The Faculty


Our Key Faculty Includes:
 

Kyle B is a professional choreographer, dancer and director. He has worked on stage, film, television and in music videos. Kyle also oversees the Hip Hop dance for The Chopra Center for Well Being, working beside Deepak Chopra. He has traveled throughout the US, Europe and the Caribbean teaching Hip Hop workshops, most recently with MTV.

Keith Clifton has been a dancer, teacher and choreographer for the last two and a half decades. He has performed in commercials, on television and on the stage in musicals where he won the Dramalogue's Critic's Choice Award for Best Choreography. He is a co-founder of Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, LA Danceforce Convention, and he owns Clifton Dance Project in Huntington Beach. Keith continues to teach around the world, staying current with all the latest trends in choreography, and performs with the Clifton Drum Dance Trio.

Frit and Frat Fuller, M.F.A.,

As performers, co-hosted KCAL TV’s-“9 On The Town” & PAX TV “Extreme Fakeover”. Their Commercials Include: Truth, Sony, Captain Morgans, Califonia Lotto, Lexmark, General Motors, 7up & PATH. They've worked under choreographer’s Keith Young, Patty Columbo, Russell Clark, Maranda Garrison & Tina Landon. In Film/Television: worked with directors Joel Schumacher, Henry Selick, Greg Beeman, Bruce Gowers, F. Gary Gray, Larry Einhorn & Woody Frazer& Jeff Androsky. Frit & Frat co-created KIN Dance Company & choreographed KIN’s  performances at Ford Amphitheater, Japan American Theater, Luckman Theater, California Plaza and Painted Bride Theater. Other choreography includes -"21 Stories", "Flirting With Morty", “Universoul Circus” U.S./International Tour, The Women Entertainment Channel sponsored Mrs. America & Mrs. World Pageants 2004 to the present. Vox Lumiere: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Also performed at The Ford Amphitheater and The Prince Theater in Philadelphia. In addition to choreography Frit & Frat has also directed:Vox Lumiere: "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME" performed in February 2007 at the EL Portal Theater.  They were contributing choreographers for the annual benefit show "Fractured Broadway" June 11th 2007 and have also created a musical tribute titled "Down Around Brown Town" Celebrating the music of the late Mr. James Brown performed July 5th, 6th, and 7th,  2007 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.

Kathy Magee has been teaching dance for 12 years from coast to coast. When not teaching, she is performing on stage, in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and South Carolina, and in videos. She also choreographs for many venues, including studios and performance dance teams. Kathy graduated from the Integrative School of Nutrition in New York City as a Holistic Nutritionist.

Debbie McQuain, M.A., received her BFA form UCI and M.A. from CSUSB. She has studied and performed with the top dance teachers. Debbie has taught at colleges, high schools and conventions. She is currently Dance Director at Vista Murrieta High School. Debbie has been part of PDN’s faculty since its inception.

 

Brooke Paulsen is one of LA’s most respected tappers. Now the assistant at Retter’s Academy of Dance, she was trained in the Al Gilbert tap syllabus and accompanied the legendary dancer on his Stepping Tone Conventions. She has appeared on numerous tours, television shows and films. She is a member of Tapsounds and she loves to teach, choreograph and inspire.

Sue Press is a group fitness instructor for the YMCA, Athletic Club, HealthCare Dimension Incorporated and for Parkinson’s Learning Lifetime Useful Skills (P.L.L.U.S.). She holds numerous certifications, including the YMCA, Aquatic Fitness and The Arthritis Foundation. Susan has taught adult exercise for 24 years and continues to explore new avenues that will benefit adult exercise.

Janet Roston, M.A., has worked as a choreographer in commercials, television, film and theatre. She received the Cine Award and Platinum Award at the Houston Worldfest Film Festival for a PSA she directed. She recently choreographed “Once Upon an Island” at the International City Theater in Long Beach. Janet’s choreography and dance videos, for her company M.A.D. Degrees Productions, have won numerous awards. Her teaching over the past twenty years has inspired thousands of dancers.

Iris Spector has been dancing since she was three and has studied ballet, tap, jazz, Middle Eastern, Flamenco and Latin. She has performed with jazz companies in Los Angeles, San Francisco and abroad. Iris teaches for private dance studios and for both local and national conventions.

Debi White has been dancing and teaching for 15 years, including for PDN, Harlem School of Arts and Westside Extension. She has taught for Harlem School of the Arts, Professional Dance Network & S.T.A.R. Debi White earned her BA from UCLA with a dance emphasis in World Arts and Cultures.






 
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