Melissa Gonzalez

Melissa is a Certified ZUMBA Fitness® and ZUMBA Sentao® Instructor. She is known for her amazing weight lost story. Back in 2006 Melissa weighted 307 lbs.! Being a mother of 2 beautiful children she was too busy to realize that her bad eating habits lack of exercise were negatively affecting her life! She encountered many health related problem due to her weight. She knew she needed to make a lifestyle change if she wanted to live to see her children grow up. She started taking Zumba and Bellydance classes as exercise. After losing 141 lbs Melissa is a now a Master Bellydancer / performer, Zumba, Les Mills SH’BAM and Group Fitness Instructor and teaches throughout Central Florida. She is currently pursuing her ACSM Personal Trainer Certification and her degree in Sport Medicine and Nutrition. Her goal is to become a motivational wellness speaker.

Melissa has a dance background in Bellydance, Bollywood, Samba, Salsa, Sword, Video Vixen, Hip Hop, Polynesian, Burlesque and Pole. She has been involved in Latin, Hip-Hop and World dance for more than 16 years! It is her love of dancing and music that brought her to ZUMBA ®.