Laci Chisholm
Owner at Fit4Dance
- Role
- Owner at Fit4dance
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laci Chisholm
I’m the founder and owner of Fit4Dance, a Brooklyn-based dance and fitness studio dedicated to creating a welcoming, empowering space rooted in culture, community, and wellness. For the past 10 years, I’ve built Fit4Dance from the ground up—transforming a personal passion for dance and wellness into a thriving business that offers diverse classes, wellness retreats, corporate partnerships, and community programs. As a business owner, I wear many hats: strategic planner, instructor, event organizer, grant writer, marketer, and community builder. My mission is to make dance and wellness accessible—especially for Black women and communities of color—by offering high-quality, culturally relevant classes and experiences in an inclusive environment. Before launching Fit4Dance, I worked as a charter school leader, public school educator, and arts advocate. That background continues to inform my approach—combining structure, creativity, and deep care for the people I serve. I’ve been honored with awards including SBA’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and I’m committed to using movement as a tool for healing, connection, and joy. Let’s connect if you’re interested in partnerships, wellness programming, community initiatives, or just want to dance it out with us!
Experience
Owner
Jan 2014 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Laci Chisholm has been dancing nearly as long as she has been walking. Laci studied dance intensely throughout her adolescence perfecting her craft and developing her ability to share the skill of dance with others. With a strong performance background Laci has studied several genres of dance including Tap, Jazz, Haitian, and Hip-Hop. While attaining her undergraduate degree at UNC Chapel Hill Laci never lost her zeal for dancing. She was the principal dancer and secretary of Opeyo, her college’s Hip-Hop dance team. In addition to performing with her collegiate dance troupe, Laci took a serious interest in sharing her love of dance with others. She nobly founded an after school hip-hop dance class for students at a local community center. Having had such success in building relationship with children through dance Laci assumed several positions after graduating where she was responsible for choreographing and teaching both competition routines and recital pieces respectively for Cheer America and the Academy for Performing Arts in North Carolina. Moving to New York in the summer of 2006 to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional dancer, Laci studied for a year with the Hip Hop Dance Conservatory and has performed at the legendary Apollo Theater and on the Rachael Ray Show. Though she loves to perform, Laci found her calling in education, receiving her Masters of Science in Education from Hunter College and has spent most of her career in that field, though dance was never far from her heart. In addition, Laci is a certified group fitness and Zumba instructor, a graduate of the Shape-Up NYC Instructor Training Program, as well as a current member of Kriye Bode, Haitian Dance performance troupe. Laci truly believes that dance has the ability to elevate the spirit, focus the mind, and center the body. This belief is evident in her high-energy classes where her infectious smile and encouraging words will almost make you forget you’re even exercising.
Education
Hunter College
Masters of Science in Teaching, K-6 Education
2007 — 2010
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising
2000 — 2004
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Journalism, Advertising & Anthropology
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Program Development
- Fitness Instruction
- Staff Development
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Editing
- Social Media
- Public Relations
- Curriculum Design
- Photoshop
- Leadership Development
- Teaching
- Dance Instruction
- Grant Writing
- Education
- Microsoft Office
- Educational Leadership
- Advertising
- Powerpoint
- Event Management
- Recruiting
- Customer Relations
- Customer Service
- Nonprofits
- Fundraising
- Excel
- Account Management
- Team Building
- Data Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Problem Solving
- Outlook
- Youth Work
- Journalism
- Community Outreach
- Newsletters
- Educational Technology
- Management
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