Nina El Badry
FLUERE FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
With over 20 years of experience in teaching, competing and performing, Nina is excited to share her passion for dance! Nina is a gifted teacher and believes that with the right instruction and a supportive team, anything is possible!
“Dancing is my freedom and my therapy.
Dancing allows me to experience the state of flow and the integration of body movement with intelligence of the mind, wisdom of the heart, and attunement of the spirit.
Let the beauty of dance guide what you do.”
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Dance Styles
Swing: East Coast, Lindy Hop, Charleston, and West Coast.
Latin: Salsa on2, Salsa on1, Bachata, Cha Cha, and Brazilian Samba.
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Health & Fitness Certifications
200-hrs certified Yoga Instructor
200-hrs Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Meditation Instructor
Yoga Nidra Level 1 Instructor
Certified Advanced Pilates instructor
Licensed Zumba instructor (former Zumba Jammer for the New England area).
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Professional Career
Senior Regulatory Advisor for the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.
M.S. in Biology from Missouri State University
Ph.D. student in Leadership and Organizational Development at the University of Southern Maine
Nina EL Badry has an extensive background in Latin and swing dancing. Nina has been a part-time dance and fitness instructor for over 20 years teaching swing (East Coast, Lindy Hop, and West Coast swing) and Latin dancing in the seacoast area of Maine and New Hampshire.
Students in her classes range from teenagers to 90+ years old. Nina was featured as a principal dancer in 2016 Disney's feature movie "The Finest Hours". In 2016, Nina attended a training program in Afro-Cuban movement and rumba with instructors from The Institute of Superior Arts in Havana, Cuba.
Throughout her dance career, Nina has been performing with various Latin dance companies for many years including FreEMotion/LibrEmocion, Rumba Y Timbal, Alma Cubana, MASA2, Moves & Vibes, Samba Divas and Volante traveling team.
In 2018, Nina founded Fluere, a dance collective in Portsmouth NH, and is thrilled to act as an artistic director for the ladies' salsa styling team. Fluere has grown to include three teams and has performed at local, national, and international level events.
