Beginning and Intermediate Musical Theatre, Ballet, Jazz

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From the east coast, Becky graduated CumLaude from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, majoring in dance. She studied with the Hungarian Ballet in Budapest, Hungary, and was a principal dancer in the Chester County Ballet Company in Pennsylvania, the Hollywood Ballet Company, and the Donlavy Dance Company in Los Angeles. Becky is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild and has appeared in numerous commercials, TV shows, movies, and music videos. She has performed as a professional dancer all over the U.S. and abroad in shows from modern dance to magic - and everything in between. In addition to dance and acting, Becky has enjoyed a decorated career as a choreographer, working in many different genres, from TV and Film to Musical Theater. Becky has been the recipient of several StageScene LA Scenie Awards, including Choreographer of the Year, Best Choreography, and Outstanding Choreography in Multiple Productions, and was honored by the Simi Valley Cultural Association as Ventura County’s 2016 Artist of the Year. Some of her favorite choreographic accomplishments are: The Southern California tour of Magic Redefined with Master Illusionist John Gabriel, Bandage!, The Rock Opera at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, Peter Pan, Seussical, and Shrek at the Norris Theater, Curtains, Hairspray (choreographer/co-dir.), In The Heights, The Drowsy Chaperone, Legally Blonde, Catch Me If You Can, and Billy Elliot for ARTS at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. Her choreography has also been seen on television in Masters of Illusion and in one of the final episodes of ER. In addition, Becky has been a highly regarded dance teacher for 20 years, specializing in ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, musical theater, tap, and ballroom.

Beginning - Advanced Jazz and Lyrical

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Katie Condidorio has been avidly involved and passionate about the creative and performing arts since she was three years old. Katie has been awarded numerous awards, accolades and scholarships for her work as an actress, dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She attended one of the most reputable, prestigious dance studios in the country, and spent several weeks every year in NYC taking professional level classes at the Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, where she was introduced to and trained by by several professional dancers and choreographers. After graduating from High School, Katie moved to New York City and received her BFA in Dance and Acting from Pace University in Manhattan.
Since graduating, Miss Katie moved to Los Angeles, where she has acted in several TV shows, films, and commercials, choreographed for and danced in Musical Theatre productions, fitness-videos, music videos, and commercials as well as teaching at elite dance studios, where she’s choreographed award winning routines and solos and had the pleasure of working with some of the best dancers in our country. With over 25 years of dance training, Katie teaches and performs all styles of dance; tap, jazz, technique, ballet, musical theatre, lyrical, contemporary, tumbling and acro. We are so happy to have Miss Katie return for her second season at CDA.

Beginning - Advanced Contemporary, Beginning Ballet

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Emmy’s love for dance bloomed after seeing her first ballet, after which she training at studios in the area where she danced roles such as Clara and Marzipan Queen in the Nutcracker, to name a few. Emmy’s passion for ballet continued as she continued to study dance at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley. There Emmy was given the opportunity to explore her potential as a choreographer and create the school’s first opening production number in the Winter Dance Concert. Since graduating, Emmy has been training and working under Chehon Wespi-Tschopp at IAMFORCE in Los Angeles, and has had the pleasure of working with Tyce Diorio, Marguerite Derricks, Dani Vitale, and Jackie Sleight. Working towards graduating with a BFA in Dance, Emmy is beyond excited to bring her knowledge and wisdom to California Dance Academy and dance with you all. 

Intermediate and Advanced Ballet

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Nicole Harlan, a native of Northern California, received her advanced training and scholarships from the San Francisco Ballet School and Boston Ballet. She received the Natalie Lauterstein Miller award for excellence while at San Francisco ballet school. She was also a recipient of the Danskin scholarship for the School of American Ballet. Nicole has performed with the San Francisco Ballet where she danced in Swan Lake, La Fille Ma Garde, Stars and Stripes, Four Temperaments, and Sons of Horus. She then performed with Ballet Metropolitan and Cincinnati Ballet, where she danced featured roles in ballets such as the Nutcracker, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, John Cranko’s Taming of the Shrew, and Andre Prokovsky’s Love Songs. With the Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Nicole performed as Helena in a Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Ford Amphitheater and as the Dewdrop Fairy in the Nutcracker at the Shrine Auditorium. Under the direction of Placido Domingo, she played the role of Clo Clo in the Los Angeles Opera’s production of The Merry Widow and Orfeo’s Guide in Orfeo ed Euridice. She was faculty on LADF. She teaches internationally and taught at the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles for 17 years. Her students have gone on to train, or be accepted, at San Francisco Ballet, ABT, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, Juliard, Suny Purchase, to name a few. She is also the proud mother of three wonderful children.

Intermediate Ballet & Pointe

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Elizabeth Highway . Native of Southern California received her formal ballet training from Rosemary Valaire and YvonneMounsey at the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica. Upon graduating High School she started her career at the Milwaukee Ballet and went on to dance with The PittsburghBallet Theatre, Indianapolis Ballet and The Buffalo City Ballet . Elizabeth is certified in Pilates through Core conditioning and Physical Therapy.

Beginning and Teen Hip Hop

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An artist with her heart set on intention, Jasmin ‘Jammin’ Guillén brings the fun, the funk, and the flavor everywhere she goes. Raised on classic hip-hop, funk and RnB, dancing became second nature to the Los Angeles native. Jasmin began training intently at Movement Lifestyle in 2012 in a wide range of classes. She specializes in Hip Hop and has dabbled in a variety of street styles such as Popping and club styles such as House. Her adoration of music, people, and art are what keep her motivated to continuously learn and share her knowledge through teaching. Learning the foundation of Hip Hop dance has become the motive behind her movement as she continues to learn from the ever vast community of OGs to give back to her students. After signing with Bloc Talent Agency in 2020, Jámmin has worked with Apple, Google Pixel, and Adidas, which furthers her mission to represent for her community.

Mens Class, Intermediate and Advanced Ballet

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Jerry Kokich was born into a theatre family. His father, Kazimir Kokich, danced with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, and on Broadway. Jerry's mother, Iva Withers, was in the original productions of Oklahoma!, Carousel, and many others. Jerry began his ballet training the week he graduated from high school after spending his formative years as a hockey player. Studying with Tina Youskevitch, Gabriella Darvash, Stanley Williams, Andrei Kramerevsky and Richard Rapp prepared him for the Joffrey II Dancers and eight years with The Joffrey Ballet. Jerry has danced ballets by Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, Agnes DeMille, Kurt Joos, Jiri Kylian, Margo Sappington, Laura Dean, Charlie Moulton, and John Cranko. Former students have danced with The Joffrey, San Francisco Ballet, Alonzo King's LINES, Dresden Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Washington Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, and have advanced to the finals of the YAGP. Jerry starred in 39 episodes of the multi-award winning web series, The Adventures of Superseven, winning two Outstanding Actor awards. He is also a published author, with the pulp action/adventure novel, Monuments of Doom, and the upcoming sequel, Hell's Fury, along with the sci-fi detective story collection, Belt City.   

Youth and Teen Hip Hop

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Udee has been a professional dancer & choreographer in the entertainment industry for over 15 years in Los Angeles. Udee trained in jazz, ballet and modern while living in San Diego but ultimately found her love in Hip Hop.  Her numerous television appearances include several episodes of the The Tonight Show, the ESPY, Video Game, American Music Awards, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, and Dancing With The Stars, amongst others. Udee is not only a veteran in film and television but has also danced on stage with artists like Snoop Dogg, Monica, Limp Bizkit, Bon Jovi and Mya, and in music videos with the legendary artist Stevie Wonder, the much missed Notorious B.I.G., Marcus Houston, Christina Aguilera and J.C. Chasez. 

Udee’s love for dance and music runs deep and she believes that both music and dance are therapeutic for your mind, body and soul.  She has been all over the world teaching and performing and loves to teach those who want to learn and give forth maximum effort.

Pre and Beginning Ballet, Beginning Jazz

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Brandy grew up in Phoenix, Arizona where she trained and performed with Dance Motion Performing Company directed by Kevin and Meri Bender. Brandy became a professional dancer at the age of 18, when she was cast in the Las Vegas spectacular EFX! Since then, Brandy has worked with many stars such as David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, Rick Springfield and Debbie Gibson. She has also worked with Tony Award Winning Broadway choreographer Jerry Mitchell and has assisted Tony Nominated Actress Jane Lanier. Brandy is the high school musical choreographer at Campbell Hall School in Studio City, CA.

Beginning and Intermediate Ballet, Conditioning

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Cammy Suder began her ballet journey at the age of 3 in Tampa, and had the opportunity to train, perform, and dance with several Florida ballet studios, including Tampa City Ballet and Orlando Ballet, as well as Charlotte Ballet.

In addition to performing in a multitude of classical ballets, an integral part of her dance background is competition training, including Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP). Competing and qualifying as a finalist in both ensemble and soloist has given her a personal and keen understanding of choreography, artistry, and stage presence in the competitive dance world. As a dancer and teacher, she strongly believes in the importance of developing clean and strong ballet technique.

Mrs. Cammy graduated college with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Studies and Forensic Anthropology. Although not directly related to dance, her degree's emphasis on studying the human body has given her a unique understanding of the skeletal system and muscle attachments. She has used her knowledge from an anatomical level to improve her teaching, help prevent injuries, and aid each individual dancer in fully understanding their muscles, how they operate, and what exactly needs to be improved to cultivate technical skills as well as an understanding and appreciation of their own body.


In addition, Mrs. Cammy is certified as a teacher through the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum levels Pre-Primary through Level 3, and in Progressing Ballet technique (PBT). We are thrilled to welcome Mrs. Cammy to join the CDA Faculty for the 2024/25 season!

Int & Adv Ballet, Variations

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Laurie LeBlanc, an alumna of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, began her professional career with Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet). Later she danced, served as acting artistic director and was resident choreographer of Pacific Ballet Theatre, in Portland, OR, and was a founding company member of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Ms. LeBlanc danced with Ballet Arizona in Phoenix, AZ, before her transition into musical theatre, touring and performing on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, touring with Nicholas Hytner’s Carousel, and in Papermill Playhouse’s production of Brigadoon. During her 26 years in the Los Angeles area, she held the position of CDA’s Associate Director and primary ballet faculty, and coached and choreographed for California Dance Ensemble. Her students and choreography have placed in the finals of YAGP, California Dance Classics, and ADC/IBC and her students are dancing professionally or participating in reputable dance programs in professional schools and colleges across the US and overseas. In 2021, Miss LeBlanc received the Award for Outstanding Teacher at the Youth American Grand Prix semi-finals in Los Angeles. She has been a guest teacher at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, School of Berkshire Ballet, San Luis Obispo Movement Arts Center, Regional Dance America’s Pacific Region Festival, among others. She now resides in Southern Oregon and is on faculty of Studio Roxander Academy of Ballet but is looking forward to guest teaching often with California Dance Academy when she is in the Los Angeles area.