“Dance Moms”' Chloé Lukasiak Says She's Entering a 'Whole New Era' After Being 'Single for a While' (Exclusive)

The 'Dance Moms' alum — who recently graduated from Pepperdine University — confirmed her relationship with Brooklinn Khoury in December 2021, shortly after celebrating their first anniversary

Chloé Lukasiak is ready for what life has in store!

Speaking to PEOPLE exclusively at Variety's 2024 Power of Women event in New York on Thursday, May 2, the former Dance Moms star opened up about her latest endeavors following her recent split from girlfriend Brooklinn Khoury.

"It's like a whole new era, especially with this reunion happening," the recent Pepperdine University grad said, referencing the Lifetime hit's newly released reunion special. "It feels like closing a big chapter of my life and starting a new one."

She continued, "I'm moving to a new city soon, I'm drafting my first fiction novel. I started my own company, it's called Elevé Dance Competition. I've been single for a while. It's like a whole new era for me!"

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As for whether she's ready to jump back into the dating world, Lukasiak said: "I'm honestly, like, so happy to focus on myself right now."

"I keep saying it's my unhinged era," she continued. "I wanna have fun. I don't want anything too serious. It's time to focus on my career and my friends and these adventures that are waiting."

Lukasiak also shared that her long-term goal is to eventually move "to a different city" than where she's planning on going next. "I'm hoping I have my era, wherever I'm going next, which I'll be announcing soon on my YouTube and then after that, I want to go somewhere new," she added.

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Lukasiak, 22, confirmed her relationship with Khoury, 25, in December 2021 after months of speculation. At the time, the former reality star remarked on their first-anniversary celebration.

"Our one year was last month. Every single day with you is a beautiful adventure and I am so, so grateful for that one random afternoon in October," the dancer captioned the sweet tribute. "You are a walking, vibrant ray of sunshine and you light up the whole world. I will never get enough of watching you skate, hearing your laugh, and listening to your stories of all the interactions you had that day and how happy they made you. You make me the happiest. I love you."

Later discussing her relationship with PEOPLE in February 2022, Lukasiak said it "feels so good for people to just sort of know."

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"All of my family and friends have known for quite a while, but to take away that last layer hiding was so freeing," she shared.

Lukasiak added that it was "really cool to be able to post" about her relationship. "This is how I feel comfortable. This is how I'm going to do it. You can take it or leave it. I don't really think people owe the world an explanation anymore," she said. "It was more just a decision I made for myself."

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As for Khoury, the pro skateboarder shared on Tamron Hall that Lukasiak had been the "best" amid her healing journey from her 2020 dog attack, which happened five days after they two first met.

Ahead of their breakup, Lukasiak and Khoury hadn't posted anything with each other since their visit to Pennsylvania's Kennywood amusement park in August.

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