Our Teachers

 Felecia

Felecia has been a dancer for six years. Her forms of dance include: jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, hip-hop, cheerleading, and modern. She has trained at Kalvin Latimer Dance Academy, Backstreet Performing Arts, The Edge in Los Angeles, and Backstage Dance Studio in Las Vegas. She has also trained with world renowned choreographers Courtney Miller and Christopher Jones of Elite Dance Conventions. She has competed all over California as well as National Competitions is Las Vegas and has won many awards throughout her competition career. She is now the proud Owner of SPARKLE DANCE ACADEMY!!!!

Betsy

Betsy Ann has been sharing her love of dance with children and adults for the past 12 years.  She began her teaching in Marietta, Georgia at the age of 15 at Rhythm Dance Center as the exclusive Hip Hop instructor/choreographer for the studio and competitive company.  She began teaching jazz, tap and lyrical while at Rhythm. Upon graduating high school, she took her love for teaching to the University of Georgia, where she implemented her own Hip Hop program through the University’s student athletic center. While in school she choreographed for the college’s Gymnastic team, the Gym Dawgs as well as the basketball dance team, The Georgia Red Hotz and toured nationally with LA DanceMagic convention/competition as a teacher’s assistant.  In 2004, Betsy moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dancing career.  She has had the privilege of working with major industry names such as Will Smith, Backstreet Boys, Jamie King, Nike, K-Swiss, Shaun T of Hip Hop Abs, and many more.  Betsy continues to teach and choreograph at dance studios all over Southern California as well as traveling abroad to teach master classes.  Betsy currently finished teaching a summer intensive workshop in George Town, Grand Cayman in the British West Indies.  She is inspired by all of her students and feels beyond fortunate to be able to share her gift of dance with kids all over the globe.

Bosco

BOSCO has performed live for the NBA, Pony, Adidas, Nike, Sony/BMG, Great Clips, L'Oreal, and the Minnesota Timberwolves.  He's danced in the feature films You Got Served and the Seat Filler, acted in the motion picture Dirty Deeds, and also acted in Green Day's video Boulevard of Broken Dreams.  He has been the assistant choreographer to Tyra Banks, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, and has assisted co-choreography for an Aveda industrial.  As for television, Bosco has appeared on episodes of My Wife and Kids, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, and the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant.  He also shot a commercial for I Pod, and did a print/TV advertisement for the 2006 season of American Idol.  He has performed in Chelo's video Yummy featuring Too $hort, Ashley Tisdale's He Said, She Said, and Daddy Yankee's video Impacto feat. Fergie.  He has taught at conventions, numerous studios, judged at competitions, and set overall high score choreography all across the United States.  He is happy to be sharing his love for dance at Sparkle Dance Academy!

 Andy

Bio coming soon!

Krisanna

Krisanna Marie has been dancing for several years and working in the entertainment industry with backgrounds in theatre, belly dance, burlesque, ballet, fitness and Hoopdance. She has traveled all over the world with several performance groups as an entertainer and Hoopdance artist. She is both a certified and licensed Hoopgirl trainer and instructor and is happy to be able to share her talents and the benefits of Hoopdance at Sparkle Dance Academy!