MEET THE FOUNDER OF YOUR NEW FAVORITE WORKOUT

I’m Krista Martins, founder of Wukkout!®, a high-energy, soca-based dance fitness class designed to make you have fun and sweat just like you would at a Caribbean carnival.

I’ve been dancing ever since I could remember - and you could even say it’s in my blood. Growing up in a Caribbean Guyanese household where basement parties and Carnival festivals were a part of everyday life. I’ve been trained in ballet, African dance, hip hop and more. 

Soca, dance, and free-flowing movement were as natural to me as breathing - I even taught my first dance class at age 14. 

Dancing to soca was a form of physical, mental, and spiritual freedom for me, where I could be myself without any worries.

I’ve been dancing professionally and exploring the freeing effects and benefits of dance for over 20 years. I’ve taught college students as a Dance Professor at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus.

My choreography has been featured in NYC’s prestigious SummerStage Festival and I’ve danced in a wide variety of music videos, commercials, and television shows on platforms like MTV, BET, and the NFL.

But after working extensively in the dance and fitness industries, I noticed there weren’t many spaces where everyone – regardless of their body type, age, or culture – could go to get healthy and support their wellness without inhibitions.

So I decided to create a new kind of welcoming, diverse, carefree fitness experience by bottling up my love for soca and passion for dance and sharing it with the world. 

And that’s how Wukkout!® was born.