ADULT YOGA, PRENATAL YOGA, BUDDHA BABY, FAMILY YOGA, MOM AND ME BALLET, ART AND MOVEMENT. Nicole Netelkos Goetchius Nicole Netelkos Goetchius is Mom to Loukas Alexander and owner of Om Baby Yoga. She is a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor through the White Lotus Foundation and is a certified Prenatal Yoga teacher through Kripalu. She's also certified in Pilates Mat. She leads group adult and teen classes in Holmdel and children’s classes in schools and libraries throughout New Jersey. She is a certified elementary school teacher and founder of Learning Through Movement, which teaches concepts through dance, music and art. She is a continuing yoga and dance student and is presently pursuing a Masters in Holistic Health at Georgian Court College. Nicole incorporates these words into her teaching philosophy. The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves. -- Joseph CampbellI It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. -- Albert Einstein What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand. -- Confucius

MUSIC TOGETHER Vilma Yel Vilma Yel, Teacher and Director of Vilma’s Music Together in New York City, is also an internationally recognized singer and songwriter. For over 20 years she’s been working as a solo artist and for the last 10 years she’s been working with children, in Germany and the United States of America.

CAPOEIRA Instrutor Costela Faithfully representing his original group, Cordao de Ouro, created by the famous Mestre Suassuna, Costela (which means Ribs,) has been training and teaching in his home town of Minas Gerais since he was a young boy. Being in the US for about 4 years, he reiniciated his training gaining friendship with Profesor Baiano, personally training with him as well as attending and assisting in performances with the Capoeira Sol Nascente Group in Long Branch, where he currently resides. His life long dream and passion was to train and teach Ca AROMA YOGA Marcy Felicito Personal Wellness Consultant, is an AAAI Certified Yoga Instructor, NJ State Licensed Skin Care Specialist, Board Certified Holistic Alternative Psychology Practitioner and owner of Earthtones Holistic Products and Services, LLC. Marcy is offering group Yoga for Adults at Om Baby every Sunday at 10am.

FLAMENCO Eva Lucena (Executive and Artistic Director, Principal Dancer, Choreographer) Ms. Lucena began performing at the age of three. She spent her youth between Wales (United Kingdom) and in Granada (Spain), where she lived among the caves of Sacromonte and the gypsy quarters of Albaicin. Her training in New York, Great Britain and Spain came from Mariano Parra, Victorio, and Manolo Rivera, among others. However, she gained most of her knowledge and choreographic creativeness from her mentor, María Alba, some of whose shawl and fan work she brings to the stage today. Another great influence was Sebastian Castro, who taught Antonio Gades and Cristina Hoyos, whose own blend of the Classical and Flamenco can be seen in Carlos Saura's renowned film Carmen. Prior to co-founding Alborada with María Alba, Ms. Lucena toured in Spain as a principal dancer in the Sebastian Castro Dance Company, toured with María Alba in the United States and also performed many solo concerts in many cities throughout the US and in Spain. She was showcased with Sammy Davis Jr. and Engelbert Humperdink in London. Ms. Lucena starred in the Talk of the Town in London, and was also featured on BBC TV, Granada TV, and in films such as Tommy the Toreador starring Tommy Steele. For three years she starred in a Flamenco show at Villa Romana, Rome and performed in several films there. Ms. Lucena has made several appearances on NJN TV's Images / Imagenes, most recently in Flamenco: The Essence of Dance and Drama in 2005. She has also served as a judge and guest artist at NJPAC Hispanic Youth Showcase. She continues to work on new choreographies and ballets, and trains and choreographs for Alborada's featured and company dancers. Ms. Lucena shares her vast expertise and love for Spanish Dance by teaching student classes in New York City, and in several locations in New Jersey, including Edison, Middletown and Silver Lake; several of her students now form a “junior” dance group that enjoys performing opportunities for charitable organizations and in outreach programs. She conducts master classes and lecture-demonstrations throughout the Tri-State area.

BELLYDANCE Claire Moon In the 1970's I studied belly dance with Lerma Chen, a well known belly dancer and teacher in the Metropolitan area. Through her I was able to take classes with Elena and her mentor, the late, great Ibrahim Farrah, a male belly dancer of Lebanese heritage who perpetuated the cultivation of the Modern Egyptian belly dance style in the New York area. I also studied ballet at New Jersey School of Ballet which is affiliated with The New Jersey Ballet. When I moved to Brick, I found a wonderful teacher, Santhe Bielk, who was the only one around who had an adult ballet class. I studied with her for close to 20 years. Through all of this I had always kept up my belly dancing. A few years ago I started flamenco lessons with Eva Lucena, Director of The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre. When I performed a belly dance at a Hafla at Om Baby studio that she attended, she asked me to perform in one of Alborada's shows. I've had many opportunities, since then, to perform, choreograph, teach and research for Alborada. When Nicole mentioned to me that she had had inquiries about belly dance, it was like a bell going off! Teaching the Thursday 11-12 noon class this Summer has been so much fun that Thursday will now, also, have a 6:30-7:30 pm class starting the 11th of Sept. Fitness and Fun, rolled into one. That's belly dance!