TWERKCON was created by Leaira, an internationally recognized movement artist, instructor, and entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to empowering women through dance, fitness, and embodied confidence.

With a lifelong background in dance and performance, Leaira transformed her passion into a global movement when she created Twerk Tabata® in 2018 — a high-energy dance fitness format that blends twerk choreography with interval training. What began as a unique workout quickly grew into a powerful community, attracting students, instructors, and movement lovers from across the country and around the world.

Over the years, Leaira has traveled extensively teaching workshops, leading classes, and sharing her signature movement style with audiences across multiple cities and internationally. Her work has helped thousands of women reconnect with their bodies, confidence, and personal power through movement.

In 2021, she expanded her vision by opening Soulaira Studios, a wellness and dance fitness studio in Atlanta, creating a home for community, empowerment, and transformative movement experiences.

With over a decade of teaching, touring, and building community through dance fitness, Leaira recognized the need for a larger platform where instructors, dancers, performers, and fitness enthusiasts could gather in one space to celebrate movement culture.

That vision became TWERKCON.

TwerkCon was created to elevate the global dance fitness community, spotlight talented movement artists, and bring together people from across the world who share a passion for dance, empowerment, and unapologetic self-expression.

Today, TwerkCon stands as the first international twerk dance fitness convention in the United States, bringing together an incredible community of instructors, performers, and attendees for an unforgettable weekend of movement, culture, and connection.

And this is only the beginning.