How to Become a ChiChi CHAIR Instructor

Everything you need to know, from booking your training to teaching your first class.

Step 1: Book Your Training

✨ Train from home
✨ Learn at your own pace
✨ No previous dance training or fitness qualifications required
✨ Relevant experience useful

Step 2: Complete Your Training

Most instructors complete the training in one full day, plus practice time.

You have a full 6 weeks to work through the content, learn the choreography, build confidence, and prepare for assessment.

Every routine is delivered in multiple formats to suit different learning styles, including:

✅ Teaching videos
✅ Step-by-step instruction videos
✅ Written choreography notes and lyrics

Simply watch, learn, practise, and repeat.

Step 3: Welcome-to-the-Cast Zoom Call with Danella

When you’re ready, you’ll book a friendly Welcome-to-the-Cast Zoom assessment with ChiChi Fit founder, Danella Mercati.

You’ll lead Danella through the routine “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair”

Think of it as an opportunity to dance with Danella, receive valuable feedback, build confidence, ask questions, and take your first exciting step as a ChiChi Chair instructor.

Step 4: You’re Licensed!

Once you are approved to teach, you’ll become a licensed ChiChi Chair Instructor.

Your first year’s licence is included in your training fee. It renews annually for £99.

You’ll also gain access to:

✨ Box Office
✨ Instructor Community
✨ Ongoing support and guidance

What Is Box Office?

Box Office is where you find all of ChiChi’s routines to create your classes.

Every routine includes choreography, teaching guidance, and resources.

Categories include:

🎭 Warm Up
💃 Low Intensity
🔥 Energetic
💪 Strength
🌟 Cool Down

No choreography creation required. We’ve done the hard work for you to fit ChiChi’s unique dance fitness formula.

Box Office Routines

Routines are purchased individually as and when you need them.

Prices range from approximately £6–£16 per routine.

You are not expected to buy routines every month.

Many instructors teach the same routines for extended periods because familiarity helps members build confidence and master the choreography.

You choose what to buy, when to buy it, and how quickly to grow your collection.

What does it cost to train?

ChiChi CHAIR Training

£199 one-off payment (approx $270 US)

Includes:

✅ Full ChiChi CHAIR training programme
✅ Your Welcome-to-the-Cast Assessment with Danella
✅ First year’s instructor licence
✅ Access to content for your first class

Want to Teach CHICHI FIT TOO?

Once you’ve completed either training programme, you can add the other for half price.

🎭 Train in ChiChi Chair first? Add ChiChi Fit (including ChiChi Encore and ChiChi Kids) for just £99.

🎭 Train in ChiChi Fit first? Add ChiChi Chair for just £99.

This gives you the flexibility to start with the programme that excites you most and expand your offering whenever you’re ready.

Any Hidden Fees? NO

❌ No monthly membership fees
❌ No franchise fees
❌ No percentage taken from your class income

You keep what you earn.

Where Do I Teach?

Most instructors hire:

Village halls
Church halls
Community centres
Carehomes
Retirement Homes
Leisure centres
Disability Facilities

You choose where and when you teach.

We’ll help support and promote your classes as you build your local ChiChi Chair community.

Instructor Community

As a ChiChi Chair instructor, you’ll be welcomed into our wonderful instructor community: ChiChi Instructors Backstage.

A place to:

💛 Ask questions
💛 Share wins
💛 Get support
💛 Meet other instructors
💛 Stay inspired and accountable

You’ll never be doing this alone.

💫 Why Become a ChiChi CHAIR Instructor?

Because there really is nothing quite like it.

✨ Get paid to keep fit
✨ Share your love of musicals
✨ Build confidence in others
✨ Create a thriving local community
✨ Feel like the star of your own show

Most importantly, you’ll help people leave your classes feeling happier, healthier, stronger, and more fabulous than when they arrived.

And that’s a pretty special thing to be part of.