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CATHY ROWLEY began the
studio 17 years ago. The first classes were held in her garage.
The studio has grown from its humble beginnings to the mega
performing arts center it is today. Cathy has performed and
toured throughout the Southwest and Hawaiian Islands. She danced
at Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland on her winter and summer
breaks from college. She has modeled and done commercials for
Catalina Swimwear, Pledge, and Carpets to Go, along with
choreographing for Jungle Rags Children’s Clothing. Cathy has
taught for Christian Youth Theatre and has been involved with
the city of Temecula dance program for over 10 years. Cathy
feels privileged to have a successful studio in an area where
parents sincerely care about their children.
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HEATHER DALE graduated with
honors from UCSD with a BA in Dance in the spring of 2004 after
transferring from Palomar College in San Marcos and was pleased
to perform for numerous choreographers on both campuses. She has
since been teaching, dancing, and choreographing all over
southern California. Heather has been fortunate enough to train
with some of the most talented artists in the area including
Patricia Rincon, Jean Isaacs, Tony Caligagan, Faith Jensen-Ismay,
Katie McIver, Kevin Herman, Sue Gilson, Judy Sharp, and Molly
Faulkner among many others. She teaches regularly at Temecula
Valley Cathy’s Dance and Dance FX , Inc. in San Marcos where
she has created many award-winning dances and has also set work
for various high school teams and productions throughout
Southern California. Heather has enjoys dancing regularly in
industrial shows for Heatwave Productions under the direction of
Tony Caligagan and also working with Joey Doucette Entertainment
out of Las Vegas, Nevada. She has also performed as a guest
artist for Patricia Rincon Dance Collective and Mojalet Dance
Collective as well as teaching at the Southwest Dance, Movement,
and Acro-Sports Workshop in Palm Springs this year for the fifth
time in a row. Heather was honored to spend the summer of 2005
in Konstanz, Germany teaching and taking class at the Czerner
Dance Academy and has been encouraged to return along with
members of her new dance ensemble Opus Mixtus Post Jazz to
present working a collaborative show. Heather performed in San
Diego Dance Theater’s 2006 “Trolley Dances” under the
direction of Jean Isaacs and famed New York choreographer Monica
Bill- Barnes. As her performance opportunities and learning
experiences continue to multiply, Heather is glad to be able to
share her knowledge with her hard working dancers at TVCD!!!
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QUINCY JACINTO, born in
Manila, Philippines, began his training at the age of 8 under
the tutelage of his father, noted teacher and choreographer Eli
Jacinto, with the Theatrical Ensemble and Artistic Movement. On
Quincy, the elder Jacinto choreographed roles that gained
acclaim from the local dance audience, including Puga (Struggle)
and the lead fisherman in Philippine Ballet Theatre's Magdaragat
(Seafarer). He was then accepted to the Harid Conservatory in
Boca Raton, Florida, under a dance and academic scholarship in
1992. From 1990, he would dance as a guest artist with the
Philippine Ballet Theatre, always performing principal roles,
and was engaged as principal in 1999. He toured nationally and
internationally with the company performing leading roles, such
as “Romeo” in Romeo and Juliet, “Basilio” in Don
Quixote, “Pinkerton” in Madame Butterfly and “Hilarion”
in Giselle. In November 2000, Quincy joined Ballet Pacifica. He
portrayed an inspired Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, with
characterization and performance much raved about by
critics. Quincy was a runner up to the 2003 Best Male
Dancer Award, presented by the Beverly Hills Outlook, A Biweekly
Review of the Arts and Culture in Southern California. He is now
the Performance Technique Department Head at Focus Dance Center
looking over all Ballet Technique. Quincy is thrilled to join
the staff of TVCD this upcoming season.
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ANJELICA WILSON "JELI"
has been dancing since the age of 3 and been competing since 6.
She began her career under the director of her mother Jocelyn K.
Wilson at the Oceanside Dance Academy. After High School, Jeli
moved to Orange County to be a part of Orange Coast College’s
nationally ranked #1 Dance team. In 2002 she was awarded the
"3rd Best Dancer" in North America by Dancer Magazine.
She has competed at the Gus Geradano’s Jazz World Congress in
Costa Rico and Chicago winning the Silver Leo’s Award both
years. Jeli was crowned Miss Philippino-America in 2005 and won
the "Most Talented" award in San Diego. Currently Jeli
dances with a professional jazz and Hip Hop company: Unity Dance
Ensemble. In November the major motion picture "Hypocricy"
will be released into theater’s where Jeli is a principle
dancer and featured character.
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JAMAL CUMBERBATCH has toured Japan and
has been a featured dancer with Looney Tunes Dance Group, where
he was invited to a dance workshop in Washington D.C. along with
the best dancers coast to coast. Jamal has choreographed for
many local dance competitions and high school dance productions.
He is featured in the movie "Stomp the Yard". He is
happy to be the newly appointed Hip Hop Director for TVCD
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RACHEL SWINSON received her
training at Inland Dance Academy and trained for the summer at
the San Francisco Ballet School. She has danced in the
Nutcracker, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty Paquita, The Glory of
Easter and The Glory of Christmas. Rachel trained at ABT summer
2006. Rachel has been teaching at TVCD since 2003, and is happy
to be returning for her fourth year. As the newly appointed
Ballet Director, she is excited to enhance the ballet program
and she will be setting even higher standards of training for
her staff and students.
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NATALIA MORALES-BYLES is a
graduate from Cal State Fullerton with a B.A in dance and a
Masters in Education with an emphasis in dance from CSUN.
Natalia is well versed in Teaching, Choreographing and
performing. Natalia has performed in various shows such as MTV
2003 Movie Awards, The Super Bowl, and the Lakers Fiesta Party
just to name a few. She has choreographed for many rising rap
artists here in the U.S. and pop artist from Europe. Natalia
teaches Ballet, Jazz, Turns & Leaps, Hip-Hop and Pilates, as
well as strength and conditioning for dancers. She has taught at
many professional studios such as The Athletic Garage in
Pasadena, Millennium in North Hollywood and most recently was
the first instructor in California to teach a transferrable
course in Hip-Hop at the College level. Natalia is also the
founder and Co-Artistic Director of Mystique Entertainment.
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LAUREN
EASLEY has been dancing since the age of three. Trained
in classical ballet, Lauren has been accepted to top national
ballet summer programs including The San Francisco Ballet
School, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre,
Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Rock School of Pennsylvania, and
many others. Growing up in Highland, CA, Lauren attended the
Inland Dance Academy where she danced in many productions
including the Nutcracker and Coppelia; many of them as soloists
and principle roles. Lauren is currently a full-time student at
the University of Redlands where she is pursuing a government
degree.
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JULIE BARKER has been
dancing for 22 years, including ballet and pointe training with
Ballet Pacifica. She has participated in workshops with New York
City Dance Alliance, LA Dance Force and the Jazz World Congress.
Julie went to Palomar College for 4 years and participated in
the dance program. During her last year there Julie was awarded
"Dancer of the Year" for 2003. Julie has also got the
chance to perform as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker in
2003. Julie has been teaching at TVCD for 9 years, and enjoys
working with the kids. Besides teaching, Julie dances for Opus
Mixtus Dance Ensemble, and enjoys working for Heather Dale.
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KELLEY-ROSE ROWLEY has been
dancing for Seventeen years. She has been teaching at Cathy’s
Dance for the past five years. Kelley has performed as a dancer
in the "Calico Country Jubilee" at Knott’s Berry
Farm, and has won numerous platinum awards in her competitive
history. Her choreography has been applauded with many high
score and top overall awards. Kelley currently performs with
Opus Mixtus Post Jazz and Mystique Entertainment. She also
choreographed Christian Youth Theatre's Snow White and The Seven
Dwarfs this year.
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BROOKE MORRIS-HOPKINS has
been teaching tap & jazz all over San Diego County and
Temecula for 10 Years. Brooke has been involved with musical
theater since the age of 8, and has acted in over 20 live
theater productions, and enjoys being on the stage. She has
competed in tap since the age of 9 and has won several National
Championships, both as a soloist and as a duet with her favorite
dance partner Richard Jennings, who is currently living in
Europe.
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KRISSY ERRINGTON started
dancing her senior year of high school. She was on varsity cheer
for three years but discovered that dancing was what she really
wanted to do. She danced with a Company called Infinite Dynamix
and later joined Urban Fx. Urban Fx gave her a huge opportunity
to grow as a person and as a dancer, after dancing with Urban Fx
she wanted to explore different styles of hip hop and now is
apart of a very blessed company called
SuperGalacticBeatManipulators. She gives all credit to her Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, for without him she would have nothing.
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AMY JOY CHOATE has been
involved in musical endeavors since a very young age. Along
with appearing as a guest artist at the world renowned Crystal
Cathedral she has also won and been awarded many honors in
musical competitions throughout southern california. She
has been the director for high school competition pieces,
the student conductor for MVHS's choir program, recently music
directed CYT's production of "Snow White", and has
been teaching voice and piano throughout the valley for five
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CARISSA WALTER is an
experienced tumbling and gymnastics coach. She has previously
worked with Temecula Valley Stars Cheer. Her students have won
numerous awards and have been shown the love of tumbling.
Carissa loves working with the little ones and is excited to be
a part of the upcoming season at TVCD.
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.LARISSA RICE has been
teaching dance locally for 5 years and has performed throughout
Riverside County. She has studied dance at Idyllwild School of
Performing Arts, Ballet Petite in Pasadena, and was a member of
the Belmont University dance team in Nashville, Tennessee. Her
television appearances include: The Price Is Right and K & B
Infomercials. She holds a Bachelors of Art degree with an
emphasis in Child Development. She is the mother of three young
children all of whom love to dance!
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HEATHER PAGE has been
dancing for ten years and is a fourth-year instructor here at
Cathy’s Dance. In her ten years of dancing, she has danced and
performed on many school and studio teams including star teams
here at TVCD. At the age of 11 she became highly involved with
school dance programs where she began her dance training, and
found a love and passion for dance. In high school Heather was a
performer and main choreographer for EHS Dance Production as
well as an assistant for the beginning level classes, which lead
her to receive a varsity letter in dance with the highest amount
of points in her class during her junior year of high school.
She has advanced training from various studios in jazz, lyrical
and ballet. In addition, Heather has been one of two assistant
directors for the X-O Thermix Dance Team for five years and has
been teaching at local schools for seven years where she has
choreographed many regional, state and national championship
winning routines.
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MEGHAN PATTERSON has been
performing on and off the stage for 15 years. She grew up in
Murrieta and has performed from Temecula to Fallbrook to Vista
to San Diego. She currently is also teaching voice for Temecula
Performing Arts Company. Meghan loves working at Cathy’s
watching all her students grow and build the confidence it takes
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