Meet The Director

I am a Trini gyal from Orlando, FL; I started dancing in my mother's dance studio NuLook Dance Emporium at age 3. I was fortunate to travel extensively at an early age competing and training in Ballet, Jazz, HipHop, Contemporary, Horton, African and Theater. At age 19 I moved to LA and been blessed to dance for Artist such as Janet Jackson, City Girls, Davido, Kamaiyah, DaBaby, MegTheeStalion, more, and more to come. I’m also on season 5 of the tv series Lip Sync Battle, The fitness app Bodi, and I got to perform on big stages like Coachella, Billboard awards, and BET awards. Not only am I a dancer but I love being a dance teacher! I am the Dance Director for the WNBA LA Sparks dance crews and I also teach kids how to dance in hopes of inspiring them to follow their dreams everyday.
 

Gabriel Drummond is a first generation American born and raised in Florida to Jamaican natives. At the age of 10, she took her very first dance class that would catapult her into a passionate devotion to the arts. Since graduating high school and diving head first into the professional world, she has had the opportunity to dance on a national tour, appear on televised award shows, and multiple music videos. Her favorite style of dance is hip hop and aspires to be a world renowned choreographer one day.

Ballet and Pointe Instructor

Laurel has devoted her life to ballet and the arts. From the eight year-old little dreamer at Rochester School of Dance in Michigan, and on to summer programs with The Royal Ballet in London, New York City Ballet and Cleveland San Jose Ballet. She enrolled full time at the School of American Ballet in New York at 16 years of age. By age 17, she was hired into the Cleveland San Jose Ballet, and was performing principal and soloist roles less than a year into her career. Her list of roles and performances is long, and includes well-known ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Apollo, Carmina Burana, Serenade, and many more. After retiring to have a family of her own little dancers, she has been teaching ballet for over 25 years.  She is dedicated to helping others achieve their dreams, and is a passionate, hands-on teacher who inspires greatness in others, and leaves them excited to learn more.

 Ballet Instructor

A local of the sunshine state, Kyra has spent her entire life as a performer. With her experience as a commercial and film actor including film credits for Disney as well as theatrical credits as a soloist in Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Miracle Worker, and many others. She went to school at the Rollins department of music and has a deep appreciation for classical repertoire, rhythm, and musical artistry which she applies in her teaching methods. Her years of dance training include competitive Irish Step Dance with the Watters School of Irish Dance where she took second place with her team at the 2015 World Championships of Irish Dance in Montreal and won a Solo Regional Champion Title in 2017 in Dallas, TX.  Following Irish Dance, Kyra fell in love with ballet. She trained at the Russian Ballet in the Vaganova method with a heavy focus on injury prevention and expressive technique. She studied under the instruction of professional Vaganova dancers including Henry Hernandez, Vadim Fedotov, as well as guest soloists from the Ukraine. Her ballet performance credits include the Nutcracker, Giselle, Coppelia, Cinderella and many others. Kyra is an enthusiastic teacher and choreographer who prioritizes technique and musicality and tailors her pace to her students’ individual needs. She loves working with students new and experienced and works hard to help her dance family grow and achieve their best in a friendly, fun environment.