Joan Minnery's Dance Fitness

🔥 Hunka Burnin’ Love Dance Party: A Salute to the King 🔥
Get ready for a night that’s got a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on…
Join us on Friday, June 26th as we turn the dance floor into a high-energy tribute to — honoring the date of his final live concert in 1977 in Indianapolis.

As a lifelong Elvis fan and director of the Brantford Elvis Festival, I wanted to create something special — a night that brings together music, movement, and that unmistakable Elvis spirit. This event is not only a celebration… it’s also a sneak preview of something much bigger coming next year as we mark the 50th anniversary of Elvis’s passing.

✨ What to expect:
⭐ Line dance lessons throughout the evening — all levels welcome
⭐ Open floor DJ — plenty of time to dance and have fun
⭐ A mix of music genres with a strong Elvis vibe woven throughout
⭐ An upbeat, welcoming atmosphere full of energy, nostalgia, and connection

📍 Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall
181 King Street, Burford
🕖 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
💲 $5 per person

Hosted by Brantford Line Dancing & Blessed Sacrament Parish
Whether you’re a lifelong Elvis fan, a line dancing regular, or just looking for a fantastic Friday night out — this is your chance to hit the floor, feel the music, and celebrate the King in style.

📞 For more info, contact Doreen: (519) 449-5143

👉 Come dance, come celebrate… and get ready — because this is just the beginning

🤠 BOOTS, BEATS & BIG COMMUNITY ENERGY AT BRANTS LANDING! 🎶✨

You are officially invited to one of the most fun afternoons happening in Brantford this spring!

📅 Saturday, May 23
🕐 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Aspira Brants Landing, 166 Lynden Road, Brantford

Get ready for an outdoor courtyard celebration filled with music, dancing, laughter, and community spirit — and YES… it’s completely FREE and open to EVERYONE! 💃🕺

Whether you want to jump in and dance, clap along to the music, or simply sit back and enjoy the entertainment, this event is for YOU. Bring your friends, your family, your neighbours — and don’t forget your lawn chair so you can relax and enjoy the afternoon in the beautiful outdoor courtyard setting! ☀️🎵

✨ FEATURED ENTERTAINMENT ✨
👢 Line dancing with award-winning instructor Joan Minnery
🎶 Live singing by Voices of SiNG iT
🏆 Special performance by Team STOMPtastic
⭐ Surprise choreographed flash mob

This is more than just an event — it’s a community celebration designed to bring people together, get people smiling, and remind everyone that fun has no age limit. ❤️

🚗 PARKING INFO:
Visitor parking is available at the residence.
Additional parking is available across the street in the supermarket plaza — please cross safely at the traffic lights.

📣 Come dance.
📣 Come watch.
📣 Come cheer people on.
📣 Come be part of something joyful.

Trust us… you do NOT want to miss this one! 🤠✨

👉 RSVP or learn more:

📞 226-558-3803
📧 [email protected]

🤠🔥 KICK UP YOUR BOOTS, BRANTFORD — THIS IS YOUR MOMENT! 🔥🤠

📅 Saturday, May 23
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Brant’s Landing — 166 Lynden Road, Brantford
🅿️ Parking on site OR across the street in the shopping plaza
🎟 FREE

👢 LINE DANCERS — WE’RE CALLING YOU OUT! 👢
We’re taking over a MASSIVE outdoor courtyard for a high-energy, all-in line dance experience — and we want dancers from everywhere to join us!

💥 FLASH MOB + FILMING!
We’re creating a choreographed line dance flash mob and capturing it on video — so bring your best outfit, your biggest energy, and let’s make something unforgettable together!

✨ ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Led by award-winning instructor Joan Minnery — no experience needed, just jump in and GO!

🎤 BONUS ENTERTAINMENT
Live singing by Voices of SiNG iT + a powerhouse performances from Team STOMPtastic (North American Champions!)

🍰 Refreshments. Community. Big vibes.

This is not just a class — it’s a full-on line dance PARTY.
Bring your people. Bring your boots. Let’s LIGHT IT UP. 💃🕺

📩 RSVP: [email protected]
📞 226-558-3803

It’s a tie. A true dead heat.

Zumba Dance Fitness with Joan Minnery
and
Line Dance Lessons with Joan Minnery

…have BOTH been named Gold Winners for Best Dance Lessons – Community Votes Brantford 2026.

And I have to tell you — this one hits differently.

Because my journey with fitness didn’t start yesterday.
It started in 1984, right in the heart of the aerobics craze. I became one of the first three certified instructors in town — not the first, but right there at the beginning before it exploded and everyone jumped in.

And from that moment on…
I never stopped.
Aerobics.
Dance fit.
Line dancing.
Zumba.
Latin dance fitness.
Dancercize.
Calisthenics.
Boot camp.

If it involved movement… chances are, I’ve taught it.

And through all of it — decades of classes, thousands upon thousands of people — one thing never changed:
I did it my way.

My classes were always about dance. Always about joy.
And back in the day? I caught some flack for that.
Because while others followed the rules… I didn’t.

I patterned my classes after Richard Simmons — fun, music, connection, energy. I brought in the 50s and 60s, I went against the grain, and yes… I stirred things up a little.

Sometimes I got called out.
Sometimes I got in trouble.

But I never stopped going to the beat of my own drummer.
And today?

Zumba Dance Fitness with Joan Minnery — held Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at the Grand River Community Health Centre — is one of the greatest joys of my life.

That room…

Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s.
A room that is always full. Always singing. Always moving.
We don’t just dance.
We sing.
We laugh.
We celebrate.
We support each other.
We even mourn together when life calls for it.
We have parties.
We have socials.
We share stories… and yes, a little gossip too.
And at the end of every class, we come together.
A thought.
A mantra.
A moment of reflection.
We ground ourselves.
We lift each other.
We say namaste… and we send something good back out into the world.

I have taught thousands of people over the years.
But this class?
This class is something else.
It is joy.
It is connection.
It is community in its truest form.

And this award — this Gold — belongs just as much to every single person in that room as it does to me.

Thank you for showing up.
Thank you for bringing your energy, your spirit, your voices.

And thank you for helping us bring this one home. 🤍

We've been nominated for Best Dance Lessons in Brantford. We would certainly appreciate you clicking on the link and casting your vote for Brantford Line Dancing.

CommunityVotes Brantford 2026 Official 2026 Community Voting Awards Platform for Brantford, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

JOAN MINNERY
Dance Fitness Instructor | Performing Arts Facilitator

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic and highly experienced Dance Fitness Instructor with over 40 years of teaching experience. Specializing in Zumba, line dancing, aerobics, and dance fitness, with a proven ability to create inclusive, high-energy programs for diverse populations. Passionate about community health, movement, and the performing arts.

CERTIFICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS
Fitness Ontario Leadership Program Certificate (1984)
Certified Fitness Instructor – YMCA
Licensed Fitness Instructor – Fitness Ontario / Ontario Fitness Council
Certified Zumba Instructor
Certified Line Dance Instructor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dance Fitness Instructor & Performing Arts Facilitator
Grand River Community Health Centre | 2016 – Present
Lead Zumba and Dance Fitness classes
Develop and deliver inclusive fitness programming for community members
Integrate line dancing, aerobics, and calisthenics into classes
Facilitate performing arts-based wellness initiatives

Zumba Instructor
Sensity (Paris, Ontario)
Deliver adaptive Zumba programming for individuals with diverse abilities

Fitness Instructor
Brantford Parks and Recreation
Delivered group fitness and aerobics classes for community participants

Fitness Instructor
YMCA (Brantford)
Led structured fitness and aerobics programming

Fitness Instructor
Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre
Provided group fitness instruction and wellness programming

Dance & Fitness Instructor
The Fitness Centre (Brantford)
The Workout Studio
Elite Fitness
Carol Kitchen’s Dance Centre
Art in Motion Dance Studio
Academy of Dance

Taught aerobics, Zumba, and dance fitness classes
Delivered choreography-based fitness programs
Worked with a wide range of ages and skill levels

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fitness Instructor across Brantford & Brant County (schools, community programs, events)
Instructor for both Public and Catholic School Boards (elementary & secondary levels)
Fitness programming for Crossing All Bridges and various community and special needs organizations

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Zumba & Latin Dance Fitness
Line Dancing (since 1996)
Aerobics Instruction (since 1984)
Dance Fitness Programming (since 1996)
Group Fitness Leadership
Community-Based Wellness Programs

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & LICENSING
SOCAN (Music Licensing)
Entandem / Re:Sound Licensing

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Diamond Award – Brantford Readers’ Choice Awards (Best Fitness Instructor)
Platinum Award – Community Votes Brantford (Best Fitness Instructor)

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Over four decades of continuous fitness instruction
Experience teaching at schools, community centres, and special events

Featured on Rogers Community Television (Aerobics Instructor)
Featured on multiple news agencies and television programs
International teaching experience at Cofresi Beach Resort, Dominican Republic

Instructor at numerous festivals, community functions, and large-scale events

✨ WHAT HAPPENS IN MY DANCE FITNESS CLASSES? ✨

Let me tell you… it’s not just a workout—it’s an EXPERIENCE 💃🔥

At Grand River Community Health Centre, my classes are a high-energy, feel-good blend of:
💥 Zumba
💥 Line Dancing
💥 Dance Fitness
💥 Old-School Aerobics
💥 Calisthenics

And we MIX. IT. ALL. TOGETHER.

One song you’re doing salsa, the next you’re line dancing, then we’re hitting a full-body cardio blast… and before you know it—you’ve worked EVERYTHING without even realizing it!

🎶 We dance to it ALL:
Merengue, Bachata, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton… plus pop, rock, country, and classics from legends like Michael Jackson, Elvis, ABBA, and Neil Diamond.

🎉 We even do THEME DAYS!
Birthday? You pick the playlist!
Feeling nostalgic? Let’s go old school!
Want to sweat it out? We’ve got you!

🥁 And yes… sometimes we grab the sticks and DRUM!
🪑 Sometimes we bring it down to the chair for Zumba chair + hardcore calisthenics!
💃 But most of all—we DANCE.

My goal? EVERYONE leaves feeling stronger, happier, and more confident—with a FULL BODY workout every single class.

✨ A little about me:

✔ Certified & Licensed Zumba Instructor
✔ Certified Dance Fitness Instructor
✔ Certified Line Dance Instructor
✔ Licensed & Insured (SOCAN / Entandam)
✔ Teaching fitness since 1984

🏆 Proud recipient of:
🥇 Diamond Award – Brantford Readers’ Choice
🥇 Platinum Award – Community Votes (Best Fitness Instructor)

I’ve had the privilege of teaching across Brantford & Brant County, in schools (both boards), at Mohawk College, on television, and at hundreds of community events, festivals, and celebrations.

And I STILL love every single minute of it 💛

📍 CURRENT CLASSES (FREE!):
Mondays & Tuesdays: 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Fridays: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

📍 Grand River Community Health Centre
Come try it. Come feel it. Come move.

✨ You don’t have to be a dancer… you just have to show up.

💎🔥👖 DENIM & DIAMONDS SPRING FLING DANCE — LET’S GOOOO!! 👖🔥💎

This is NOT your average Friday night…
This is your moment to SHINE. ✨

We’re turning up the heat, cranking the music, and bringing the ROAR of line dancing straight to the dance floor — and YOU are invited to be part of it!

🗓 Friday, April 17th
⏰ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, Burford

💥 Kick things off with high-energy Line Dancing with Joan Minnery
💥 Then it’s FULL FLOOR — DJ, dancing, and nonstop vibes
💥 💫 Special Appearance by STOMPtastic!

👖💎 THEME: DENIM & DIAMONDS 💎👖
We’re talking:
✨ Rhinestones
✨ Sparkle
✨ Glitter
✨ Glam
✨ Your BEST country-chic look

If you’ve been waiting for a reason to dress UP and show OUT… THIS. IS. IT.

🔥 Feel the beat
🔥 Feel the energy
🔥 Feel the movement sweeping across Ontario

💃🕺 All ages welcome — bring your crew, your family, your friends
💲 Only $5 to get in
🚫 Dry event
🍪 Snacks & refreshments available

📞 Info: Doreen, Parish Secretary – 519-449-5143

This is your night to step onto that floor, feel the music in your bones, and be part of something ELECTRIC. ⚡

👉 Grab your denim. Bring your diamonds. Let’s light up Burford. 💎🔥

Hello Line Dancers!

Just a friendly (and exciting!) reminder that THIS Saturday is our filming for the International Line Dance Flash Mob — and we can’t wait to see everyone there!

📍 Location: Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street
🕥 Line Dance Lessons: Begin around 10:30AM
🎬 Filming Starts: 11:00AM sharp

We want this to look AMAZING, so come dressed to impress in your best western wear — think cowboy hats, fun outfits, and big energy!

⭐ STOMPtastic Team Members:
Please wear:

Your STOMPtastic t-shirt
Blue jeans
Brown or black boots (or your favourite boots!)
Your black hat with silver trim
Your white STOMPtastic coat (if you have one)

You’re absolutely welcome to change outfits throughout the day, but during filming, we kindly ask that all team members are in their STOMPtastic shirts for a unified look.

🎶 We’ll be performing the three required dances, along with a series of additional dances we selected — with a few more to be finalized on Wednesday!

This is going to be such a fun, high-energy day — an absolute extravaganza — and we’d love for everyone to be part of it.

Let’s show up, dance big, and make this something truly unforgettable!

See you Saturday 🤠