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Teachers

The Liv DanceArts, Professional Ballet School teachers have collective backgrounds in everything from professional ballet performance with major international companies to dance curriculum writing and adminstration for major school districts.
LDA Faculty have worked with:
San Francisco Ballet
New York University
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
AAD Chicago
Master Ballet Academy
Menlowe Ballet
The Golden State Warriors
Dance Teacher Magazine
The MTV Network
Alonzo King Lines Dance Center
Smuin Ballets
San Jose State Dance Team
London Festival Ballet
Calgary Ballet
The 92nd Street Y, Harkness Dance Center
... and many others!





Meet The Teachers
Camryn Babcock
Ballet 1 - 3E
Jazz 1 - 4
Core & Legs
LDA Elite

Lauren Irwin
Pre-Ballet
Hiphop 1-3

Kristina Dvorak
Pre-Lyrical
Lyrical 1/2
Kristen Portner, M.A.
Artistic Director/Owner
Lyrical 1E-4E
Leaps & Turns 1-3
Director of LDAelite

Brittney Wasserman
Adv. Ballet & Pointe
Ballet L4 - L6
LDAelite

Charity Caldwell
Jazz 1E - 2E
Mini Acro 1-2
LDAelite

Sarah Chan
Contemporary 1-3

Casey Kitazumi
LDA Elite

Magda Fialek
Guest Ballroom Teacher

Meet The Administrators


Lauren Irwin
Studio Manager

Laura Sabahi
Show Design
President of the LDA Advisory Board
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