Cerissa de Ocampo started her active lifestyle at a young age, being trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. Wanting to share in her passion for movement, she taught and choreographed at various dance studios in the Chicagoland area. Throughout her life, she performed with various Chicago dance companies such as Hip Hop Connxion, Redefinition, Design Dance Company, and Work in Progress. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s studies at UIC, Cerissa decided to focus on her professional career, taking a break from dance. Wanting to maintain an active lifestyle, Cerissa immersed herself in group fitness class such as yoga and barre. She loved group fitness classes so much that she began teaching at The Barre Code in 2012. Helping clients with their fitness goals inspired Cerissa to push and train towards achieving one of her goals - dancing for the Chicago Bulls. She made the Chicago Luvabulls, dancing with the team during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons. With her focus on group fitness instructing now, Cerissa is excited to dance it out under the disco ball with everyone at Dance Forever!