
born and raised in san diego, vanessa is a former cheerleader, gymnast, and horseback rider. she started taking classes at shannon higgins’ studio in 2010 and fell in love with barre the minute she tried it. she left san diego in 2009 to get her degree in veterinary science at the university of arizona but would come home and tuck whenever she could. after graduating, she realized that she wanted to change her path, and set out to become a barre instructor and eventual studio owner. she moved to north carolina in 2014 and became a barre instructor for 2 barre studios. it was during this time that shannon announced she would be franchising studio barre. vanessa knew that she was meant to own a studio barre and made that her next goal.
after 4 years of working different jobs and searching for a space to open, vanessa and her fiance brad settled on the denver metro area for opening a studio, finding the perfect space in highlands ranch! she opened her doors in february 2018 and loves that she can focus on her passion of teaching the best barre technique out there!
outside of the barre, vanessa enjoys spending time outside with her fiance, hitting the beach in her hometown of san diego, and trying out new restaurants in denver!