Chanelle Patrick

Chanelle Patrick 

Instructor- Zumba, Bodyworks and Toning, Decade dancing, Meditation, Mindfulness, etc.

#of years practicing 33

#of years teaching 20

Favorite styles of dance -Jazz, African, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Zumba Fitness

Chanelle Patrick started her journey in dance at the early age of 3. She loved to dance in church and bring people joy with her dynamic movement. She began taking professional training classes from her mentor Myah Mckinnie at the 4. She learned ballet, Jazz, African, Hip-Hop liturgical, and a host of other types of expressive movement. Chanelle loved to express herself in creative ways and was often referred to as very dramatic. As she got older she continued to explore her love for movement by teaching and mentoring children. Chanelle was 13 when she choreographed her first movement piece. It was then that she began her professional movement career. 

Chanelle decided that she wanted to continue her education in the Arts. Hence, she attended Columbia College Chicago and got her Bachelor of Arts in Theater with a minor in dance. In 2012 she became a certified Zumba Instructor. She began working for LA fitness in Chicago in 2015. She went on to continue teaching dance education in the Chicago Public and Private school sector. In 2016 she relocated her family to New York. During that time Chanelle worked in some of the toughest parts of Brooklyn teaching at a Charter School. She was at that charter school for 5.5 years. During that time she created transformative Performing Arts programs for the K-8 school. 

Christmas of 2019 Chanelle sang on Broadway for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Spectacular.  In 2020 she became a certified instructor in  Zumba for kids, an Aqua Aerobics instructor,  a Zumbini instructor, Zumba Step, Zumba Pro, and Zumba Strong. 

In 2021 Chanelle transitioned to The New York City Department of Education. She currently owns and operates Chanelle Patrick Dance LLC a Women and Minority Business Enterprise certified in New York City and New York State. Chanelle’s personal passion is to see all people grow and thrive through the Performing Arts.  In 2022 She received professional certification from NYU Tisch School of the performing arts in Performing Arts Essentials. 

Chanelle is currently pursuing her Master's degree in K-12 Special Education with the New York State teaching licensure.