Nikki has lived all over the US. She was born in Southern California, but raised in Central Illinois. She began dancing at an early age and never stopped! Sports, gymnastics, and cheerleading took up a majority of her middle school and high school years. Her love for tumbling happened the moment she learned to do a cartwheel. She began coaching Gymnastics at Oak Hill Tumbling as part of her volunteer service hours for NHS in High School, and continued to coach there over the summer during college. College was where she was introduced to Zumba, and vowed to make it a part of her life after her very first class. After graduating with a BA in Glass Art from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2015, she moved to Indianapolis, IN and became a Kids Activities Coach for Life Time Fitness, leading kids classes in everything from gymnastics to dance to arts and crafts. Here, she found a Zumba family and shortly after became certified in Zumba Fitness as an instructor. She currently teaches Zumba classes at the Princess Anne Family YMCA. She joined Golden Slippers in 2023 and is very excited to continue her work as an Acro instructor.
