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Nasser Maddi (Owner/Choreographer)
Nasser Maddi began dancing at the age of six and has trained and performed with leading teachers, choreographers, and music artists ever since. He began his career in Europe with The Groovies Dance Company where he taught and performed Salsa, Hip hop, Control Dance, Ballroom, and Persian Dance. His experience with The Groovies led to numerous opportunities to travel Europe and perform and choreograph on stage and television. His credits include dancing with popular European singing artists, Ann Lee and Belle Perez; choreographing and performing for various Persian singing artists in Germany, including Sayeh; and several television appearances performing on European music entertainment shows. Nasser performed in corporate events including grand openings for Chanel in France; a popular shoe company, Columbus, in Spain; and ING Insurance in Germany. He spent Three years touring with Bailando Dance Company performing Salsa in Germany, Holland, and France. With over 20 years of experience choreographing, teaching, and performing dance, Nasser brought his passion and love for dance to Irvine, CA where he opened up his studio with the desire to provide quality dance training and instill his strong enthusiasm for dance to his students.
Serena Healey (Belly Dance/Hula & Tahitian)
Serena has had various dance training throughout the years, including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, Polynesian, and ballroom. Dancing has always been her passion and pursuit. Her love for Middle Eastern dancing began in 2001, when she observed a belly dancer perform at a Greek restaurant. Since then, she has studied with Angelika Nemeth and Lilla Varese in Orange County and is currently a member of their professional performance troupes. Serena’s performance experience includes, appearing on the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance dvds in 2005, 2006 and 2007, performing annually at various festivals such as Cairo Carnivale and Market at the Casbah, and performing weekly at various middle eastern restaurants in the Orange County area. She recently returned from Egypt, where she studied and performed at the internationally recognized Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival.
Tracy Quevedo (Hula & Tahitian/Tap/Ballet-Tap Combo)
Tracy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in San Diego, and began her dance training at the age of seven. Her training includes hula, tahitian, tap, jazz, ballet, and modern. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Dance and Psychology from University of California, Irvine. After graduating from college, Tracy continued to teach hula and creative dance with Young Audiences of San Diego. She currently trains and performs in both national and international tahitian dance competitions and exhibitions with professional dance company Nonosina Polynesia Inc. In the summer of 2007 Tracy performed in Tahiti for the International Heiva Festival. In 2008 she had the privilege of performing at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood for the 1st Annual Filipino-American Visionary Awards.
Michele Bonetti (Turn & Technique/Jazz/ Ballet)
Michele was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and has over ten years of experience dancing and performing ballet, modern, and jazz. She received her Dance Teaching Degree in Modern & Jazz Dance in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as a Degree in Physical Acting. Michele has been recognized by dance professionals for her creative and unique choreography. Michele has over 5 years of experience teaching jazz and modern.
Darina Littleton (Tap/Hip hop)
She has always been involved in the arts. She was first introduced to dance at the tender age of two. She began studying tap, jazz, and hip-hop with the renowned Paul and Arlene Kennedy at Universal Dance Designs, better known as the Kennedy Tap Company. Darina has also been taking all styles of dance, performing around the community with her mother’s group, the Fantasia Dance Ensemble. Throughout Darina’s dance career, she had the opportunity to perform in numerous dance competitions, award shows, marathons, and made various television appearances. This instruction allowed Darina to win various competitions and scholarships of her own. Darina has also had the opportunity to take master classes from some of the best including Savion Glover, Debbie Allen, Jason Samuels Smith, Chloe Arnold, Arthur Duncan, Fayard Nicholas, and many more. Along with taking classes and performing, Darina also taught jazz and hip-hop herself at various elementary schools in the community. She is currently third year undergraduate at UC Irvine, where she studies dance as a major and dances with the infamous Kaba Modern and very recently Donald McKayle's Etude Ensemble.
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