Arlaine Wright
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
- Shepherd, Paul (14 November 1983). "The Aerobic Way: A Report on the 20 Minute Workout". Pro Tem. Toronto, ON: Glendon College. 23 (8): 6–7. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010.
- 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.
- Habib, Marlene (23 Sep 1991). "Aerobics settle down to kinder, gentler exercise". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Kitchener, ON. p. D.1. Retrieved 12 October 2010.