31/08/2026
15 Years as a Jazzercise Instructor — How It All Started
Fifteen years ago, I started teaching Jazzercise in my local church hall, with just three classes a week. What began as a small idea soon grew into something I could never have imagined. After about two years, an incredible opportunity came my way — the chance to open the very first Jazzercise studio in Australia. I opened Jazzercise Nambour on Howard Street, behind the Suncoast Food Co-op, and spent the next ten wonderful years there. For the final two years, the studio moved to 33 Howard Street. Those 12 years as a studio owner gave me so much more than a business. I met countless amazing people, made lifelong friendships and built a community that became such a special part of my life. In 2026,
I made the difficult decision to gift the business to a new owner. My hope was to remain involved and support her as she took over the studio and continued the community we had built. Sadly, things didn’t unfold the way I had hoped. I was ultimately banned from the studio and saw much of what I had worked so hard to create attributed to someone else. That part of the story has been incredibly difficult, but it does not take away from what I achieved.
For 15 years, I showed up. I taught. I built. I encouraged. I created a community. I watched people become stronger, fitter and more confident — and I was lucky enough to share that journey with them. I will always be incredibly proud of my years as the owner of Jazzercise Nambour and, most importantly, of the wonderful people who made those years so special. And thankfully, my Jazzercise journey isn’t over yet! I continue to teach classes at the RSL Hall in Cooroy, and I’m not done dancing, teaching or building community just yet. 15 years later, I’m still here. Still teaching. Still moving. Still loving Jazzercise. And still looking forward to whatever comes next.
