Richard Fein

Richard Fein passed away on July 3, 2022. Please follow the link to a moving article in the LA Dance Chronicle, entitled, “SAYING GOODBYE TO DANCER AND PHYSICIAN RICHARD FEIN (1953-2022)” by Jeff Slayton.

Holly Mistine

Holly Mistine

Holly Mistine began her formal training in ballet at the age of seven with Marnell Himes-Ushijima in the Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). Based in London, England, this method has been…

Lois Ellyn

Lois Ellyn

Lois Ellyn has been a noted contributor to the art of dance in Southern California over many years. She trained principally with Madame Nijinska, and Maestro Celli in New York. She toured Europe with The Marquis de Cuevas Ballet. Master…

Glorya Kaufman

Glorya Kaufman

GLORYA KAUFMAN, philanthropist, lives in Beverly Hills.  Known for her skilled tango dancing and extraordinary gifts to dance, she has supported dance companies and institutions in the Los Angeles area for many years.  Most recently, she gave undisclosed millions to…

Lakshmi Iyengar

Lakshmi Iyengar

Lakshmi Iyengar, a Bharatanatyam dancer is the disciple of guru Narmada, Malathi Iyengar, & Bragha Bessell. Lakshmi has performed extensively all over the USA, Canada, and India, including the December music and dance festival season in Chennai and Bangalore. As…

Linda Sibio

Betzi Roe

Performance work: I Co-Founded and Co-Directed a contemporary modern dance company, 3’s Company & Dancers, in San Diego from 1972 to 1985. From 1985 to 2005 I was a solo dance artist – gathering works of California women choreographers, “California…

Jackie Planeix

For information about Jackie Planeix, please see the company, Bluepalm.

Matt Rushing

by Don Bondi MATT RUSHING began his dance training with Kashmir Blake in Inglewood Ca. He was accepted in the dance program as a 10th grader at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where he excelled in…

Victor Quijada

by Don Bondi VICTOR QUIJADA  came to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in the 11th grade from East Los Angeles originally to be in the theatre program but was accepted in the dance program. His dance…