BiG Thick
Energy
Hi, I’m Kat
I'm a fat positive dance & fitness instructor, as well as a Body Empowerment consultant & coach based in the SF Bay Area.
I teach weekly low-impact, follow-along dance & fitness classes at Hipline (+ livestream) and I train staff to steward an empowering space for bodies of all shapes & sizes.
Big Thick Energy is my monthly class for fat dancers!
I also host fat community events, like Big Fat Pool Parties.
WHO I SeRVE
Fat liberation is for everyone. Everyone deserves a space to move joyfully and without shame.
DANCE WITH ME
Take a class, or book me for group workshops, private lessons, wedding dance lessons, choreography, and more.
WORK WITH ME
Movement spaces & fitness professionals - hire me for consulting or book a training. Let’s make your space empowering for more bodies! Toxic fitness culture will sneak in if you aren’t challenging it.
Individuals seeking peace with body image, food, & movement - hire me for 1:1 support. Let me be in your corner! Healing is easier and more effective with support.
Bodies of all shapes & sizes deserve to move with
Joy
Photos byGinger Fierstein
COnsultING FOr Movement SPaces
If you run a dance or fitness space, and you value inclusion and body diversity, Body Empowerment Consulting can help you welcome clients you didn't know you were missing and transform the client experience to make it safer and more empowering.
Support For Individuals
Are you an individual looking for peace with your body, food, & movement? Putting in the time and work towards healing will be the best investment you ever made in yourself. It was for me. I didn’t do it alone, and you shouldn’t have to either. Let me be in your corner.
Group Workshops
Hire me to lead a fun, all levels workshop at your event or party!
Private Sessions
I’ll work with you 1:1 for a private session, whether you need choreography, wedding dance lessons, or just want to move!
Photos by Ginger Fierstein
Fat joy on the dance floor
Fat joy on the dance floor
Big Thick Energy Pop-Up
This monthly class is a celebration of fat, thick, round, curvy, plus size bodies in all their glory. This is an intentional space for fat-identified and plus size folks to take up space unapologetically on the dance floor and connect with each other through fat joy and community. The class is 60 minutes of low-impact, follow-along routines in various styles. No experience is needed. Chairs are available for a seated option.
WHEN?
Every 3rd Friday of the month - 6:30pm
WHERE?
Hipline Dance & Fitness Studio, Oakland, CA
In-person and virtual livestream
Photo by Iso Duffy
“The peace that comes from even an hour in the space of these classes reverberates profoundly through the rest of my life.”
- Genie (class client)
“I felt so comfortable. The pace and low impact moves were perfect for me.”
-Kate (class client)
“BTE has been such an incredible space for fat joy and community. I’m so thankful there’s a livestream so I can join from New Jersey!”
-Brianna (class client)