Today we’d like to introduce you to Kymberlee Helmuth

Hi Kymberlee, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?

Kymberlee Kaye Raya is a 30+ year dance and fitness veteran. She is a sought after fitness presenter and national speaker. She most recently spoke alongside Jillian Michaels and Deepak Chopra in Los Angeles at the MindBody National Conference. Kymberlee presented at the IDEA FIT World Convention in San Diego.

​She is a fitness presenter at the Chicago Fit Expo, the American Association of Diabetes Health Expo, Billy Blank’s Celebrity Sweat, and the BEE Fit Fitness event.
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Kymberlee is a former Reebok Performance Team member, dance choreographer and National Cheerleaders Association staff member and judge. From her trying out for the NBA Chicago Bulls LuvABulls to her competitive dance background – she brings her HIP HOP dance expertise to every class she teaches! Kymberlee was highlighted on WGN News for her fitness expertise.
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Kymberlee continues to be asked to warm up Chicago’s largest walks/runs, such as the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Walk, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the Chicago Color Run, and the Liver Life Walk. She continues to donate her time at KEEN Chicago, Casa Central, and local Chicago Public schools.
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She’s as passionate about giving back as she is about fitness. She is a team leader for Chicago Cares for over a decade and spends her downtime helping others.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?

I think Covid would be the biggest for our Chicago studio. We were opened 8 years and Covid shut us down in Chicago. My team worked for free for over a year and tried to help us rebuild, but it just never happened. We went from 30 + people in a class to maybe 10. The data showed me that the road would be long and hard. On the contrary – our Wisconsin studio is doing better than Chicago ever did – in less than 3 years! We are exploding at the seems just 1 hour north of Chicago.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?

I think I’m most proud of being selected the top 30 people in the world to be a brand ambassador for the Random Acts of Kindness. I was selected in 2019 after submitting a pretty intense submission and a 6 month selection process. I love giving back and all my hard work paid off by being picked first in their to 50 but then finally making the top 30!

I take great pride in my years of serving for Chicago Cares as a team leader. We did a summer project each year beautifying a CPS school. I also brought my 2 sons with me to give back – hoping to raise them learning how to give back to the community. My studio still does projects each year to give back to our community.

What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?

I love Twin Lakes, WI because it is small and slower pace than Chicago. I do love being out of the big city! So much traffic and chaos!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.flygirldance.com
• Instagram: @flygirldanceandfitness
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flygirldance