Our Team

OUR
INSTRUCTORS

All of Banana Skirt’s instructors are uber talented. Each has a unique personality and an expansive base of experience. The commonalities are that all are super cool, can dance their asses off and are loads of fun. Here is a cheat sheet:

Tiana

Tiana is a swaggy instructor with a hip-hop edge. Tiana’s classes are most often hip-hop choreography focused which offers a full body workout. In her classes you will tighten…

Marissa

Marissa carries the distinction of being Banana Skirt’s OG (first instructor)! She’s super sassy and can break down the choreography from your favorite pop music videos like no other….

Nikki

Nikki’s classes are sexy dance cardio with a Harlem twist – swexy. In Nikki’s classes you will channel your sexy while tightening your dance moves and yes, you will…

Matia

Matia’s classes with give you an amazing combination of finesse and athleticism topped off with a jazzy/modern dance twist that offers a 360 degree cardio workout! Matia teaches Starpop…

Lena

Lena’s acting background shines brightly in her classes. She’s has a fun, super sweet personality with a midwest edge. She brings a bit of theatrics to her classes along…

Byron

Byron is an amazing instructor who makes you feel like he’s known you your entire life while providing the sweat sesh of a lifetime. Byron may have appeared on…

NEW YORK CITY

Classes Take Place at Pearl Studios 500 & 519 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 *Monday Classes Take Place @ Ripley Grier Studios 520 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018

Selected as one of the "Biggest Fitness Trends of 2017" by Elle UK, Banana Skirt brings a one-of-a-kind dance cardio experience led by a team of ultra energetic and friendly professional dancers.

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WASHINGTON, DC

Classes Take Place at Fitness Snob 617 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC