If you hang out at the Mesquite Rec Center chances are you will catch a glimpse of our two whirlwind friends Donna and Ann buzzing about, teaching classes and being happy. Linda has been working for some time to schedule a podcast and poof a week ago our Art Box studio in the STEAM Center came alive with these two dynamos. Here is a little bit about them below, then listen to an energy packed podcast.
Donna Schorr
I started in teaching in 1984 after my favorite instructor told me I should be leading class, and took me under her wing. I started teaching what we called "aerobics" back then, which was really dance exercise, similar to Jazzercise or Zumba. I quickly progressed to teaching sports conditioning, boot camps and circuit training, as well as spinning and yoga. It just makes me so happy! I get a truly euphoric experience when the music is pumping and all the bodies are moving in unison. My whole paradigm changed after I took Pilates training, there is no other exercise system that starts with your skeleton first, then works outward to the muscles. The latest training I completed was on coaching senior fitness/cognitive training, and am already implementing the concepts in all my classes. I love what I do!
Ann Murphy
Then: Raised on a Wisconsin farm, off to college and married a local Marine. Have lived in seven states and travel is in my blood. Serious fitness and health advocate since the my early 20's. Worked in the airline industry before turning to teaching fitness full time. Married a couple more times, ran a B&B and a horse boarding stable.
Now: Settled in Mesquite and still have the fitness passion, particularly in motivating others. Enjoying dancing with the Lifelong Dancers, biking, hiking and weekends in Vegas. Lastest travel was cruise on the Amazon. My partner Jim Russell and I are planning an expedition cruise to Antartica. I am about to finish my five year reign as Ms. Senior Mesquite which has been a very rewarding experience. I just adopted yet another rescue dog. Life is good.
The ARt Box - Episode 152 - Basque dance company Txori Baltza - Katlyn, Olivia and Franci
The Art Box - Episode 151 - Lucretius Visits Tuscarora - Nancy Harris McLelland
The Art Box - Episode 150 - The Always *REAL* Cowboy Poet - Annie MacKenzie
The Art Box - Episode 149 - What I Love about Nevada - Meet Bobbie Ann Howe
The Art Box - Episode 148 - Northern Most Cowboy Poet - Doris Daly
The Art Box - Episode 147 - 39th Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering - Elko, Nevada - Intro
The Art Box - Episode 163 - Using Creativity to Help Local Business, No Elk Moments - Meet Dustin Berg
The Art Box - Episode 162 - Key West to Roswell to Mesquite, Meet Editor and Journalist James Luksic
The Art Box - Episode 166 - Virgin Valley Artists' Association 2024 Silent Auction
The Art Box - Episode 135 - Learn to Love Again - Meet Nicky Wangsgard (a.k.a. Billy the King)
The Art Box - Episode 146 - Say Yes to Everything - Meet Juniper Outpost's Charlotte and David
The Art Box - Episode 145 - "Create A Feeling" Meet February 2024 Artist of the Month Randy Bauman
The Art Box - Episode 144 - Saturn's in Your Kitchens and Backyards - Meet Shannon McConnell
The Art Box - Episode 142 - "Show Up" - Meet Nancy Good
The Art Box - Episode 143 - A Haboob in the Hoodoos at the Mesquite Community Theater
The Art Box - Episode 141 - Humane Borders - Meet Laurie Cantillo
The Art Box - Episode 140 - STEAM Chat - Community Leaders Meet Ann and Burton Weast
The Art Box - Episode 139 - Grasses, Code Girls, Mrs O, Utah Humanities Meet Kase Johnstun
The Art Box - Episode 138 - ”Building An Art Community” - Meet Lynn Maguire
The Art Box - Episode 137 - Building Cathedrals - Meet Pericles Rellas
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