TTB was founded in 2016 by Stephanie Escobedo. After noticing a lack of dance-focused fitness classes for non-professional dancers, she wanted to create a space for current dancers, former dancers and dance enthusiasts to move their body. TTB features a complete program of fitness classes ; sculpt, choreography, cardio and restorative classes. These unique and effective formats will boost your confidence, lower your stress levels, create new levels of strength, build community, and make you fall in love with moving your body.
TTB’s team of dancers turned instructors are here to support you while you persue something you love. At TTB we believe that you can start your dance journey at any age and any stage. Our mission is to bring movement to the masses and prove that YOU ARE a dancer.
Stephanie Escobedo
Owner / Founder/ Instructor
Stephanie Escobedo is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in teaching dance. Stephanie performed as a professional modern dancer until she founded TTB Dance & Fitness in 2016. She has been teaching fitness classes in Chicago since 2009. Stephanie specializes in teaching women group fitness; blending her knowledge for dance and alignment, she has created a fitness program that helps dancers and non dancers gain new levels of strength and connection with their bodies.
Stephanie’s fitness beliefs consist of working with your body, not against it. Stephanie focuses on using your own body weight to strengthen, lengthen and tone the body. In her classes, form is most important and maintaining proper alignment and preventing injury is her top priority. Stephanie wants her students to learn something new every time they come to class.
Katie Walsh
Instructor
Katie’s love for dance and fitness started at an early age. Katie has trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, tap and hip hop. Katie was president of her college dance team, 3Spot. During class, Katie strives to create a safe place for her students to have fun, express themselves, work off steam, and focus on accomplishing their goals.
Lauren Everett
Instructor
Lauren has been singing, dancing, and acting her whole life! Theatre was/is such a passion of hers, she decided to pursue it professionally. She graduated in 2018 from Wright State University’s BFA Musical Theatre program. Dance was never her strongest out of the three, and had to work really hard to compete professionally with her peers. But since starting classes at TTB, she has reclaimed her love of dance and feels so much joy doing it! Lauren also became certified in Yoga Instruction with her RYT 200 hour study after she graduated from school, and taught for about three years publicly before COVID-19. She wants everyone that walks into her class to feel welcomed and safe, no matter what level, and leave more at peace than when they arrived!
B Mounts
Instructor
B is a professional commercial dancer, dance teacher, and dance coach born and raised in Chicago. She teaches and trains in a variety of styles but specializes in jazz funk, hip hop, and heels, and grew up doing musical theater, tap and jazz. Outside of the studio she loves to watch true crime and try new coffee shops. She is so excited to be teaching at TTB!
Lindsey Vaughn
Instructor
Bio coming soon!