Celebrating 31Years of Excellence in the Arts!

FACULTY

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Featuring a faculty of professional teachers and choreographers.

Paula Henson - Owner & Director

Andrea Sosine - Assistant Artistic/Company Director; Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Children's Combo

Katherine Orloff - Ballet Director

Anya Goldman - Ballroom

Nicole Forde - Tap, Company Division

David King - Hip Hop, and Boys Only

Jennine Warbington - Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Children's, Contemporary

Tiffany Dolci - Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary

Meghan Doyle - Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz & Ballet

Paul Benshoof - (guest faculty) Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet

Katelyn Jenkins-Rattaro - Children's Combo, Hip Hop/Jazz, Musical Theatre

Lynn Kravis - Ballet-sub

Jake Deanda- Boys Hip Hop

LaTonya Watts - Hip Hop

Jonathan Mercer - (Guest Faculty) Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap

DAWN FARRY and IVANNA FILIPINKO - VOICE/PIANO - We offer Voice for students who are currently enrolled in our dance program only. The vocal program is directed by Dawn Farry. Classes are booked on a private lesson basis and held in our vocal lesson room located on the second level next to Studio 5. Students are given opportnities to perform in our annual holiday shows at the Lesher Center for the Arts and our annual Student Showcase. This program helps dancers increase their skills to become a ''triple threat'' and also participate in the Song and Dance category at local competitions if they choose. Please contact the studio for more information and a no-obligation appoitment with one of our teachers.

IVANNA'S RESUME: Ivanna, mezzo-soprano, has earned her Masters Degree in Vocal Performance at the Lysenko Conservatoryy. Since her opera debut as Terpelykha in the opera ''Natalka Poltavka'' in 1991, she was engaged as a principal soloist of the Lviv State Opera, Ukraine for several years. Ivanna made her 1994 European debut in the roles of Flora and Anina in La Traviata with Krakow Opera and as Fenena in Nabucco with Kosice City Opera. In 1996 she performed at BASOTI opera program, San Francisco as Azucena in Il Travatore, as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and as Mrs. Quickly in Falstaff. Her repertoire includes the title role of Carmen with S.F. Lyric Opera in 1998 and with Golden West Opera in 2002, Olga in Eugene, Oregon, Suzuki in Madame Butterfly, Lyubasha in The Tsar's Bride, Konchakovna in Prince Igor, Old Gypsy in Aleko. She was featured in many Bay Area productions such as Golden Gate Opera, North Bay Opera, Berkeley Opera, Ohlone Symphony Orchestra and Russian Opera. She appeared as a guest soloist in Spain, France, Germany, Bulgaria, and throughout the U.S. In concert, she enjoys singing the works of Mozart, Bach, Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin, and Lloyd Webber. In addition to her activity as a soloist, Ms. Taratula is a vocal coach and member of the Music Teachers Association of California since 1997.