Bryan -Owner/Instructor is a dancer of 27 years and instructor of 12 years. His dance background includes tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop, clogging, tumbling, and modern. He has studied under world renowned instructors such as, Joe Tremaine, Roland Dupree, Douglas Caldwell and Mia Michaels (from “So You Think You Can Dance“ T.V. show), just to name a few. A former Junior Mr. Headliner and former member of Double Steppin’ Cloggers, he has received Over All awards in both regional and national competitions. He has been the director of the Hip Hop Team Powersource which has received numerous top awards for presentation and choreography and danced professionally with PowerNow Entertainment.
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Kim - Artistic Dance Director /Instructor is a dancer of 47 years, and a dance instructor of 35 years, certified by Dance Masters of America and Dance Educators of America in ballet, tap, jazz, and tumbling. She is the Director of the Teacher Training Internship program which has been created specifically for Dance Matrix students and Instructors in training. She was certified by Al Gilbert in his instructional technique in 1973. Prior to opening her own studio at the age of 13, she performed as a member of both the Golden State Junior Ballet and the San Gabriel Valley Ballet of California. She was a member of the Children’s Screen Actors Guild working in commercials and television. Her theatrical background includes involvement in off-Broadway productions at Lakewood Musical Playhouse in PA. San Bernardino and Pasadena Playhouses in CA. Her choreographic works include numerous productions, musicals, pageants, and award winning competition pieces. As co-choreographer of the premier of the, “Wager” in February 2007, she was proud to be working with a number of former students. Many of Miss Kim's students have gone on professionally to perform in television, industrials, music videos, movies, Las Vegas shows, cruise lines, instruct for dance conventions, studios, schools, universities, and become studio directors, and studio owners, throughout the country.
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Natalie has been dancing for 22 years and has been a part of the Dance Matrix team since March of 2009. She has completed the Dance Matrix Training program as a certified dance instructor. While she is predominately trained in classical ballet, Natalie has also been trained in jazz, tap, tumbling and clogging. Outside of studio dancing, she also performed with her varsity high school dance team which took first place at the state competition using a dance she helped to choreograph. As a senior in high school she was able to teach a jazz, ballet, and tap class for her local studio where she discovered her love for teaching and working with young people.

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Ashley - She was involved in jazz, lyrical, partner dancing, tapping, and ballet for 14 years. She won numerous awards competing with her Dance Team. She performed at Disneyland, Sea world, Lagoon, and a pro bowl game in Hawaii. She was involved with three different dance teams and also competed in many solo competitions. During high school she made the cheer squad and became head cheerleader for both J.V. and Varsity. Her squad won 1st place in regional’s three years in a row. She also started a song leading squad her senior year, where they were able to compete in that division at nationals. She qualified to go to Paris, France to perform at their light parade. She made the cheer squad at Southern Utah University, where she was able to advance her cheerleading and stunting abilities. She moved to Taylor, AZ about five years ago and was hired to coach at Snowflake High School for the J.V. cheer squad. She has completed the Dance Matrix Training Program in San Tan Valley, AZ.
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Michelle - Began dancing when she was 3 years old. She took ballet and tap classes initially. At the age of 5, she was cast in the Arizona Ballet production of ―The Christmas Carol. She began clogging at the age of 7. She joined the High Country 4-H Cloggers at the age of 9 and began teaching clogging around age 13. She won several awards at the regional and state level for clogging. She became a member of the Snowflake High School Loboettes dance line her sophomore and junior years of high school. She was a member of the first ―Spirit Line‖ at Snowflake High School and began stunting as well as cheerleading then. At the age of 19, she became the JV Spirit line coach for Snowflake High School. She was a JV coach for 3 years and a Varsity coach for 2 years. Her Varsity team were state champions for the 2004—2005 school year. She was a committee member of the AIA Spiritline Coaches Association and has obtained the silver-level certification for cheer/stunting. She has completed the Dance Matrix Training program in San Tan Valley, AZ and is a certified Dance & Cheer Instructor.
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Charyse - dancer of 20 years, wife and mother, has been an instructor for 4 years and completed the Dance Matrix instructor certification program. Her background includes tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, clogging, modern, tumbling, hip hop, and musical theater. World renouned instructors and choreographers, including, Roland Dupree, Joe Tremaine, Douglas Caldwell, and Mia Michaels(So You Think You Can Dance), have assisted her to become the well rounded instructor she is today. She has received numerous dance awards as a former member of Double Steppin Cloggers, Powersource Hip Hop Team, Powersurge Dance Company and has danced professionally with Power Now Entertainment and the Event Team.
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Anthony - Hip Hop and Tumbling Instructor and has been dancing hip hop for 5 years. When he began his junior year in High School, dance became his passion and something he desires to share with others through teaching and performing. He the leader of the dance team called United Dance Crew, which has traveled throughout Arizona, California, Nebraska and New Mexico. He is a team member of the group, City Conquest, which performs at school assemblies around the valley. His main mission is to inspire others and make a difference in his community.
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Tara - Musical Theater Instructor, loves children and is passionate about teaching. The majority of her time is spent homeschooling her own four small children. Originally from Iowa, she has been involved in musical theater since childhood. In elementary school, Tara was part of a singing and dancing group called the Summer Singers who performed throughout the state of Iowa at various festivals and events. As she grew older, her love of music increased as she competed in her high school show choirs as well as individual singing events where she often received the highest rankings. Her high school show choir was ranked 3rd in the state and was asked to perform on a Carnival Cruise her senior year. Tara has also performed in Community Theater musicals such as “The Music Man” and “Anything Goes” and looks forward to becoming active in the theater again as her children grow older.
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Scott - Hip Hop and Tumbling Instructor, is a dancer of 21 years and instructor of 9 years. His dance background includes tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop, clogging, tumbling, contemporary and modern. He has studied under world renowned instructors such as, Joe Tremaine, Roland Dupree, Douglas Caldwell and Mia Michaels (So You Think You Can Dance), just to name a few. A former Junior Mr. Karr and former member of Double Steppin’ Cloggers, he has received Over All awards in both regional and national competitions and was the recipient of a dance scholarship at Jazz In AZ. He is a former member of the Hip Hop Team Powersource which has received numerous top awards for presentation and choreography and danced professionally with Power Now Entertainment and the Event Team.
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Katie Foster has been dancing since she was 2. She has trained mainly in classical ballet, but has also trained in jazz, lyrical, tap, modern and clogging. Katie has performed four times in The Nutcracker, twice with Ballet Arizona and also with Ballet Etudes.Formerly a member of the high school junior varsity and varsity cheer team; her varsity team received first in the show cheer, and third in the pom division at the state competition. Since she was a little girl Katie has always dreamed of being a dance teacher. When joining the Dance Matrix family in 2009 she started her education process in becoming a teacher through the Teacher Training Internship Program (TTI). She loves to work with all ages, and wants to be an inspiration to young dancers, just like her teachers are to her.  She is now currently in level 4 of the Teacher Training Internship, assisting other instructors, soon to be teaching her own classes.
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Kara began her dance training at age 10 in Springfield, Illinois where
she trained for 3 years, before moving to Arizona. Her focus was on tap,
ballet and jazz, in addition to pointe, which she began at age 13.Once
she moved to Arizona, she continued her training in ballet and jazz at
Tempe Dance Academy and danced under Daniel Milbauer for 4 years at
Hamilton High School. In early 2010, she found her dance home at Dance
Matrix, training in tap, ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. She
performs with her church dance team, finding the ability to express
herself through lyrical dance.She is a participant in the Dance Matrix
Teacher Training Internship program and is a certified instructor in
ballet and combination classes. She enjoys sharing her passion for dance
with the students that she has an opportunity to work with at Dance
Matrix.
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Alyssa began dancing at the age of 7 in Oxnard, California, at an
amazing academy called "Joy Mackinnion Academy". Since her early days in
dance, Alyssa has been trained in many styles, including jazz,
contemporary, clogging, tumbling, tap, ballet, pointe and hip hop. She
has been a part of "Dance Matrix" since 2007 and participated in the
Dance Matrix Teacher Training Program. She has recently become a
certified Dance Matrix Teacher and is now instructing Baby Combo and
Beginning Tap classes. She never thought she would be a part of such a
loving, caring and growing family of dance. She is proud to say that she
loves her "Dance Matrix" family and is dedicated to learning what it is
truly like to live in the dancing world, 24/7.
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