Help Build My Dream Dance Studio and Company

Hi! My name is Frederick Ocansey! I’m a mover by nature, a Proffesional Contemporary Ballet dancer and a Lead Pilates Instructor with Club Pilates, in Pickerington OH, a luxury fitness brand geared towards making functional fitness accessible for EVERY BODY. In my spare time, when I’m feeling creative, I’m a content creator.

Ever since I was a young child, I’ve wanted to make a worldwide impact in the world of Dance! I‘ve had a dream so big it’s put a fire in my spirit and given me the motivation and work ethic to make it happen. So, naturally I followed my heart, left my hometown in Columbus and pursued dance at the professional level. I’ve actually been dancing professionally since before I left Ohio. Working from the age of 16 with companies such as Xclaim Dance and Burklyn Ballet Theatre where I worked as a counselor training and dancing with companies and teachers from all over the world. I danced with Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Roxey Ballet, and some other awesome companies and choreographers that I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to dance and share movement with.

These experiences are something I desire to sow back into my community.

While in pursuit of my dreams I found reformer pilates and it forever changed my relationship to Dance. The access to functional training tools not only helped my on stage performance but can be used as an injury prevention method and a sustainable fitness practices for the rest of my life. Reformer pilates helped my performance significantly by also unlocking mental clarity leading to a strength I’d never felt before.

Since the beginning of my professional Pilates practice I’ve become a certified 500 hour Comprehensive Pilates instructor. Since then I’ve helped over 600+ people strengthen their bodies in ways they didn’t even know was accessible for them.

My journey through dance has given me the ability to bring something new and different into my pilates practice. Which opens up a whole world of possible ways to share my gift and knowledge not only as a healing tool for our bodies but as a tool for creating a STRONGER community as a whole, in mind, body and spirit!

I’ve always been blessed with seeing the bigger picture and my heart is leading me to lean deeper into the community to help me further deepen and grow the tools and practices that I have to offer.

In leaning into my community I’m asking for $6,000 to create a home studio that I can use to grow my own personal brand and use to put myself in an entrepreneurial position to be able to support my dreams and fund shows that will support dancers and artists in the area. At the same time sowing the strong mind to body connection that Pilates bestows to our community! I have big dreams and those dreams require capital. Any support will help me to bring my vision into fruition. I can’t thank you all enough for the support you have shown and I hope you find it in your hearts to donate to my vision of strength, wellness and creativity in Columbus, Ohio!

With respect,

Frederick Ocansey