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TIFFANY NORRIS
OWNER
INSTRUCTOR
FUSEADF • ADF BURN • ADF MIX • CLUBADF • ZUMBA
Tiffany has had a passion for dance since she was a little girl. She discovered Zumba about 10 years ago, fell in love with the fitness workout and has been dancing ever since. Having dance fitness and clean eating as constants has lead to a healthy and happier lifestyle. The impact these changes made on her life stirred a drive and passion for helping others also have healthier lifestyles. Tiffany grew up in Greenville, SC with her 4 younger siblings. She loves Jesus, people, her fiancé Dan, her dog Harmony, traveling, wine and coffee. She is involved with several different volunteer programs in Greenville – Fostering Great Ideas, Mentor Upstate, VITA and Meals on Wheels. Tiffany graduated from North Greenville University with her Bachelor’s in Accounting and Business. She currently works on the leadership team for another local woman-owned small business, High Spirits Hospitality, handling their accounting and finances, when she’s not at Adrenaline.
LAUREN HARGRAVES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
INSTRUCTOR
ADF BURN
Lauren walked into ADF never having taken a dance fitness class of any type! Quickly falling in love with the people, energy, and results, she joined our membership program and has been a faithful ADF cheerleader since day one! What better person to have as our development manager than a loyal member? Lauren has been married to her college sweetheart Eric for almost 18 years. With a degree in education, she home-schools her 3 children. Growing up in PA, Lauren has a love for everything outdoors and uses these adventures to connect with family and friends. Lauren’s love for Jesus and others is evident in her joyful personality. With a passion to learn, she is always seeking new hobbies that spark her creativity. Lauren owns an embroidery business, loves thrifting and sustainable shopping, and dabbles in interior design when she’s not dancing with us at ADF.
MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM
JESSICA RUIZ
INSTRUCTOR
CLUBADF • FUSEADF • ZUMBA TONING • ZUMBA
Jessica had always been an athlete. Growing up in New York, she played field hockey from 4th grade all the way into college at Clemson University. Besides field hockey, she never found an exercise she loved to do until she found Zumba in 2012. Although she didn’t get her license until about two years later, she fell in love with dance fitness. She moved to Greenville after attending Clemson University. Jessica has always struggled with her weight and body issues, but with Zumba and Weight Watchers, Jessica has lost over 50 lbs and couldn’t be happier. Jessica married her husband, Thomas, in June of 2017 and became a mother to a beautiful baby boy in April of 2019. When Jessica isn’t dancing at Adrenaline, she is enriching the lives of children as a elementary teacher.
LORI SIMPSON
INSTRUCTOR
CLUBADF • FUSEADF • ZUMBA TONING
Lori was born in Columbia, SC and raised in beautiful Greenville, SC. Lori has been involved in dance since she was a child. She decided to become a Zumba instructor after attending many Zumba classes at a local studio. Over the years, she developed a love for Latin beats such as: salsa, merengue, and bachata. Lori enjoys every moment of teaching classes, sharing choreography, and supporting the ever growing Zumba family of students and instructors! Lori has two sons and although she feels that at times balancing family and a career may be tough , she believes that finding time for yourself and your health is very important and a great example for family. She hopes her passion for dance and fitness will inspire and motivate people to have fun while working out and begin a healthy and positive lifestyle of their own. Lori loves helping people ease into a healthy and active lifestyle with a Make it Fun! attitude. Her love for dance and people shines through wherever she goes! When Lori is not working or teaching Zumba you can find her in Columbia cheering on her Gamecocks, spending time with friends, family and her 3 dogs.
TRAVIS McGOWAN
INSTRUCTOR
CLUBADF • FUSEADF • ZUMBA TONING
Travis is a licensed instructor in Zumba, Zumba toning, Insanity Live, and Dance Fitness. He helps clients have fun and feel free while exercising in a no judgement zone. Travis has always enjoyed dancing and teaching others and has been instructing for 8 years. He got into the line of business in 2012 when he attended a Zumba studio with family. Travis’ favorite part about being a dance instructor is the freedom, because it allows him to show his personality through dancing. Also, to choreograph and teach clients his routines is always a lot of fun. When Travis is not working on new dance routines or Insanity workouts, he likes to workout at the gym, jog at the park, meet with family downtown, or read a good book. Travis is a dog lover, at home cook, and devoted son residing in Mauldin, South Carolina. He thinks of himself as a shy person, although he’s been known to break out of his shell when instructing a class. The things Travis loves most in life are his relationship with God, family, and dancing. A perfect day for him would include a six mile jog in the morning, teaching a class and hanging out with family. The kind of people Travis would like to meet are ones who are passionate about dance and have a positive attitude.
AMBER BARKSDALE
INSTRUCTOR
ZUMBA • FUSEADF • CLUBADF
Amber discovered her passion for dance when she joined a hip hop dance team back in high school. She also met her husband during high school while he was visiting on a church mission trip. Shortly after the wedding, they made the big move from New Mexico to South Carolina, his hometown. After moving across the country and two pregnancies later, came the weight gain! Once her kids were out of diapers she decided to take control of her health and trained for 5 and 10k races, which resulted in losing a total of 60 lbs! While training at the gym, she discovered a Zumba class, she tried it and fell in love with dance all over again! After attending several different instructors’ classes, Amber decided to get licensed in 2014. Latin is her absolute favorite rhythm, especially Cumbia and Reggaeton. Zumba has provided her with a fun way to stay consistently active. She believes in order to stay fit, every person must find what exercise they love to do.
BRANDON GRAHAM
INSTRUCTOR
FUSEADF • ZUMBA • CLUBADF
Brandon was born in Greenwood, SC, raised in Saluda, SC, and now lives in Nashville, TN. He has been a licensed Zumba Instructor since May of 2018. Brandon is a really shy person but has discovered dancing allows him to express his emotions and feel free. During his time teaching, he has grown a love for dancing to Merengue, Salsa, and Reggaeton. Brandon is a big believer in self care and has found dancing to be his favorite form of self care! When he isn’t teaching, he is spending time with his family and friends. He also works in property management and loves USC Gamecocks, Carolina Panthers, and the Charlotte Hornets!
KATIE EGAN
INSTRUCTOR
HIP HOP YOGA
Katie was born in Brooklyn, NY but has been a SC native for the past 20 years so she claims the south as her home. After 15 years of ballet, tap, and jazz, she was drawn to yoga as a way to keep mindful movement in her life even through adulthood after college. Since receiving her 200RYT in 2019, she’s been bringing a bit of light-heartedness to the otherwise intense practice of power yoga in her classes. Usually the resident hippie wherever she goes, you can count on her trying to read your birth chart, encouraging you to try her new favorite vegan recipe, or fitting in a mini meditation before she hops out of her car when she gets to class. Katie’s favorite part of writing classes is coming up with playlists so definitely expect some serious bops to go with your downward dogs. Katie loves living in Greenville with her very patient husband, Cole, who puts up with her obsession with trash reality tv and annoyingly expensive craft beer. She really, really can’t wait to have you in class!
SHANA MARX
INSTRUCTOR
VIXEN
Shana was born and raised in Memphis, TN but has been in Greenville SC for the last 4 years. She attended LSU for college, Geaux Tigers! Her love for dance started young; she was a competitive dancer for 15 years. As an adult, finding a workout that challenged her that she enjoyed enough to stick with was difficult. But after taking her first dance fitness class she knew she had found the workout for her! Through taking VXN classes, she felt inspired and empowered by the music, movements, and community. She hopes to see you at class soon to feel just as inspired and empowered. When not teaching, Shana likes to spend time with her family, friends, and buy Halloween decorations (it’s her favorite holiday).
MEGAN CRAWFORD
INSTRUCTOR
FUSEADF • CLUBADF
Megan is originally from the gorgeous mountains of East Tennessee! She grew up in a small town and loves the small town vibes, low key, slow paced living. She's been extremely active and involved in sports her entire life. She danced and played soccer when she was little and once she discovered basketball and volleyball they quickly became a major part of her life. After college, she was looking for something just as intense yet still fun, and that’s when she came across dance fitness. Immediately after taking her first class, she knew she wanted to be an instructor! Megan has been teaching for over 10 years, and has recently become a certified personal trainer and nutritionist. She loves getting to share her passion for health and wellness with others and showing people what they are capable of by pushing them to be their best self in all areas of their life. She fell in love and married her high school friend and now has two beautiful children. As a family of four, they love exploring the outdoors, playing with their fur babies and spending time at their family beach house. When she's not teaching or exercising, her main focus is being a mom!
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MELANIE MALONEY
INSTRUCTOR
ZUMBA • ZUMBA TONING • FUSEADF • CLUBADF
Before Melanie found her love for fitness, she was 42 pounds overweight and knew that she needed to find a fun and exciting way to get back in shape. In 2011, she took her first Zumba class and has been hooked ever since. In 2013, she decided that she would take it a step further and obtain her Zumba license in order to share with others what Zumba has done for her! With Zumba being so diverse, she loves that she is able to share her Haitian culture through song and dance.
KATIE BABB
MARKETING MANAGER
Katie was born and raised in upstate South Carolina, and after a few years in the lowcountry, she found her way back home to Greenville. She attended the College of Charleston where she majored in classics and minored in creative writing. She found her way into marketing by way of the written word, getting her start as a copywriter and working her way up into marketing management. She joined the Adrenaline team after getting to know Tiffany through work, and really resonated with the team’s values of excellence, positivity, inclusivity, integrity, diversity, and mindfulness. She has been described as “indoorsy,” and when she’s not working one of her two marketing jobs, you can find her reading, writing, playing video games with her friends, listening to a true crime podcast, or spending time with her two dogs and her cat. She loves good coffee, a good book, and–for better or for worse–the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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