Arlaine Wright

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Arlaine Wright (born in Hamilton, Ontario) [1] is the former exercise instructor featured prominently on the Canadian produced aerobics show, The :20 Minute Workout . [2] Wright, Bess Motta, Anne Schumacher and Leslie Smith were the only four women who appeared on both seasons of the :20 Minute Workout.

Wright took ballet lessons from the age of three until the age of fifteen., [1] and danced full-time with a dance troupe at the Delawana Inn. [1] She had also been in the cheerleading squads for the Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tigercats. [1] It was while teaching aerobics at a Toronto aerobics studio, that she got the part on the :20 Minute Workout. [1]

Following two seasons of being an exercise instructor on the :20 Minute Workout, Wright worked for several years at Reebok Canada [3] in the Toronto area where she headed up the company's "Aerobic Instructors' Program"

In 1998, Wright and Motta were seen in the comedy movie Dirty Work , in which they appeared in archival footage from the :20 Minute Workout.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Shepherd, Paul (14 November 1983). "The Aerobic Way: A Report on the 20 Minute Workout". Pro Tem. 23 (8). Toronto, ON: Glendon College: 6–7. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (1986). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984. Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft AG. p. 427. ISBN   978-0-918432-61-2 . Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  3. Habib, Marlene (23 Sep 1991). "Aerobics settle down to kinder, gentler exercise". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Kitchener, ON. p. D.1. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

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