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Jackie Happoldt - Artistic Director, Miss Jackie began her dance training here is Southern California, studying in the areas of Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Modern, and Acrobatics. As a dance student she participated in a myriad of dance concerts, competitions, and talent shows. She has also been musically and vocally trained and has had several roles in musical theater productions, choral arrangements, singing performances. After many years of private studio training, Jacquelyn left to pursue strictly Classical Ballet at Riverside Ballet Arts Company, where she danced in their 1999 production of "The Nutcracker" and "Excerpts from Swan Lake". She then continued her dance training at the California University of Fullerton. There she received her Bachelor's Degree in dance, graduating Cum Laude, and also serving as the President of the CSUF Dance Association 2002/2003. Jacquelyn has been privileged to teach for Corona Dance Academy, under the artistic direction Ms. Rosemary McCarter. She has worked with dancers of all ages and taught and choreographed for beginning through advanced levels of Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, and Lyrical. She also choreographed for their award winning competition team for several years. You can follow her blog at blog where she gives out Dance related advice and tips on the net. |
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| Claudia Wong - Claudia Wong Born and raid in Switzerland, Claudia has been dancing since the age of four. After obtaining her teaching degree she moved to New York city to pursue her passion for dance. After a year there, Claudia continued her dancing career at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, England. Her three year degree course gave her an in depth understanding of the anatomy of the body, movement and teaching techniques. Since her graduation in June 2002, she has been teaching Ballet and Pilates at all levels and thoroughly enjoys her work. In 2007, Claudia moved back to Switzerland with her husband. she opened her own studio and introduced the Pilates method to the town she grew up in. Despite the great success of the studio, they decided to move back to Orange County where Claudia is now teaching Ballet again. | 
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| Stefani Swaim - Stefani was born and raised in the city of Santa Maria, located on California’s Central Coast. As a child, she practiced all the performing arts: singing, acting, and dancing. During high school, she focused most of her time on dance. Dancing since age three, she became one of the youngest company dancers at Adkins’ Dance Center. During high school, she competed in competitions and won a gold medal as a soloist for her jazz number "I Will Survive," she was a substitute dance teacher for Adkins, she danced in Allan Hancock Youth Dance Program's production of the "Nutcracker,” and she was a leading member of the St. Joseph High School Dance Team. She auditioned and is attending UC Irvine as a dance major (class of 2013). She then was one of only two freshmen to make the college dance team which she did for a year. Her last couple summers, she did summer intensives and "Seussical the Musical" at the Huntington Beach Playhouse. Getting in touch with all the performing arts once again, she landed the role of Vlad Vladikoff (jazz solo) and the comic character, Thing 2. Stefani claims her favorite style of dance to be jazz, but continues dancing and/or teaching almost all styles! |
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