INSTRUCTORS
Karen Chase, Owner
Karen Chase is the proud owner of Dance for Kids and Brentwood Academy of Dance. She has an enthusiastic, infectious joy for life and she is so grateful to be able to share her love of dance and performing with children every day. MORE >Taryn Chase Greenman
Taryn Chase Greenman is the VP of Business Development at Dance for Kids. She grew up in Los Angeles and has been dancing since the age of 2, training in Jazz, Ballet and Tap. She was also a child actor and print model. MORE >Kyra Burns
Kyra Burns grew up dancing at Carmel Academy of Performing Arts in Carmel, California where she trained in all dance styles including ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, contemporary, jazz funk, and commercial hip hop. MORE>Tara Carbone
Tara Carbone is an actress/singer/dancer, originally from Las Vegas, NV. She discovered her passion for dance and performing at 8 years old. She was a competitive dancer and won many national titles. She then graduated with a BFA in musical theatre from Syracuse University. MORE>Jillian Dierking
Jillian Dierking graduated Magna Cum Laude from Point Park University with a BA in Dance (concentration in jazz). Her last semester, she studied abroad in Paris, France, training with some of their top choreographers and teachers. MORE >Emma Feeheley
Emma Feeheley began dancing at the young age of 3, where she quickly began developing her lifelong passion for performing arts. At age 6, she entered the competition world. From there, she went on and won titles such as Miss teen dance USA, Miss petite dance, and Miss junior dance. MORE>Morgan Hood
Morgan Hood, originally from northern California, began her training at the age of five at Sue Brummet’s Dance Factory. She studied tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and musical theater under her mentor Sue Brummet. MORE >Winkee Krick
Winkee Krick is originally from Grand Rapids, MI. She was born andraised in a family owned dance studio. Winkee began taking classes
on her first birthday and never looked back. Winkee’s dream since
the age of twelve has always been to move to California to pursue
her career as a dancer MORE>
Sydney Lee
Sydney Lee is a classically trainer dancer with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Drama from Vassar College. She has spent her summers training with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and The Joffrey Ballet, and has been a principle dancer with the Las Vegas Ballet Company (LVBC) and Vassar Repertory Dance MORE>Brette Markowitz
Brette Markowitz, a native of Los Angeles, is a classically trained dancer with a B.A. in dance from UCLA. She danced on the UCLA dance team and has performed in venues such as the Staples Center and Madison Square Garden. She has also performed internationally in Beijing and Hong Kong. MORE >Aleksandra Wojda Nelson
Aleksandra Wojda Nelson is originally from Chicago, Illinois where she trained extensively with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. Upon graduating from Northwestern University, she competed as a top 20 dancer on season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance. MORE >Belle Riley
Born In Newport Beach, CA, Belle Riley began her dance training at an early age. Belle spent her summers training in New York City at School of American Ballet (SAB) and American Ballet Theatre (ABT). MORE >Show More