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| At both studio locations, Dance Stop brings renowned professional artists directly to you so that eager and focused students can benefit from their expertise. As these professionals teach and advise in special workshops, the participants increase their skills and work towards higher goals. In short, our students receive quality instruction from elite teachers without having to travel, seek them out at other venues, or attempt to learn in an overcrowded setting. |
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MICHAEL MINERY is a tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary talent, with an extensive performance resumé and teaching credits throughout North America. Mike is on the banner of major dance organizations, on the faculty of Broadway Dance Center in NYC, and is the director of Tapaholics. |
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AL BLACKSTONE successfully combines classical dance trainingwith an inventive approach to choreography, which is reflected in his featured roles on television and cable, stage productions in NYC and Atlantic City, and company roles that have taken him as far as Korea! Al is in great demand as a teacher and choreographer throughout the region, and currently serves on the staff of The New Dance Group Arts Center in New York. |
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THANG DAO embodies a unique combination of artistic talent and visionary movement that makes him one of the most dynamic and critically-acclaimed choreographers in the U.S. His extensiveworks have been commissioned by world class dance companies, including Ballet Austin, American Repertory Ballet, and Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and his workshops at our studio help propel students to a new height in their training. |
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JULIE SHULMAN, who began her training in Los Angeles, has traveled the world in her professional dance career with the American Repertory Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and other prominent companies and choreographers in Switzerland, Italy and the U.S. Julie currently teaches at the Orange County High School for the Performing Arts, has been commissioned to create a new work for Ballet Quad Cities in Illinois, and performs with the newly formed Body Traffic, in Los Angeles. |
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ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH blends her mastery of ballet with over 15 years of teaching experience. She serves on the faculty of the NJ School of Ballet and with the NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble, and was the Principal Ballerina of the New Jersey Ballet Company until her retirement from the stage in 2002. |
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AMELIA BONILLA brings a new dimension to our faculty as a graduate with Scholastic Distinction from The Juilliard School. She is currently working with The Trisha Brown Dance Company, and has enjoyed performing at The Met, Joyce Theater and other venues in New York and Montreal. Her teaching experience stems from a variety of community service and dance outreach projects around the U.S. and in Peru. |
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