Join Katie in the pool for a week of learning how to float, kick and make formations in the pool set to music Ester Williams style. This class will meet everyday for 1hr and will perform a routine on the last day of class. If you have dreamed of being a mermaid and wanting to learn all the beginning and basic skills of synchronized swimming this class is for you. Fancy caps will be provided for our show day. Make a grand splash in the pool this summer.
Katie Killebrew was born with movement like a mermaid. Katie began in the pool at age 6 synchronizing swimming and training for what would be her platform for teaching.
Katie’s athletic prowess led her to national and world titles in synchronized swimming and shows like Splash, Sea World and other performances around the world. Katie is a nationally recognized instructor in aquatics and leads yoga/aquatic retreats around the globe! Katie loves to share her passion for the water and how therapeutic it can be for your whole body.
Katie’s bubbly personality and compassionate, gentle, and caring heart clearly comes through in her teachings. Katie is committed to helping her students create balance, joy and fun.
Leslie McGuirk’s children’s books include the Tucker Series, If Rocks Could Sing, and Wiggens Learns His Manners at the Four Seasons, which Martha Stewart calls “a charming introduction to the fine art of good behavior.” She has sold over 2 million books worldwide, but started as an untrained artist selling her T-Shirt designs out of the back of her car. She became a marketing phenomenon in Japan during the 1990’s. Takashimaya, the high-end Japanese department store produced over 800 products with her designs. She was also chosen as the designer for the restoration of the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. Her “Quest for Inspiration” workshops began at Rancho La Puerta and have since been taught in many places including AARP, The Jim Henson Company, Wachovia Bank, Wilmington Trust, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and many others. Leslie’s well received TED talk in Hollywood CA on THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WRONG can be found on the Web: lesliemcguirk.com
Executive Chef Reyna Venegas prepares fresh and delicious food that energizes, inspires, and nourishes guests. She fuses the culinary and cultural heritages of her own Northern Baja roots with the nutritious “spa cuisine” pioneered 80 years ago by Rancho La Puerta co-founder Deborah Szekely. At La Cocina Que Canta, “The Kitchen That Sings,” Chef Reyna teaches healthy eating as a celebration of life in farm-to-table cooking classes. As a lifelong learner, Chef Reyna attends the University of California, San Diego’s Integrative Nutrition program, which focuses on how food promotes wellness. She is also a graduate of the Culinary Art School in Tijuana, and holds a Pastry Degree from the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monte-Carlo and Fondation Turquois. She and her husband Chef Marcelo Hisaki own Restaurante Amores, a hidden culinary jewel in the heart of Baja. Their cuisine is influenced by Mexican, Japanese and French cultures, using local produce with respect, love, and creativity. They have been selected by the Michelin Guide Mexico in 2024 and received the Exceptional Service Award.
