Faculty

Department: dance-academy

Ballet Instructor
Seth Belliston was trained at the Belliston Academy of Ballet and the School of American Ballet.
Dance Academy Faculty
Leslie danced the title roles in The NutcrackerSwan LakeCoppéliaGiselleThe Sleeping Beauty, and John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, as well as an extensive repertoire of the ballets of George Balanchine.
Visiting Artist, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
James Fayette has a deep understanding of how the employment of dancers is managed and is keenly sensitive to the needs and career concerns of professional artists.
Yuka Fukuda
Modern Dance Instructor
Yuka Fukuda, originally from Tokyo, Japan, trained at Tokyo Junior Ballet and Asami Maki Ballet Arts.
Carmina Glicklich
Piano Faculty
Community School piano faculty, active adjudicator and clinician.
Johnnie Hobbs III
Tap Dance Instructor
Johnnie Hobbs is an adjunct tap dance teacher in the Los Angeles area and filmmaker.