Michelle Akda

Michelle Akda is a dance fitness instructor with over 30 years of dance experience. Michelle started her dance career in the early 90s taking Hip Hop and Latin dance with some of the best teachers in Los Angeles!

In 2011 after taking a Zumba class, Michelle decided she wanted to teach this style of dance and quickly got certified and began teaching immediately at Gold’s Gym in Hollywood.

Since then Michelle has taught in some of the best dance studios in Los Angeles such as Third Street Dance, LA Dancefit and Swerve!

When the pandemic hit in March of 2020, like everyone Michelle had to pivot and learn to teach on the Zoom platform. Since then she has taught hundreds of Zoom classes to her dance students, personal training clients as well as new communities such as The Magnolia Cancer Research Center and Age Bold, a senior fitness platform.

Michelle has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, is a Certified Life Coach through the Life Mastery Institute and is a Certified Personal Trainer through AFAA (Athletics and Fitness Association of America). She also holds a certification from ACE as a Senior Fitness Specialist and Brain Health Trainer!

Michelle is a well rounded fitness instructor with a great love and passion for helping her clients become their very best selves in all areas of their life!