GiGi Tonye' Arts and Fitness

Kathleen 'Kat' Moore began taking Zumba Classes in 2012.  She received her Zumba Instructor Basic 1 and Zumba Gold License in 2015 and started teaching Zumba in 2016. Kat is a 10 year Breast Cancer Survivor that continues to use her fun and inspriring dance fitness style to engage clients on their wellness journey!

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Laura has been a licensed Zumba instructor for six years. She has taught at a corporate gyms, a nursing homes, a senior living centers and a catholic schools as well as works with indivduals. She is a fun enthusiatic instructor that teaches both English and Spanish speaking classes with the team!

With 10+ years of training under her belt, Nautica has developed the passion, versatility, and drive that comes with dance. With her expertise being in West African and Modern dance, she has had the opportunity to train in various genres of dance, including but not limited to Ballet, Hip Hop, and Heel technique. Senior year in high school, she was accepted in the CPS Advance Arts Program and spent a year training in ballet with Joffrey’s Community Engagement Program training under former Joffrey dancer Michael Smith. After graduating she went on to attend Columbia College Chicago majoring in dance and minoring in education. Nautica continues to train and expand her knowledge of dance.

Mahogany is a graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor’s in Dance. She has taught Dancehall classes and performed under the direction of LadySol. She has also taught Dancehall fitness class with LadySol. She taught at Uplift High School under LadySol and Kuumba Lynx for Afro-Fusion, Hip Hop, and Dancehall.

Mel Angelo, a graduate with her MFA in theatre from the University of Southern Mississippi, has been trained in dance and Yoga from a young age. Her training comes Ronald Jones, Pittsburgh Ballet's former company member, her BFA degree at Florida Southern, and her Graduate Studies at Southern Mississippi. Mel specializes in Ballet and Musical Theatre, as well as Vinyasa and Yin Yoga.

Founder | CEO of Tonye' Co.|| GiGi Tonye' Arts & Fitness Garley 'GiGi Tonye' Briggs is a  Nigerian-American Chicago Native, a lover of God and a mother to my wonderful 7 year old daughter, Shalom! She has a Masters in Health Administration and over 10 years of health care experience. She is also a professional dancer, choreographer, teaching artist and Zumba & fitness instructor! Her purpose is to uplift and inspire people through the performing arts and fitness! She passionate about her and her team's mission to make wellness easily accessible for all people, anywhere! 

Ryn is a Business Administration / Management student from Loyola University Chicago that is motivated by her values of accountability and common sense. She is passionate about helping her community and others around her. She has been dancing since she was 5 and started teaching as soon as she could. The one thing she loves more than dancing, is teaching it through, Zumba, group fitness and dance!

Nicholas Hittle is currently a freelance dance artist in Chicago. He holds a BA in Dance and a BS in Liberal Arts and Sciences for Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his time as an undergrad Hittle has both performed in and Choreographed for Dance Concerts and Musical Theatre shows alike. He studied multiple disciplines from Ballet to African techniques, as well as focusing on how Social Psychology can be used inform one's teaching philosophy and practice.