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Lynette Johnson has been teaching fitness and dance for over 35 years. She is a professional dancer/ teacher and musical theatre performer as well as being the mother of two amazing children. After graduating with a dance degree from East Carolina University, she was hired to teach ballet at the ECU School of Theatre and Dance and the NC Academy of Dance Arts, and to be the coach of the East Carolina University Dance Team....Read more
Lynette Johnson has been teaching fitness and dance for over 35 years. She is a professional dancer/ teacher and musical theatre performer as well as being the mother of two amazing children. After graduating with a dance degree from East Carolina University, she was hired to teach ballet at the ECU School of Theatre and Dance and the NC Academy of Dance Arts, and to be the coach of the East Carolina University Dance Team. While teaching and directing dancers, Lynette also became a fundraiser for ECU Athletics, which led to an Assistant Athletics Marketing Director position, under Jimmy Bass, now Athletic Director at UNCW. While working at ECU in the Athletics Department, Lynette continued her love for the arts, performing in ECU Summer Theatre productions and becoming the director of the Friends of Theatre and Dance, where she would be a board member for the next twenty plus years. Years later, Lynette was named Director of Dance at Arendell Parrott Academy, in eastern NC, where she worked for twelve years, cultivating a successful dance program.
After receiving a 200-hour Yoga Certification through YogaWorks, NYC Lynette decided to move to NYC to pursue a 500RYT. After six months of rigorous training, she made the decision to stay and teach in NYC, where she now teaches Dance, Yoga, Pilates, Core Fusion, and Barre. Lynette is a founding teacher and consultant for BDCFIT, where she teaches Pilates, Core Fusion, Barre, and Yoga. Lynette teaches Ballet, Tap, Tiny Yoga, and Broadway Ballet at Broadway Dance Center Children & Teens, since its opening in 2017. A founding member of the Women’s Wellness Workshop NYC, Lynette is also a former Community Coordinator for Athleta and has been featured teacher for Athleta, Lululemon, and NYRR in NYC.
Passionate about teaching and building community, Lynette loves being a part of her student’s personal fitness goals. While helping her students understand alignment and proper postures, she motivates with energy, positivity and love. Refreshingly unique, Lynette makes her students feel special while helping them become stronger energetically, mentally and physically, while creating a sense of community.
Class Descriptions
This all levels core stretch class is an upbeat, full body conditioning class that focuses on core strength!
This class will be based on an iyengar/ashtanga blend of yoga. This alignment based yoga class will focus on correct alignment by presenting postures in challenging ways.
While there is a flow to the class, students will also be encouraged to increase their flexibility, balance, and strength by holding and breathing into poses.
New students will develop a familiarity with basic yoga poses, while experienced yoga students are encouraged to explore more challenging poses. Everyone will be challenged, yet encouraged to practice at their own level.
This Upbeat Pilates based class is sure to work your body to the core! While the main focus is building core strength, the class will also increase strength, flexibility, and balance in the entire body. It is specifically designed to help dancers become their strongest self.