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Jackie Bell - Artistic Director, Jacquelyn Bell 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. For the past eight years, Jacquelyn has been privileged to teach for Corona Dance Academy, under the artistic direction of Elizabeth Huebner's mother, 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. Jacquelyn is honored to take the lead as the new Artistic Director here at Classical Dance Center, and looks forward to many years ahead. |
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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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| Cristy Winston - Cristy Winston, has always had a passion for the performing arts and has been dancing and acting since childhood. She studied ballet, jazz, tap, and lyrical and Dance Forms Studios in Boulder, Colorado and from there was a dancer and choreographer on her high school dance team "the Poms". Cristy received a bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature while dancing with the Montana State Dance company and studying acting at the Equinox Theater in Bozeman, Montana. Since moving to California, Cristy has been instructing both youth dance and acting, as well as continuing her own education in the arts with classes in Los Angeles & Hollywood, and is currently a member of a performing improv comedy group. Her teaching method drives to inspire youth through the arts and she emphasized a fun, creative and positive learning environment. |
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