About Mary Pirela

Mary Pirela is from Maracaibo, Venezuela.  She has always loved dancing and participated in several dancing performances at school.

In 1997, she enrolled in Tatiana Reyna's Flamenco Academy, where she danced for 2 years. In 1998, she participated in a workshop called Movement and Healing with Berti Klein (Movement Mentor in Integration of Body, Mind, Emotions and Spirit).

In Minnesota, she used to dance with Fuego Latino Dancers, a Colombian folkloric dance group that has performed in several events such as Festival of Nations, 5 de Mayo Celebrations, Hispanic Heritage month festivities and others.

After searching for a fun and easy way to do aerobics she found Zumba® and decided to become a Certified Zumba® Instructor, combining dancing and workout with unique moves and combinations that allow Zumba® participants to dance away their worries.

She has been teaching Zumba® for about five years now and people love her class and the passion and energy that she puts in every class.

Currently, Mary is married and has a two years old daughter and is expecting her second child by May 2010. Mary is combining her passion for Zumba® with her full time job as stay home mom. She is AFAA and ACE certified. From October 2006 to March 2009, Mary worked for Zumba® Fitness as Zumba Educational Specialist (ZES). During that period of time she trained over 150 new ZUMBA® instructors in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.

Mary Pirela