
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.
Our teachers have worked with:
The Dutch National Ballet
The San Francisco Ballet
New York University
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Hungarian Opera Ballet
Master Ballet Academy
Menlowe Ballet
Dance Teacher Magazine
The MTV Network
Alonzo King Lines Dance Center
Smuin Ballets
London Festival Ballet
Calgary Ballet
The 92nd Street Y, Harkness Dance Center
... and many others!

Meet The Teachers

Julie Ferarri
Ballet 1
LDAelite

Casey Kitazumi
Contemporary 1-3
Ballet 2-3
LDAelite

Chastity Wilson
Pre-Ballet 1 & 2
Pre-Jazz
Kristen Portner, M.A.
Artistic Director/Owner
Lyrical 1-4
Leaps & Turns 1-3
Director of LDAelite

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

Charity Caldwell
Jazz 1 - 4
Stretch & Strengthen
Mini Acro
LDAelite

Alexis Gilbert
Guest Lyrical Teacher

Claudia Mayoss
Guest Ballet Teacher

Magda Fialek
Guest Ballroom Teacher
Meet The Administrators


Laura Sabahi
Studio Manager
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Josh Portner
CFO / Co-Owner

Zoltan Peter
Original PBS Co-Founder
