor
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Nicole Penkala is a certified Zumba instructor. She has previously danced with a latin dance group in Saskatoon and now wants to share her zeal for latin dance thru Zumba instruction!!! Zumba has taken the world by storm and Nicole wants to recruit this enthusiasm for latin dancing to Saskatoon thru Zumba fitness classes. |
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Ronda Gadd
Fitness Instructor
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Ronda Gadd is a certified Fitness Leader through SPRA and a Personal Trainer Specialist through CanFitPro. She received her Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2003. She’s completed numerous marathons and in 2008 ran her first ultra marathons, including the Canadian Death Race. She loves to be outside whether it’s snowshoeing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking or running. Everything is better in the sunshine….or snow!!!
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Stephanie Schmaltz
Dance Leader
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Stephanie has been dancing for the past 15 years, and teaching a variety of dance classes for 5 years. She was awarded the Youth Ambassador Award from Dance Saskatchewan Inc. in 2008. Stephanie began taking pole dancing lessons at ClubMynx in the fall of 2008 and fell in love with the program, continued it through and is now excited to be instructing all levels of pole dancing classes at ClubMynx. |
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Tarra Hall
Fitness Leader
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Tarra is a Certified Fitness instructor and holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from the University of Saskatchewan. She has a passion for fitness and sports and loves encouraging people to reach their personal fitness goals. Tarra has a background in numerous competitive sports and fitness adventures and is always looking for a new challenge. An avid runner completing numerous half-marathons and hopes to challenge full marathons in the near future. An instructor with ClubMynx since it first opened, she looks forward to welcoming and meeting new participants throughout the years to come within all the numerous classes she teaches! |
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Chelsey Samborski
Dance Leader & P/T Program Director
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Chelsey is a pole dancing leader at ClubMynx Fitness. She started taking classes at Street Dance in the Spring of 2008, participating in Stripperbasics and Learn to Lap Dance. Chelsey has always lived an active lifestyle, figure skating for 13 years, and playing hockey for 3 years, and is always trying to find new ways to stay in shape. In the fall of 2008, she started Pole Dancing, and instantly loved the new way of training. She's excited to help women build muscle and self confidence! You wont get a workout like this anywhere else!
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Leanne Leuschen
Fitness Leader
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Leanne Leuschen has been active all her life in fitness and sport. She was involved in Huskies track and field and cheerleading, as well as U of S gymnastics while in University receiving her B.Sc. in Kinesiology in Exercise and Sport studies. Leanne uses her passionate drive and determination to motivate others in a supportive but challenging atmosphere. Her vast knowledge of body awareness, agility, flexibility, strength, endurance training and exercise physiology allows her to safely instruct and teach participants in a variety of fitness areas. She is always an encouraging influence and shares her love of leading a healthy lifestyle with those around her.
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Jessie Slimmon
Fitness Instructor
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Jessie Slimmon is a certified Fitness Leader with Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association and has her Standard First Aid and CPR level C. She received her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2005 and has a passion for fitness and physical activity. Jessie received her certification in November 2009 and teaches at several facilities in Saskatoon. She is always looking for new ways of staying in shape and enjoys running, beach volleyball and golfing in her spare time. She looks forward to helping Club Mynx members meet their fitness goals! |
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Steffi Kynoch
Dance Leader, Member Service Associate
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Steffi is currently a full time social work student at the University of Regina Saskatoon Campus. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and has always enjoyed an active lifestyle. She started out as a ClubMynx member last spring and instantly fell in love with the atmosphere and classes. She has also enjoyed taking the Mynx pole dancing classes. Steffi is excited to be a part of the ClubMynx team and looks forward to helping both new and old members!
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Shauna Sawchuk
Dance Leader
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Shauna Shawchuk has been Latin dancing for the past 6 years and is very passionate about what she does. She has had experience in dancing many Latin rythms including salsa, merengue, samba and reggaeton. She is also one of the main choreographer's along side Tara Hoknes in their Latin/Hip hop group called Sephoria. Shauna has performed at many venues in Saskatoon including folkfest and many other events around the city. She loves teaching her Latin classes as well as her childrens Hip Hop classes for the community. Shauna is one of the leaders for the LatinFit classes at ClubMynx . |
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Rose Palidwor
Fitness Leader
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Rose Palidwor is a certified SPRA Fitness Leader and has been leading classes at the Civic Centres and at Concentra Financial office. Rose received her certification in Nov of '07 and has been teaching since January of '08. She specializes in leading Step, Boxercise,and Muscle Sculpting. As well as leading some outdoor running classes. She lives an active daily lifestyle,by walking, running and golfing. Rose loves to encourage and lead woman towards a healthy active lifestyle, beginning with early morning cardio workouts!
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Tara Hilkewich
Fitness Leader
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Tara Hilkewich is certified by CanFitPro as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and a nutrition and wellness specialist. Training elite athletes as a Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, and working with clients from all walks of life for the past 8 years is her specialty. With a background in Kinetics and fitness, she lives her passion everyday promoting health and wellness.
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Danielle Silbernagel
Member Service Associate
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Danielle is a stay at home mother of 2. She joined Club Mynx in the fall of 2009 working as a Member Service Associate. Her love for dance has always been a passion since she was 5 years old. "Club Mynx has given me the confidence and strength to fulfill what I love most - dance." She enjoys the positive atmosphere Club Mynx has to offer and loves the positive effect it has on all the members. Danielle is extremely proud to be a member of the Club Mynx team and is looking forward to furthering her education in fitness and dance. |
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Christel Geske
Fitness Leader
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Christel is a certified fitness leader with SPRA. She enjoys staying active with swimming, spin, and strength training. She also recently started running and completed her first half marathon. Christel looks forward to help motivate ClubMynx members and is very happy to be part of the team. |
