Tanya Beardsley
Dancer
Dance and fitness professional who would become known as one of the top celebrity Zumba instructors in the world. She has starred in Zumba fitness DVDs and was awarded Specialty presenter of the Year in Canada.
She was already a professional ballroom dancer when she took her first ever Zumba class in 2001.
She has worked with top music artists such as Pitbull and Wyclef Jean.
She was born in Connecticut, and would later reside in New York.
She and Gina Grant are both well known celebrity Zumba instructors.