Spotlight on Emily B.

Spotlight on Emily B.

What is your PulsePDX story? Like many other people, I have had a love/hate relationship with exercise my entire life. I am easily bored, and have always had a really difficult time forming habits, especially if I’m not having fun. It was even more challenging to find...
Spotlight on Natalie E

Spotlight on Natalie E

What is your PulsePDX story? Growing up, dancing was a fundamental part of my life. Part of my elementary school education included line dance, square dance, and swing dance, all of which I really enjoyed. I started hip hop/jazz dance class in high school and took a...
Spotlight on Dena W

Spotlight on Dena W

What is your PulsePDX story? I moved to Portland from NYC a little over 8 years ago. When I first got here, I started looking on Groupon for things to do. I love dancing but had never really taken dance classes or anything formal like that. I’ve never felt...
Spotlight on Tania

Spotlight on Tania

What is your PulsePDX story? Three years and 3 months ago to the day I was laying in a quarantined room with Covid for weeks and weeks and weeks, months actually. That was before we knew we didn’t have to quarantine that long. I was too sick to get up and really...
Spotlight on Kristine H

Spotlight on Kristine H

What is your PulsePDX story? I went to nursing school in Portland right as Zumba was really taking off and luckily Portland was full of amazing classes and instructors. So I’ve been a Zumba fanatic since the beginning and right as I was moving back east for grad...