Faculty

Department: youth-dance-programs

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Musical Theater Instructor
Lea Floden is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, director and acting coach.
Yuka Fukuda
Modern Dance Instructor
Yuka Fukuda, originally from Tokyo, Japan, trained at Tokyo Junior Ballet and Asami Maki Ballet Arts.
Faculty Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
At age 16, Gardenhire became the youngest African-American to be offered a contract with Joffrey II where she performed at City Center and Jacobs Pillow.
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Dance Accompanist
M.A. degree in composition from California State University, Los Angeles; Served as Opera Workshop coach at Cal State, L.A.; Founded his own Contemporary Opera Theatre Workshop.
Lisa Gillespie smiling in front of a window. She is wearing hoop earrings and a necklace.
Ballet Instructor
In addition to teaching at the Colburn School, Lisa Gillespie is an adjunct professor of dance at Loyola Marymount University and a frequent instructor at the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy.
Modern Dance Instructor
Chard Gonzalez is a native San Diegan, dance artist, educator, and advocate.