https://www.ajiamax.com/home daily 1.0 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631288663788-T1T88B3VWGSFXN8TVN9F/fallon-michael-bUd6kWoVfII-unsplash.jpg Home - In-Person Classes In-Person classes currently held at Balance Gym Capitol Hill in Washington, DC 20002. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631288588268-KJFOA7N8MNF1JBLK5ZSM/ginny-rose-stewart-UxkcSzRWM2s-unsplash.jpg Home - Virtual Classes Virtual classes are held via Zoom or GoogleMeet. https://www.ajiamax.com/about daily 0.75 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631306691935-JFVL38158ZJ8DORBB847/ZumbaJump2.jpg About Ajia Maximillian is a trained dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor who joins Washington, DC from New York City with 20 years of professional experience. Ajia has taught at Shockra Studios (NYC), Cumbe (NYC), Debbie Reynolds Dance Studios (LA), Uforia Dance (SF), and for Equinox Gyms (NY, LA, SF). She has performed and trained as a Sambista for Oba Oba International under Sydney Maria in Los Angeles, as a West African dancer for Abeo Drummers and Dancers under Idrissa Kelly in NYC, under Broadway choreographer George Faison, for various underground hip hop artists across the country, and as a pole dancer in avant-garde shows and venues across NYC. She began her dance training at 6 years old in her local Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx and then graduated to instruction at Broadway Dance Center (NYC), Peridance (NYC) , Djoniba Dance and Drum Center (NYC), Body and Pole (NYC), and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio (LA). Ajia loves sharing dance with the world and hopes to continue spreading joy with movement every single day of her life. MA- Exercise Science, Teachers College, Columbia University AFAA- Group Fitness Instructor https://www.ajiamax.com/classes daily 0.75 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631307660216-ERDYV2BEHAPF2SQFE4I2/jusdevoyage-1aP-uW0HqWg-unsplash.jpg Classes - Cardio Hip Hop In 60 minutes learn an easy to follow, 8 phrase routine to non-stop hip hop & dancehall beats to keep you sweating and having fun. Class is designed with minimal talking and maximum movement! Class is for all levels. Note: Music is explicit. Full coverage sneakers required. 18+ Only https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631307593847-T3XXSB3OPR05TW4RPIVX/chris-yang-7eG2LJ8fSsE-unsplash.jpg Classes - Urban Fusion In 60 minutes learn an easy to follow, nightclub routine that fuses dance fundamentals with freestyle movements to non-stop hip-hop, debow, reggaeton, salsaton, house, afro-beats, & pop music that will keep you sweating and having fun. This isn’t your mom’s Zumba…this is your booty-popping, jaw droppin’, Megan knee’s rocking dance class designed to unleash your inner diva. Class is designed with minimal talking and maximum movement! Class is for all levels. Note: Music is explicit. Open- toe heels or full coverage sneakers required. 18+ Only https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/cdf551f2-5241-4c53-8cd5-c63bbe9844c3/Sitting.jpg Classes - Sensual Jazz Let your soul melt and your confidence rise in this 60-minute, sensual jazz dance class set to the sounds of sultry R&B and provocative pop. Designed for dancers with some experience, this class blends classic jazz technique with freestyle expression, creating a space to explore movement that’s bold, fluid, and irresistibly powerful. We begin with a full-body warm-up that includes across-the-floor progressions, floor work, basic jumps, and basic turns to wake up your inner siren. Then, we dive into an 8-phrase routine that’s equal parts technical and tantalizing — something you’ll want to perform again and again, whether for yourself or a private audience who can’t get enough. Come ready to sweat, slay, and seduce. Note: Music is explicit. Barefoot or socks suggested. 18+ Only https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1631288588268-KJFOA7N8MNF1JBLK5ZSM/ginny-rose-stewart-UxkcSzRWM2s-unsplash.jpg Classes - Stretch In 45 minutes indulge in a full-body stretch to soothing music that will help to increase your range of motion, maintain your mobility, and prevent injuries. Class is for all levels. Music is explicit. 18+ Only https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/1770333108987-29HXOGVNEBSFQ4PO5LE6/unsplash-image-y-TpYAlcBYM.jpg Classes - HIIT Me Hard! Get ready to sweat in this high-energy Total Body HIIT class led by Ajia Max that fuses dynamic, athletic movement with moderate weights and powerful bodyweight challenges to incinerate fat and keep your metabolism fired up long after class ends. Expect heart-pumping intervals that build strength, stamina, elevate cardiovascular endurance, and challenge your entire body from head to toe. Set to motivating, beat-driven music, each round flows seamlessly leaving you wondering how 45 minutes blew by so fast All levels are welcome. Modifications & progressions are offered so you can push at your own pace while still getting an exhilarating, results-driven workout. Will class be hard? Yes. Will it be worth it? Also, yes. Come ready to work hard, move freely, and leave feeling powerful. Note: Music is explicit. 18+ Only https://www.ajiamax.com/events daily 0.75 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612fedfdd60d662902683d5e/86c8f20a-9dcb-4857-9968-e12049231972/Bold+Hip+Hop+Dance+Flyer.jpg https://www.ajiamax.com/book-a-class daily 0.75 2026-02-05