2026-2027 Faculty & Jr Faculty
At Liv DanceArts, our faculty represents the highest standard of professional and educational excellence in dance.
With backgrounds spanning professional ballet companies, academic institutions, and industry-leading organizations, our Lead Faculty have devoted their lives and careers to the DanceArts. Our core instructors are lifelong dancers, educators, and mentors with decades of experience!
LDA Lead Faculty have performed, worked with, and choreographed for world-renowned institutions including New York University, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Golden State Warriors Dance Team, The MTV Network, Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, AAD Chicago, San Jose State University, NYC’s The 92nd Street Y, Dance Teacher Magazine, and many others!
LDA Junior Faculty have at least 5 years of technical training in their instruction genres and work closely with Lead Faculty Mentors on curriculum instruction and choreographic implementation!
Kris Portner
Artistic Director, Owner/Lead Faculty
Charity Caldwell
Lead Faculty
Charlie Flynn
Junior Faculty
Lauren Irwin
Studio Manager/Lead Faculty
Annie Lester
Lead Faculty
Jacinda King
Junior Faculty
Camryn Babcock
Lead Faculty
Katie Wolfe
Lead Faculty
Jaylene Torres
Junior Faculty
Spring Session 2024 Registration
Dance With LDA!
New LDA dancers please review all of our studio policies linked HERE.
We do not offer trial classes.
To get started at LDA please contact us to determine your dancer's approved levels (livdancearts@gmail.com), provide your dancers age and experience and we will be in contact with registration and current tuition information!
We do not post registration links on our website. To ensure new families register for the correct levels and classes we are here to help you through the registration process!
Important LDA policies:
1. LDA has a mandatory dress code for all classes. Please review our Required Dress Code HERE
2. Ballet is required for all LDA students.
In order to register in non-ballet genres (Lyrical, Jazz, Contemporary etc.) dancers must also simultaneously be registered in Ballet at LDA. Our studio's focus and mission is technically focused training.
This begins with Ballet.
3. LDA is a closed viewing studio.
Please click HERE for all of our studio policies.
We accept registration by Session (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
We do not offer drop-in or month to month classes.
4. See our Pre-Level Program Information (for 4-6 year olds) HERE
