Chandra Johnson

My name is Chandra Johnson.  I was born and raised in Eagan, Minnesota - my parents divorced when I was 5 years old so I spent my summers and vacations in Florida with my Dad and the school year with my Mom in Minnesota.  I graduated from UW-Stout with my BS in 1992 and moved to NW Wisconsin which is where I live with my husband of 20+ years and our two boys.  We live in a resort community on the water and work in the tourism industry.  I am a wedding planner which keeps me extra busy during the summer with outdoor events.  We love to spend our summer days on our boat or at the beach - when we are not working.  We also enjoy going to our children's baseball and soccer games, which we are both actively involved in as coaches.  This keeps us all extremely busy during the summer with their games and practices.  In the winter, it gets cold and quiet...we love it and stay busy raising our family, reconnecting with friends, and doing projects around our house which get neglected during the summer.  We love to travel in the winter since we do not work as much due to the lack of tourists that allow us to live in charming Door County, Wisconsin. In addition to my "income-producing" job, I also work for the Northern Door YMCA.  I began there in 1999 when they first opened - I started out teaching Step classes until I discovered Zumba.  In February, 2010 I became certified in Zumba and started teaching classes.  I currently teach Zumba, Zumba Step, Aqua Zumba and Step Fitness Classes - plus I attend Les Mills Body Pump classes.  I have always enjoyed dance and fitness....from ballet and tap classes as a little girl; to aerobics in the early 80's during the Jane Fonda craze, to step and now my passion is in Zumba!