Hannah: Not to sound like Liam Neeson in Taken, but I’ve got a very particular set of skills, and when I quit teaching I wanted to do something that was more than just a job.
I wanted to combine everything I love into one class: rock music, dance, choreography, fitness, and that feeling of being at a gig!
There was a niche in the market; there were no classes for rock and metal fans – plenty of Latin, club music, and chart music, but no rock. Being a choreographer, I thought if anyone could choreograph dance fitness to Metallica, it was me!
Initially, I just set out to create classes that people would enjoy here in my hometown of Plymouth, but RockFit became so popular in such a short space of time that I immediately had to expand.
As such, I had to get more instructors involved, which meant holding training courses across the UK.
A huge community sprung up around the classes, and the potential for RockFit to be an international brand was evident.
My main goal has always been to give people who love rock music, and who have a desire to get fit, a class where they feel they belong. Where the music is loud, the atmosphere is welcoming, and you’re dancing with a bunch of the most amazing misfits you’ll ever meet!