Jillian Bedell has been dancing all her life. After college, she studied contemporary and modern dance at Peridance and Dance Space in New York. She became interested in the movement practice Nia 20 years ago, and was immediately drawn to its emphasis on joy, mind/body health, and consciousness. She trained with Debbie and Carlos Rosas, who developed the technique that incorporates elements of dance, martial and healing arts, and earned her White Belt as an instructor. 

 

Last year she started teaching a fitness class inspired by all of her favorite dance styles and various cardio fitness methods. Jillian creates playlists and choreographs routines that are easy to follow and focus on simple steps so that the dancer in each of us can emerge. Her classes are founded on a theory of playfulness and pleasure. She loves leading women in a space filled with laughter and camaraderie. 

 

This summer she developed a drama class for children and wrote a one act play performed by the company, Dragon Theater. She teaches Dance Class every Saturday morning at 9 at the Wellness Studio at 47 Main Street in Tenants Harbor. She is thrilled to be at Midcoast Strong, where she’s been doing Zumba with the amazing Shiz and Amanda as often as possible, and where she has always felt so welcomed and at ease.