YOUTH PROGRAM
Give your kids & teens a fulfilling experience that will leave them feeling creative and empowered! Monday-Thursday, your children will have a place to spend their afternoons that is not only enriching but enjoyable as well.
We offer classes in the following subjects:
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Dance
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Acting
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Theater
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Singing
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Cotillion
We invite students ages 6-18 to join us. Classes will be broken up into groups to keep the material age-appropriate. If your schedule requires an earlier drop off or later pick-up of your child, supervision may be available at our studio.
Our regular classes are scheduled based on parent & student interest. Current group classes hosted by our affiliate studio Crown City Dance are listed on the flyers below.
If you are interested in other subjects (Acting, Singing, etc) or seeking an earlier class time please click the Student Enrollment button and fill out the Google Form.
MEET THE TEACHERS:
Danielle O'Neill
Danielle O’Neill found her first love in 1992 with swing dancing. She quickly found herself doing shows for thousands and dancing on tours with bands. This led her to explore other styles. She began ballroom and latin dancing in 1995 and then started competing professionally in 1996. You can find her both in front of the camera and/or behind the scenes in many music videos, commercials, movies and stage productions. She opened her own ballroom dance studio in 2002 in Pasadena where she coaches, choreographs, organizes competitions, and continues to share her love for dance with everyone.
Guest Teacher Gary Franco
Gary coaches and choreographs for world champions in theater arts. He has danced with the Boston Ballet, American Folk Ballet and Los Angeles Classical Ballet and as a guest artist with multiple ballet companies. Musical credits: Saturday Night Fever (Cezar), Li'l Abner (Evil Eye Fleagle), Contact (Headwaiter), West Side Story (Bernardo), Grand Hotel (Bolero-L.A. Ovation award nominee best featured actor in a musical), Music Man (Tommy Djealus-M.A.C.Y. association award Best Performance in a Musical) Film and TV: The Producers, The Mask, Boys and Girls Guide, Murder She Wrote and Live To Dance.
Dana Benedict
Dana Benedict has been teaching musical theatre, voice, dance, physical theatre for 10 years. Dana holds a BA in drama from UC Irvine where she studied physical theatre, and commedia dell’arte in Italy. As a young girl Dana traveled across the country playing Annie in the National Tour of Annie. Today, that young experience is Dana’s drive for her focus on teaching proper technique in singing, but most importantly balanced with fun and compassion. Dana loves to teach all ages, whether it's a 4 year old music exploration or a 70 year old piano player, Dana makes each lesson a personally curated lesson of expression. When Dana is not teaching she is a composer, singer songwriter, a clown named Twirly the Clown, and a dancer with The Hollywood It Girls. Dana also has a pet rabbit named Hermie who sometimes makes appearances.
Aubrey Williams
Aubrey moved to Los Angeles after earning her BA in Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Since moving to Los Angeles, Aubrey has taught as a summer Musical Theatre Director at the Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts (YADA) and currently teaches Group Master Classes and private Voice and Acting lessons (with concentrations in Musical Theatre and Audition Prep) for all ages in her Home Studio. Growing up in Las Vegas, Aubrey spent this time cultivating her passion for the arts through teaching and performing in venues such as The Smith Center of Performing Arts and various showrooms on the Vegas strip. She also had the incredible opportunity of starring in two, one woman shows, as a tribute to Doris Day and her singing idol, Barbra Streisand. Aubrey is thrilled to help your kids find and hone their interest in the arts. This time in your child's life is the BEST time to sing, dance, act, and play as she hopes to give to the next generation of performers what her teachers gave to her.
