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By Shapa Begum | Published 12 November 2010
Meet Kathy Yvanovich; dancer, life coach and personal trainer. She was an assistant to Bruce Tonioli from Strictly Come Dancing; sipped tea with Boy George's Gran and now runs her own Zumba class! Read on to find out more about her life and career...
Those of you old enough to recall the mid-80s pop charts will know Paul Young, Bananarama, Rick Astley and remember the sexy Hot Gossip dancers on the Kenny Everett Show.
Way back then, when Personal Trainer was only heard in Hollywood, Kathy Yvanovich (then Kathy Laser) was a private dance teacher/choreographer for those singers and other luminaries gracing Top Of The Pops, and one of the Hot Gossip touring groups dancers was her bridesmaid. 28 years ago, everyone wore black, leggings were fashionable, and people copied Adam Ant's or Grace Jones's make-up.
Kathy taught jazz dance classes in Covent Garden nearly every day as assistant teacher to the late, great and sadly missed teacher-choreographer Alain Dehayes; then after her first baby, she was Assistant to Bruno Tonioli - now one of the TV judges on Strictly Come Dancing. Bruno was a successful choreographer by then, along with Arlene Phillips (ex Strictly & judge) who started the controversial Hot Gossip dance troupe. Those were the days of punk and pop side by side, robotics and Madonna's vogueing. Boy George became a big star, as he will always be in Kathy s eyes, and once she was asked to teach his brother David O Dowd (by his manager who called herself Miss World), so he didn't look like his brother George! Kathy remembers going to their big house near Greenwich, sipping tea with their Gran and seeing George's childhood drawings on the wall.
Along came the 90's. Jane Fonda's aerobics had already hit the UK and classes were jam-packed with leg-warmers, wrist-warmers, sweaty head bands and the din of Reeboks jogging on the spot. A fitness craze had begun. Dance classes became less fashionable in favour of this new fad. But personal disaster struck, so Kathy moved north to The Wirral, south of the Mersey, Liverpool. Liverpool was teeming with students, musos, artists, actors, performers, creative types. Birthplace of The Beatles, there are two art galleries and the world s first museum of slavery. Kathy's most memorable art installation was by Rachel Whiteread at Tate Liverpool: one entered a vast room in the warehouse building, then cleaved one's way between hundreds of thick canvas sheets and strips hanging from the ceiling; it was easy to get lost in the maze.
Sunbed orange tans and track suits were everywhere and Kathy thought, well, might as well adapt, so she became an exercise and gym Instructor and joined the Step, LegsBumsAndTums brigade. Not entirely satisfied with her creative output, she took an Acting Diploma (with LLAM Hons) and a Physical Theatre course at The Everyman. Treading the boards, teaching kids drama, aerobics, and jazz dance at college was racy and fun, but Kathy missed London's different opportunities and her old friends, so she moved back to Dulwich with her family.
It wasn't easy. Things had changed. Hip hop and jerky street dance was a la mode. Kathy found herself as a single mum and inherited a labrador, Bella. Hurray for Dulwich Hamlet School down the road, Dulwich Park round the corner, Dulwich Library for after-school homework and latch-key kids and computers upstairs, few homes had computers then. A friend recommended her to an agency (LAPT) and Kathy started working as a Personal Trainer to fit around the kids, ran Partyplay Unique Children's Drama Parties, then studied Life Coaching, NLP and Reiki healing in response to clients needs as well as sorting out her own.
Years passed, the children grew up and Kathy missed teaching big groups of people dancing to loud music. One day, she tried a Zumba dance fitness class and was hooked: easy-to-follow moves, happy music, 70% hot Latino plus country & western/Bollywood/Bhangra etc. As well as transforming her clients as The Mind Body and Soul Coach , Kathy decided to train as a Zumba Instructor this summer. Come along to her Zumba classes at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village every Thursday at 6.30pm. Just turn up and Join the Party!
Kathy Yvanovich can be contacted on 07753699232 or by email fitness@themindbodyandsoulcoach.co.uk
www.themindbodyandsoulcoach.co.uk
www.winningweightloss.co.uk
"I really try but something stops me from succeeding"
"Procrastination is wasting my time, but I can't help it"
"I think I want something but don't really believe I'll get it"
If your life feels like you're trapped in a prison of limitations, or you're just not living up to your full potential, chances are you have a conflict between your conscious desires and your subconscious beliefs. The subconscious mind is reluctant to change. This kind of conflict shows up in relationships, self-esteem, spirituality, health and body including weight loss, prosperity, personal power and grief and loss. If you are facing challenges in any of these areas, personally or professionally, PSYCH-K can help you to rewrite the software of your mind in order to change the printout of your life! It is gentle, straightforward process, working with the client rather than doing to; make an appointment for 90 minutes.
“The ‘secret to life’ is BELIEF. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that control our lives. PSYCH-K® is a simple, self-empowering process to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular level.”
—Bruce Lipton, Ph.D Cellular Biologist and co-creator with Robert M. Williams, M.A. Originator of PSYCH-K®
Testimonials available on request. Reiki appointments 60 minutes; anything else, usually 90 minutes.
PSYCH-K is a quick belief-change technique. You could free your mind from the prison of Limiting Beliefs and Self Sabotage. You'll also discover your body/mind's "inner wisdom" and its extraordinary ability to change negative, life-long beliefs.
Our subconscious beliefs establish the limits of what we can achieve. With PSYCH-K, you'll rewrite the software of your subconscious mind, in alignment with your conscious desires, honouring your higher self - and change your life for the better!
If your life feels like you're trapped in limitations, or you're just not living up to your full potential, chances are you have a conflict between your conscious desires and your subconscious beliefs. This kind of conflict shows up in :
If you are facing challenges in any of these areas, personally or professionally, PSYCH-K helps you rewrite the software of your mind in order to change the printout of your life!
Think about which beliefs you'd like to change or which goals you're struggling to manifest in your life, and work together with Kathy on that list.
Kathy Yvanovich
The Mind Body and Soul Wellness and Life Coach
We all want to look and feel great, experience joy, love, peace, healthy fitness, confidence, success... but it can often be hard on your own to make that first step and follow through - no matter what. After all, there's always "tomorrow". It's also difficult to stay motivated and focussed when life's pitfalls and negative thoughts get in the way.
The Mind, Body and Soul is an integrated system and one affects the others. "I like to empower people to live their dreams ecologically, in good health and in control".
Clients request Kathy's holistic help with specific and general issues (personal/relationships/physical/professional/career), weight, fitness, energy, confidence, life crossroads, failure/success, sleep, relaxation, pain, fears/phobias, stop bad habits (eg. sweets, smoking, food/drink abuse, behaviours), eczema/allergies, performance, panic, stress/anxiety, overwhelm, lack of direction, sadness, anger, guilt, visualisation, planning and decision-making.
Originally a Dance Teacher/Choreographer to the stars in the 80's, Kathy then qualified as an Exercise Instructor, gained LLAM Hons for Acting in the 90's, became a Reiki healing Practitioner and NLP Practitioner in 2005 and Life Coach in 2006. Other learnings that clients have benefitted from include EFT (emotional freedom technique or turbo tapping), and kinaesiology muscle testing; clients learn ways to self-heal and avoid harm, increase knowledge useful to them, inner motivation to develop Mind Body and Soul.
Interview with Kathy on Dulwich On View
From Bananarama pop to Zumba FitnessBy Shapa Begum | Published 12 November 2010
Meet Kathy Yvanovich; dancer, life coach and personal trainer. She was an assistant to Bruce Tonioli from Strictly Come Dancing; sipped tea with Boy George's Gran and now runs her own Zumba class! Read on to find out more about her life and career...
Those of you old enough to recall the mid-80s pop charts will know Paul Young, Bananarama, Rick Astley and remember the sexy Hot Gossip dancers on the Kenny Everett Show.
Way back then, when Personal Trainer was only heard in Hollywood, Kathy Yvanovich (then Kathy Laser) was a private dance teacher/choreographer for those singers and other luminaries gracing Top Of The Pops, and one of the Hot Gossip touring groups dancers was her bridesmaid. 28 years ago, everyone wore black, leggings were fashionable, and people copied Adam Ant's or Grace Jones's make-up.
Kathy taught jazz dance classes in Covent Garden nearly every day as assistant teacher to the late, great and sadly missed teacher-choreographer Alain Dehayes; then after her first baby, she was Assistant to Bruno Tonioli - now one of the TV judges on Strictly Come Dancing. Bruno was a successful choreographer by then, along with Arlene Phillips (ex Strictly & judge) who started the controversial Hot Gossip dance troupe. Those were the days of punk and pop side by side, robotics and Madonna's vogueing. Boy George became a big star, as he will always be in Kathy s eyes, and once she was asked to teach his brother David O Dowd (by his manager who called herself Miss World), so he didn't look like his brother George! Kathy remembers going to their big house near Greenwich, sipping tea with their Gran and seeing George's childhood drawings on the wall.
Along came the 90's. Jane Fonda's aerobics had already hit the UK and classes were jam-packed with leg-warmers, wrist-warmers, sweaty head bands and the din of Reeboks jogging on the spot. A fitness craze had begun. Dance classes became less fashionable in favour of this new fad. But personal disaster struck, so Kathy moved north to The Wirral, south of the Mersey, Liverpool. Liverpool was teeming with students, musos, artists, actors, performers, creative types. Birthplace of The Beatles, there are two art galleries and the world s first museum of slavery. Kathy's most memorable art installation was by Rachel Whiteread at Tate Liverpool: one entered a vast room in the warehouse building, then cleaved one's way between hundreds of thick canvas sheets and strips hanging from the ceiling; it was easy to get lost in the maze.Sunbed orange tans and track suits were everywhere and Kathy thought, well, might as well adapt, so she became an exercise and gym Instructor and joined the Step, LegsBumsAndTums brigade. Not entirely satisfied with her creative output, she took an Acting Diploma (with LLAM Hons) and a Physical Theatre course at The Everyman. Treading the boards, teaching kids drama, aerobics, and jazz dance at college was racy and fun, but Kathy missed London's different opportunities and her old friends, so she moved back to Dulwich with her family.
It wasn't easy. Things had changed. Hip hop and jerky street dance was a la mode. Kathy found herself as a single mum and inherited a labrador, Bella. Hurray for Dulwich Hamlet School down the road, Dulwich Park round the corner, Dulwich Library for after-school homework and latch-key kids and computers upstairs, few homes had computers then. A friend recommended her to an agency (LAPT) and Kathy started working as a Personal Trainer to fit around the kids, ran Partyplay Unique Children's Drama Parties, then studied Life Coaching, NLP and Reiki healing in response to clients needs as well as sorting out her own.Years passed, the children grew up and Kathy missed teaching big groups of people dancing to loud music. One day, she tried a Zumba dance fitness class and was hooked: easy-to-follow moves, happy music, 70% hot Latino plus country & western/Bollywood/Bhangra etc. As well as transforming her clients as The Mind Body and Soul Coach , Kathy decided to train as a Zumba Instructor this summer. Come along to her Zumba classes at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village every Thursday at 6.30pm. Just turn up and Join the Party!
Kathy Yvanovich can be contacted on 07753699232 or by email fitness@themindbodyandsoulcoach.co.uk
www.themindbodyandsoulcoach.co.uk
www.winningweightloss.co.uk
PSYCH-K®
Your subconscious beliefs establish the limits of what you can achieve. Learn to rewrite the software of your subconscious mind and change your life!"I really try but something stops me from succeeding"
"Procrastination is wasting my time, but I can't help it"
"I think I want something but don't really believe I'll get it"
If your life feels like you're trapped in a prison of limitations, or you're just not living up to your full potential, chances are you have a conflict between your conscious desires and your subconscious beliefs. The subconscious mind is reluctant to change. This kind of conflict shows up in relationships, self-esteem, spirituality, health and body including weight loss, prosperity, personal power and grief and loss. If you are facing challenges in any of these areas, personally or professionally, PSYCH-K can help you to rewrite the software of your mind in order to change the printout of your life! It is gentle, straightforward process, working with the client rather than doing to; make an appointment for 90 minutes.
“The ‘secret to life’ is BELIEF. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that control our lives. PSYCH-K® is a simple, self-empowering process to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular level.”
—Bruce Lipton, Ph.D Cellular Biologist and co-creator with Robert M. Williams, M.A. Originator of PSYCH-K®
Testimonials available on request. Reiki appointments 60 minutes; anything else, usually 90 minutes.
PSYCH-K is a quick belief-change technique. You could free your mind from the prison of Limiting Beliefs and Self Sabotage. You'll also discover your body/mind's "inner wisdom" and its extraordinary ability to change negative, life-long beliefs.
Our subconscious beliefs establish the limits of what we can achieve. With PSYCH-K, you'll rewrite the software of your subconscious mind, in alignment with your conscious desires, honouring your higher self - and change your life for the better!
If your life feels like you're trapped in limitations, or you're just not living up to your full potential, chances are you have a conflict between your conscious desires and your subconscious beliefs. This kind of conflict shows up in :
- relationships
- self-esteem
- spirituality
- health
- body
- prosperity
- personal power
- grief and loss
If you are facing challenges in any of these areas, personally or professionally, PSYCH-K helps you rewrite the software of your mind in order to change the printout of your life!
Think about which beliefs you'd like to change or which goals you're struggling to manifest in your life, and work together with Kathy on that list.
