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Jenna Galien
Holland, MI
Jenna Galien is from Holland, Michigan, and has been dancing since the age of three. She has taken ballet for 16 years and some other dance styles such as jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop. Jenna danced at a local studio in my hometown and was a member of my high school's varsity dance team for four years. Currently, she is a Dance Studies major at Central Michigan University as well as a teacher's assistant at a dance studio. She is so excited to be part of this program and she can’t wait to share my passion for dance with others.
Alexis Valbuena
Yorba Linda, CA
Alexis Valbuena has experience in both classical ballet and other non-classical styles of dance. She is currently a rising freshman at Point Park University, where she hopes to receive her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance with a concentration in Modern. She hopes to inspire the younger generation to love dance as much as she does.
Tanvi Mavuri
Bangalore, India
Tanvi Mavuri is a young 16 year old ballerina who learned to be herself in the dance world by being unique. She lived in South Korea and New Zealand, pursuing Vaganova and RAD before moving to Bangalore where she currently is learning ballet at the TLFCB. She is a dance model aspiring to be a cardio thoracic surgeon.
Sabrina Sierens
Clinton Twp., MI
Sabrina Sierens has been in love with ballet since she was two. After dancing for 13 years, Sabrina is now 15 and still expanding her training with experience through the Joffrey Ballet (2019), Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive (2020/2021), and the Youth American Grand Prix Finals (2019/2020). Sabrina’s ballet foundation comes from the Cecchetti Council of America ballet method as a Grade VI student. Today, Sabrina trains with the Macomb Ballet Company and is looking to continue her passions beyond high school.
Mckaia Spangenberg
CA
McKaia has danced with Joffrey Ballet, Logrea Dance Academy in New York, and Splitz Dance Academy in California. She loves to spread her love for dance and spread smiles to everyone. She is truly passionate about dance and teaching and is excited to work with everyone.
Isabel Zapata
Dallas, TX
Isabel Zapata began her dance training at Contemporary Ballet Dallas, where she would later join the Youth Ballet company. She is a recent graduate of The Hockaday School, and she performed with Hockaday Dance Theater during her time in high school. At both CBD and Hockaday, she has had the opportunity to perform roles in Clara’s Dream, Cinderella, Variations, Tarantella, and Peter Pan, to name a few. She has also attended several summer training programs with The Jillana School, Oklahoma City Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet School, which allowed her to travel to Italy. She is currently preparing to move to Maryland to attend Towson University to study dance and political science.
Abby Nagy
Frankenmuth, Michigan
Abby Nagy is a sophomore at Central Michigan University. She is studying dance and business and hopes to open her own dance studio one day. She has been dancing since the age of two and I am currently training in ballet, tap, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop. She loves teaching and adores working with kids. She is outgoing, easy to talk to, and super excited to start classes in June.
Annabelle Hulbert
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Annabelle loves to dance and she has danced for 9 years, with the pronouns are she/they. She loves to watch movies; her current favorite movie is Ocean's 11. Annabelle also loves to read comic books and is starting to build a collection of them. She is from Michigan, and I do both ballet and contemporary dance.
Maria Hogle
Commerce Township, MI
