Carmen (she/her) grew up in San Francisco and has lived a little bit everywhere in the last 10 years - Hong Kong, Washington DC, Ann Arbor, and St Louis. She was a Zumba student for many years before becoming certified to teach in 2019. In the middle of mental health challenges in graduate school, dance fitness and movement became a reliable source of comfort and positivity. Carmen hopes to bring that same joy of dance to others with a high-impact style, incorporating traditional Latin rhythms with soca, hip hop, and pop.

Carmen has traveled to 41 countries, has spent many years becoming fluent in Spanish and her native Cantonese, and the love of her life is her dog, Leche.