Gina Niemiec

Senior Digital Media Billing Specialist
Hill Holliday

PASSION:

Gina is passionate about building confidence, health and well-being, friendship and more to those with different abilities.

 

IMPACT:

Having developed a physical disability due to a neurological disorder when she was younger, Gina wanted to create a positive environment for those of all abilities to be and embrace themselves.

Gina always loved to dance since she was a little girl, despite the adaptations and difficulties she faced keeping up with her dance classes. After attending a zumba dance-fitness class six years ago, her passion for dance was reignited and she found herself feeling confident and excited; Gina wanted to offer that same confidence and excitement to a wider community of people she knew may not have access.

Last year, Gina co-founded Embrace Your Rhythm, an adaptive fitness dance program for anyone who loves to dance, no matter their age or range of motion. The goal of Embrace Your Rhythm is to promote confidence, health and well-being, by offering fun and friendship. The program builds upon physical, social and emotional skills and understands that those who are differently-abled attend each class with different abilities and strengths.

Inclusive and mindful in every aspect of the program, Gina makes sure to switch up locations in the Greater Boston area so different people can attend. She encourages students to go at their own pace and offers modifications to moves so that everyone can have fun and embrace their rhythm in their own ways without feeling intimidated.