Fit to Print Volume 23 Issue 1: March 2014 | Page 9

Interview

By Jourdan Brown

Where There’s a Wil...
There’s Some Serious Fun
Wil in Motion

W

hether it
was
fortune,

fate or
coincidence that
brought Wil
Negrillo to our
door, who can
Kelly say? But we're
sure happy it
happened! Wil's
infectious spirit
fills the gym
whenever he's
there, and his
fun, sexy dance
moves have
ignited our Zumba
program. I
recently had the
opportunity to
speak with Wil
about the gym,
Zumba and his

new class, Pound.
JB: When did you become interested in
dance/Zumba?
WN: Well, dance has always been my
passion since I was little. I danced at
parties, I danced at school…I tried to
make my own dance club at school
because they didn't have any dance
programs. I started Zumba in college. I
tried a Zumba fitness class not even
knowing it was called Zumba and
before I knew it the instructor had me
covering for her classes and really got
me into it. When I came back to New
York after college an instructor told me
to go and get certified for Zumba, and I
went quicker than a hurry.
JB: What made you want to become a
Zumba instructor?
WN: What motivated me the most was
the joy that I brought to people
whenever I danced and the satisfaction
I would get from someone coming up to

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me and telling me that they have lost
weight or are achieving their goals.
JB: What's your favorite style of dance?
WN: I've always been passionate about
salsa but for some reason the belly
dancing just takes over me every single
time.
JB: Where do you get your inspiration
from?
WN: People; I watch videos. Most of the
time I see a move, I like it, I use it. Also,
if I'm out thinking about a song it just
comes naturally.
JB: In your Zumba classes, are you using a
set routine that your certification taught
you or do you use your own moves?
WN: Well, technically Zumba is supposed
to be a 70% routine that they hand out to
you and 30% your own moves. I probably
use about 60% of my own moves and 40%
of their moves. Only because it keeps it
different from other Zumba classes and
makes the class my style as opposed to
just generic “Zumba fitness.”
JB: Do you have any dance idol?
WN: Oh my god, Beyonce. Beyonce is my
god…my goddess actually.
JB: What's your favorite part about a class
when you teach?
WN: I have to say when the class is at a
peak and everyone is yelling and so into
the class that they're not even paying
attention to me anymore. They are just
doing their own thing. That's my favorite
part.

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