About X Factor

Xperience the Fun Xpect Results! With our team of fitness professionals. We are here to motivate and encourage to make a better you! No matter what your fitness level, you will be able to join in and have a fun experience while experiencing the benefits of results!

Our team of professional come from a wide range of backgrounds. Our experience helps us create a community like environment to help motivate and encourage anyone from any background. We are a group of women that have dual lives just like everyone else. We have full time jobs during the day and spend our evenings creating fun environments for our students. If your work out isn't enjoyable, you obviously haven't taken our classes. We want to encourage you to have a lifetime goal of fitness.

History

Starting off as an individual contractor, Kaesha began her fitness career by getting certified as a Zumba Latin Aerobics instructor.  For a year and a half, she taught Zumba Latin Aerobics at various locations through the City of Alexandria.  Students flooded the registration lists and consistently maxed out all of her classes.  With the growing need of fresh fitness solutions such as Zumba Latin Aerobics, Kaesha formed XFactor in August 2007.

She has since expanded to various locations and hired fitness instructors with unique backgrounds to provide the cutting edge needed for this growing fitness trend. Amongst us are not only highly experienced, educated and motivated fitness professionals; but we also have real life personal testimonies of weight loss and confidence gain. Not to mention we hold the following certifications: Zumba,
Zumba II, Zumba Gold, Turbokick, Core Camp, ACE Personal Trainer Certified, and AFAA Group Fitness. We also have years experience in the dance field.

Kaesha

OK. So now I can get real and skip the log of certifications! I was born in Puerto Rico and a military brat. I moved out here to Alexandria VA in 2005. I originally was interested in joining a salsa dance troop but stumbled upon Zumba. :) I remember walking into a Bally's and hearing salsa music in the background. I wondered what that was and peeked into the aerobics studio. It was Zumba! I was hooked ever since. I ended up getting certified by Beto himself after being peer pressured to death! lol. And look at where it has taken me! Truth be told, I am mixed Black and Puerto Rican and have been dancing since I was probably in my mother's womb, but Anyone can do Zumba! That's what makes this format so enjoyable. It doesn't matter if you don't know the steps or if you feel like you look silly. You're releasing stress and enjoying yourself! I am so happy to have met such wonderful people throughout my years of teaching. My team has been so wonderful to me! I am always grateful for their love for dance and their dedication to their work and work ethic. As a side note, I work as a Sr. Requirements Business Analyst for DoS during the day with further background in User Interface and Web Development...and yes, when you ask for a website update, that's me doing the updates! I love to sleep (when I am able to do so!) and hanging out with my new husband. :)

Take care and much love! We'll see you in class!

Andrea

Hola everyone! My name is Andrea and I am a proud Zumba enthusiast and X Factor team member! I am a 28 year old single, Black-a-rican (Black and Puerto Rican), Capricorn female! Asi que hablo un poco de Espanol! :) I was born in Brooklyn NY on Christmas Eve but grew up in Smalltown PA. I moved to VA in 2005 to begin my professional career post graduate school. I first found Zumba in September '06 while reading through the Alexandria recreation booklets. Since I was new to the area, I thought Zumba might be a fun way to get into shape and meet people. Well I've been hooked ever since! Zumba has been a great experience for me and blessing to my life. I have made some great friends, created good networking relationships, learned about the different genres of Latin music, and have been able to get into shape. By day I am a Sr. Consultant specializing in the field Instructional Design. Besides Zumba I enjoy going to church, singing and dancing, shopping, eating (this is why I need Zumba in my life..lol) going to the movies, and most importantly spending time with my friends and my wonderful family. Well that's a little tid bit about me! I hope to see/meet many of you during one of the X Factor classes!!

I’ll leave you with one quote.
"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." - Jim Rohn

Geneza

Hi Guys! My name is Geneza and I was born and raised Brazilian. I moved to the U.S. in 2005 and have had so much fun here; especially now that I am part of the Zumba World. I am a happy, outgoing person who loves to dance. Dance is my life! I started dancing when I was 3 years old, and since then I never stopped. Dance is the way I can release my stress, burn lots of calories and keep my mind and spirit uplifted. I started taking Zumba classes at a gym in the Virginia area, and of course I loved it! Now I am very happy to be a part of this great team called X Factor. I started teaching Zumba in April/2008. I have been so grateful to see my students embracing me and enjoying my work. It is exciting for me, the smile of a student, their excitement to learn a new step, and how Zumba impacts their lives in a positive way. This means everything for me! I look forward to share with you guys the “Zumba Affect” ! I am sure you will love it.

Xoxooxoxox
-Geneza