About RitmoFit XP

Women’s Fitness with Live Drumming, from the Hamptons

RitmoFit XP was founded in 2022 in the Hamptons, New York, by Mila Tina and Vanessa Acero, two Latina entrepreneurs from the East End. It combines a full-body workout with live drumming, wellness events and showcases, all inspired by legendary women.

A dancer in white leaping on stage beside a drum kit

How RitmoFit XP started

Mila Tina, a percussionist and interdisciplinary artist, and Vanessa Acero, an athlete and founder of Alumbra Sport, built a class around one idea: women train harder and enjoy it more when the music is live and the moves tell a story.

Each session blends dance, martial arts, air drumming, breathwork and Eastern modalities, played to live drums and global rhythms. Every sequence is inspired by a woman from history or myth.

Three instructors run three impact levels at the same time (high, medium and low), so people recovering from injuries, seniors and athletes train together. It looks light and feels like a party. You feel it in your muscles the next day.

Since September 2022 RitmoFit XP has produced 18 events and class series (classes, wellness events and showcases) at the Southampton Arts Center, Hamptons Gym Corp, Hill Street Boxing, Four Oaks in Montauk, Suffolk County Community College, the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Bay Street Theater, Ella Libre and with OLA of Eastern Long Island in Greenport.

Our mission

Practical tools for women’s wellness, through movement, music and community

To give women practical tools for self-care and wellness through movement, music and community, in spaces where every level and every age is welcome.

In the room

Participants raising their arms under pink stage lighting

A practitioner giving a treatment to a participant lying on a massage table

A group stretching with arms overhead in a bright studio

Participants lying on yoga mats during a relaxation session

A woman in black mid-movement in a red-lit class

A practitioner kneeling beside a participant resting on a mat

An instructor on stage in front of the Ritmo Fit screen with participants below

Two women in white crop tops smiling at an outdoor event

Three performers posing on an outdoor stage

An outdoor sound bath with participants seated and lying on mats on a lawn

Our vision

A world designed around women’s well-being

A world where systems and environments are designed around women’s physical, emotional and psychological well-being, and where women-led organizations lead the change.

The founders

Mila Tina and Vanessa Acero

RitmoFit XP is the collaboration of two founders. Mila Tina composes the original music, co-created the movement, creates the visuals, produces the events and plays the drums live in class. Vanessa Acero, founder of Alumbra Sport, designs the training, co-created the movement and leads the class.

Vanessa Acero

Certified fitness trainer, nutrition coach and founder of Alumbra Sport

Vanessa Acero is a Colombian athlete, Certified Fitness Trainer and Nutrition Coach with more than a decade of experience. She founded Alumbra Sport (opens in a new tab) in 2019 and leads its group bootcamps, virtual classes and coaching for all fitness levels from Southampton, NY. In 2018 she placed third in the Bikini category of the WBFF (World’s Best Fashion and Fitness) competition. At RitmoFit XP she designs the training, co-created the movement and leads the class.

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Mila Tina

Percussionist and interdisciplinary artist

Mila Tina is a Chilean-American percussionist and interdisciplinary artist based in New York. She brings together live drums, movement, video and technology, from festival stages like Envision in Costa Rica to workshops for schools, seniors and communities on Long Island. At RitmoFit XP she composes the original music, co-created the movement, creates the visuals, produces the events and plays the drums live in class.

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In the press