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Jazzercise Instructor Receives Platinum Award

Laurie Baptista is an instructor with the Tri-City Jazzercise Center.

Courtesy of the Tri-City Jazzercise Center in Newark

Newark, California -- Jazzercise, the world’s leading dance fitness program, recently honored local instructor Laurie Baptista with the coveted Platinum President’s Club Award at the Spring Franchisee Conference on March 9, 2013. 

At Platinum status, Baptista represents the top 33 percent of all Jazzercise franchisees worldwide, having earned gross revenues of $78,750 or more in the past year.  

“The President’s Club is an innovative rebate program Jazzercise instituted in 1994 to incentivize franchisees and reward outstanding performance by giving them money back,” said Jazzercise Founder and CEO Judi Sheppard Missett.  “To date, Jazzercise, Inc. has rewarded more than $24 million to its franchisees, and we hope this number continues to grow.”

Baptista’s sales contributed to Jazzercise, Inc.’s record $100 million in systemwide sales in 2011-2012.  Additionally, Jazzercise danced into the top 20 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s prestigious Franchise 500 list for 2012. Jazzercise ranked as the #3 Home Based Franchise, #3 Low Cost Franchise and #13 overall.

Baptista has been an instructor in the Newark for 29 years and teaches Jazzercise at Tri-City Jazzercise Fitness Center located on Cedar Blvd. in Newark.  For additional information, please contact at 510-791-1118.

About Jazzercise

Judi Sheppard Missett, who turned her love of jazz dance into a worldwide dance exercise phenomenon, founded the Jazzercise dance fitness program in 1969.  Judi has advanced the business opportunities of women and men in the fitness industry by growing the program into an international franchise business that today, hosts a network of 7,800 instructors teaching more than 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries.

The workout program, which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall "feel good" factor.  

For more information about Jazzercise, contact Laurie Baptista at 510-791-1118 or email her at lbaptista@jazzercise.com. 

For worldwide information and franchise opportunities, go to jazzercise.com or call (800) FIT-IS-IT.

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