John Luke Hawkins

From a young age, John Luke (they/them) could be found dancing. The dancing never stopped and that brought John Luke to be a Zumba Fitness Instructor! They have been teaching since 2019, first in NYC, then Seattle, then the virtual world, and now in Los Angeles. When not instructing class, you can find John Luke still dancing, but as their drag persona, Bilella Fierce.

For John Luke, Zumba has helped them embrace more and more layers of their queer identity. Being able to lead and be apart of space centered around fun & freedom helped them to embrace their non-binary/genderqueer/trans identity. John Luke’s style of teaching Zumba brings that to the forefront: liberation, fun, sweaty activity, and authenticity. When John Luke’s see student’s being free, smiling, and sweating - they know they’ve done their job.