At age six, Felice Gabrielle Romero, began a life long passion for movement in its many forms. Gymnastics set the foundation as she found glory for flying high on the uneven bars. Later, life as a cheerleader…yes, a cheerleader, led her to overcome her quiet and bashful demeanor. She first experienced rejection at her first cheerleading tryout, which propelled her into basketball and track. Team sports taught her the virtue of being assertive and the importance of being collaborative. The following year Felice successfully joined the cheerleading squad and rose to co-captain. In cheerleading she found her passion for performance as well as her flair as a leader.

Also during high school, Felice began studying dance. Under the guidance of Madeline Jastrzembski, she recognized Felice’s talent as an artist and a dancer. Dance immediately took precedence as she incorporated in ballet, modern dance, jazz and hip hop to her repertoire. In 1999, she left her life long home of El Paso, Texas and transferred to Texas Christian University where she earned her BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance.

Upon graduation from TCU, Felice began her dance career with Contemporary Dance Fort Worth under the direction of Kerry Kreiman. Simultaneously, she began to work on her Pilates certification in The Method Pilates through the PhysicalMind Institute of New York City, and at Dancescape, of Fort Worth, with Zoë Stein Pierce. While dancing and studying Pilates, she began her journey as a dance teacher, by instilling her love of dance in young students.  Through teaching Pilates and dance, Felice has been able to share her passion for movement in a more tangible manner. 

In 2004, Felice moved to New York City, where she continues to keep her passion for movement alive. She has had the privilege of dancing for Kathleen Dyer of KDNY Dance, and is currently dancing under Christian Von Howard of the Von Howard Project.  Currently, she teaches Pilates at Equinox Fitness Clubs, the West Side YMCA, and Mang’oh Yoga.  With her years of experience, Felice has learned how movement in its many forms can be healing to the mind and body on many levels.  Movement executed properly, with a strong mind can take an individual far on their journey of healthy living.

While teaching at the YMCA, she was blessed to meet Steve Feinberg and Michelle Ho. Steadily and patiently they have been pushing her forward in their Speedball instructor training program. Through them she also has been fine tuning her skills as a fitness instructor. She is a firm advocate in the physical and mental benefits of Speedball and a believer in their program.

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