Herstory & Press
Workout! with Erica Nix has been around a long time. Here’s proof!
2022 Mayoral Candidate
Running for mayor is Nix’s way of fighting back against that fate. Not only does she, as her campaign slogan says, “need a job” but she also wants the queer and trans community to be provided for in a way current politicians haven’t materialized. -James Scott
Nix’s sense of humor,
combined with her celebration of queer sexuality, means her classes can get a little risqué. During the Zoom workout I attended, in the midst of a goofy move—the old video instructed us to flip our hands up and down—she shouted out, “That reminds me of how my sixth-grade boyfriend touched my boobs for the first time.” As a general rule, when the class does shimmy shakes, she may invite you to do so on the side of the screen so she can motorboat you.
-Nic Yeager
“I used to dance for a punk rock band . . .
where instead of go-go dancing or dancing in this cute, sexy way, I would do aerobics while drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. During the finale, I would weigh myself and get pissed off that nothing had changed. I’d break the scale and throw a huge fit by humping food and spraying Cheez Whiz on people.” -Erica Nix (article by Kelly Marshall)
1/ Fake it ’til you make it.
Everyone (even the best of us) suffers from imposter syndrome. It’s natural to have self-doubt, especially if you make a mistake. But the best thing to do is to keep moving and strive to keep your head up. “Sometimes you just have to decide to love yourself even if it seems impossible,” Nix says.
PBS segment
Brentley Heilbron interviews Erica Nix for a PBS show segment of Stand Up Empire. You can see the full Stand Up Empire episode here pbs.org/video/stand-empire-lisa-delarios-chip-pope/ Music by the floating opera orchestra. Video & Edit by Jessica Gardner 2016.
Queer Dance Freakout
Excerpt from Austin American Statesman by Reshma Kirpalani Feb 23, 2017
Jeremy von Stilb, Becca Hyatt, Ezra Edwards, and Erica Nix produce Queer Dance Freakout, a protest in support of transgender rights and against the Bathroom Bill.
Later Queer Dance Freak Out was awarded for the Best Protest (with a BPM) by the Austin Chronicle
“Queers: They know how to party, and they know how to protest. In the face of bathroom bills and religious liberty laws proposed by the state’s most hateful lawmakers, this qmmunity didn’t settle for picket signs and speeches, instead opting in February for magic and glitter and dance party protest in front of the Governor’s Mansion (queer enemy No. 2) to celebrate all things queer and vibrant and to demand equal rights and real protections – not discriminatory legislation.”
“Nix understands the reluctance to enter a gym as a person that feels like an "outsider," and that it's even harder for someone with body dysmorphia. So how did Nix become the Richard Simmons of the Austin fitness scene?” -Brently Heilbron
Erica’s First Holy Shit!
Learn more about Erica’s First Feature Film, read the Reviews, & Rent the movie!
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