Meet Our Dedicated Faculty
Ms. Aria
Owner/Director & Instructor
Aria began her dance training at age 7 with the Redwood Empire Ballet, in Santa Rosa California and spent the majority of her adolescent years dedicated to improving her ballet technique. While classical ballet has always been her passion, Aria has also studied jazz, hip hop and modern dance. Growing up, Aria received multiple dance…
READ MOREMs. Alyssa
Instructor
Alyssa began dancing at the age of 4, taking classes in ballet, jazz and tap. While excelling at all three disciplines, by the age of 12, she realized that her real passion was ballet and decided to re-focus her training in ballet. Alyssa would later dance with the Danville Ballet Company, a pre-professional dance company,…
READ MOREMs. Kristine
Instructor
Kristine has always had a passion for performing, but her love for dance blossomed in her early teen years. While participating in her high school dance program, Kristine choreographed over ten full-length pieces for herself and her peers, performed in six productions, competed, and served as the dance team’s captain for 2 years. Upon graduating…
READ MOREMs. Emily
Lead Receptionist & Instructor
Emily began dancing at the age of 5, where she discovered her lifelong passion for dance. She attended classes in the greater Sacramento area throughout her childhood, and joined the Granite Bay Dance Team in High School. In high school, she shifted her focus to train in Jazz, Tap, and Hip Hop. She was a member…
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Instructor
Lauren fell in love with the arts at a very young age and has enjoyed training in Ballet, Jazz, Character, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre for most of her life. She began her dance career at the Royal Academy of Dance in Page, Arizona where she was awarded multiple scholarships for Ballet, and has carried…
READ MOREMs. Emily
Instructor
Emily began her dance training at the age of 4, where she discovered her true love for classical ballet. She dedicated many years to the refinement of her ballet technique while also competing group, pas de deux, and solo pieces at regional and national dance competitions. She was awarded numerous scholarships, titles and monetary prizes…
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Ms. Anya
Instructor
Russian born, Anya began training in classical ballet in conjunction with a competitive career in figure skating. After discovering that her true passion was ballet, she left skating to devote herself to serious study with ballet masters such as Nolan T’Sani, Anne Merino and other notable teachers. Along the way, she discovered a genuine flare…
READ MORESamuel Fulk
Guest Instructor
Samuel Fulk is a professional ballet dancer with experience in Contemporary, Modern and Classical styles. A dancer since a young age, Sam enjoys studying and performing many styles of dance, including Modern, African, Jazz, Hip Hop and Tap. Born and raised in California, he grew up performing in musical theatre and dramatic productions. When he…
READ MORENolan T’Sani
Guest Instructor
Following a successful and extensive performing career as a soloist with the New York City Ballet, Nolan T’Sani has been a choreographer, teacher, ballet master and director of his own company. Mr. T’Sani received his formal training on full scholarship at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of American Ballet prior…
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Guest Instructor
Kathy Bailey has over 20 years of experience developing the dance talents of students of all ages and abilities. A former studio owner, Kathy is currently serving as faculty at Sierra Community College and American River College teaching jazz, beginning and intermediate ballet, modern, and tap dance. She has recently had the opportunity to work…
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Guest Instructor
Jessica Lawrence received her primary training while on full merit scholarship at the Sacramento Ballet, with additional training at the San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Rock School, and The Washington Ballet. Professional credits include the Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington, DC; Ballet NY in New York City; The Sacramento Ballet; and Sunny Mitchell…
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Guest Instructor
A native of St Petersburg Russia, Alexey Kulpin graduated from the University of Culture and Art (St. Petersburg) and became certified as a ballet teacher and choreographer. His professional dancing career has led him to dance principle roles with Charleston Ballet Theater, City Ballet of San Diego, Grand Rapids Ballet Theater, Isreal Ballet, St Petersburg…
READ MOREMs. Sydney
Instructor
Sydney Rose began studying musical theatre at age 8, and operatic music at age 10. She has participated in opera concerts with a live orchestra including performing The Flower Duet, one of the most technically challenging Aria’s to perform, at the age of 13. At age 14, Sydney studied under the tutelage of Allison Amidon,…
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