Tyshawna Witherspoon

Tyshawna Antoinette Witherspoon

Artist-Author-Dance Fitness Instructor-Natural Hair Stylist

Tyshawna is a multidimensional designer with extraordinary talent in Graphic Design Painting, Architectural Drawings, Desktop Publishing, Digital Art & Model Making. Tyshawna went to a performing arts high school in Newark, NJ called Arts High School where she was an art major. She also studied dance in the evenings at Garden State Ballet. She then moved to Virginia and earned a master's degree in architecture from Hampton University.

Tyshawna Witherspoon has won several awards in art exhibits, and has created T. Witherspoon Design Studio, formally known as TSpell Designs, to share her skills with her well diverse clientele. She has done abstract portraits for clients all over the US, and has also produced 3D model images, logos, invitations, illustrations, photo editing and much more. Tyshawna’s designs are stemmed from the client’s need and have an eloquent level of design that catches the attention of her audience. Tyshawna continues to advance with her latest innovative design ideas that are being developed; creativity is endless for this talented artist.

Although Tyshawna has developed a business in Graphic Design, she still continued a deep passion for dance and became a Zumba Instructor in 2012, and also became a Fitness Dancer on the Fuzion Fitness Show with Alexis Perkins in 2013. In 2014 Tyshawna also became a Zumba® Gold Instructor, MixxedFit® Instructor, and got her AFAA Group X Certification. In 2015 Tyshawna became a Master Educator & National Trainer in MixxedFit® where she has traveled nationally to license instructors in this new dance fitness format. Tyshawna has done workshops in Renton, WA; Memphis TN; San Diego, CA; Atlanta, GA and more. She has had the opportunity to do chorography for instructors all over. Her passion for dance, fitness, teaching and the people is very evident in her classes as well as her workshops.

Tyshawna has always been talented in protective hair styling. She has been a private stylist for many fitness instructors and others in Virginia. Tyshawna has developed techniques in protective styling for Natural Hair and have helped women to keep chemical products out their hair. On this journey Tyshawna Witherspoon partnered with Alexis Perkins to develop a how to process on wearing our natural hair called Kinks to Curls. Kinks to Curls is now published by Morgan & James and available to order on Kinks to Curls.com

On this journey Tyshawna has been a motivator in many areas while helping others to live out their purpose and passion. Tyshawna’s platform has been expressed through the opportunity of speaking openly about her breakthrough out of depression. She has told her story as a leader through MixxedFit as well as had the opportunity to speak at the Behind the Smile Trent Shelton Event. Tyshawna has shared her 10 steps of pulling yourself out of the deep darkness. She hopes to use her story to help others.