Our very talented and enthusiastic dance instructors come from a wide variety of dance backgrounds and together represent a huge pool of knowledge and experience. Click the photos below to find out more about each instructor.
Miss Kim – Owner/Director
OC Dance Productions was created and developed by Kim in 2007. Kim has performed in all genres of dance for over 40 years and is the current owner and director of Ever After Productions, LLC.
Miss Morgan – Programs & Operations Manager
Morgan has been the Programs and Operations Manager for OC Dance Productions and Ever After Princess since January 2019. She enjoys corresponding with parents about OCDP’s programming and encourages you to say hello at recitals when you see her!
Miss Alexis – Director of Events & Communications
Born and raised in San Diego, Alexis spent her childhood dancing and competing with a local studio and with her high school’s dance team. She attended UC Irvine as an Economics and Education major and danced for UCI’s Dance and Spirit Squad.
Miss Alana – Dance Instructor
Alana grew up in Northern California, where she began training in many genres of dance starting at the age of six. Alana has a strong passion for dance, choreography, and all things creative.
Miss Alycia – Dance Instructor
Alycia began her dance training at the age of four in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, and modern. She has cultivated her passion for performance and choreography through teaching since high school and plans to integrate teaching into her artistic career.
Miss Anna – Dance Instructor
Miss Anna is from Denver, Colorado, and began training in many genres of dance at the age of three. She has a passion for the arts as well as serving the community around her in any way possible.
Miss Becky – Dance Instructor
Becky is a 2017 Isadora Duncan “Izzie” nominated contemporary dance artist as well as a professional choreographer, teacher, and arts administrator. She’s a Youth Protection Advocates in Dance certified teacher and has received additional training in trauma-informed, antiracist, and culturally responsive pedagogies.
Miss Bella – Dance Instructor
Bella grew up in Austin, Texas where she began training in many styles of dance but found her love for hip hop dance when she was only ten.
Miss Brooke – Dance Instructor
Originally from Denver, Colorado Brooke has been dancing since the age of three. She grew up competing at a studio studying many different styles of dance. Brooke has been working with kids for 4 years and it brings her nothing but joy to teach kids and welcome them into the beautiful thing called dance.
Miss Chloe – Dance Instructor
Chloe has been dancing for 19 years growing up at a competitive studio in Oceanside. She graduated from California State University of Long Beach with a B.F.A. in Dance and participated in LBSU’s Dance Team.
Miss Crystal – Dance Instructor
Crystal started her artistic career as a competitive figure skater at the age of 10. From there, she transitioned into studying many different dance styles with an emphasis in jazz, modern, and hip hop.
Miss Emma – Dance Instructor
Emma started her artistic journey at the age of three when she began dancing Baile Folklorico. Since then, she has gained experience with different styles of dance as well as participated in musical theater.
Miss Fiona – Dance Instructor
Miss Fiona was born in Irvine and began her dance training and love of the arts at the age of five. She has since been trained extensively in various styles, including ballet, modern, jazz, lyrical, and acrobatics, competing at national and regional competitions for seven years.
Miss Holly – Dance Instructor
Miss Holly started her ballet training at the young age of two. She began performing professionally with the Pennsylvania Ballet at just 8 years old. Studying a variety of dance styles, Holly has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Currently, Holly is a first-grade teacher in Laguna Niguel.
Miss Isabella – Dance Instructor
Isabella began her dance training at the age of six in a variety of styles of dance. She grew up competing at a dance studio where she found her drive for teaching and choreographing. She is now at Chapman University as a dance major and a psychology minor.
Miss Kara – Substitute Dance Instructor
Kara grew up in Irvine and graduated from Vanguard University with a degree in education and a minor in psychology. She has been dancing since the age of five and is trained in all styles.
Miss Kennedy – Dance Instructor
Kennedy was born and raised in the Bay Area and began dancing at the age of 3. She enjoys teaching children the beautiful art of dance and hopes to embrace it as a lifelong career.
Miss Kierstie – Dance Instructor
Kierstie was born and raised in Orange County, CA where she first started dancing at the age of three. She has found a passion in teaching dance to kids of all ages hoping to ignite an affection for performing arts in others.
Miss Lauren – Dance Instructor
Lauren was born and raised in Carlsbad, CA where she began her artistic journey at age 5 in tap class. Lauren loves using her deep appreciation for dance and learning to inspire and support children of all ages, and plans to integrate teaching into her career for the rest of her life.
Miss Leslie – Dance Instructor
Leslie began dancing at a young age starting in ballet and later went on to perform and compete in many styles. She performed and competed with her high school dance team and then, continued her training at Mt. San Antonio College and the University of California, Davis.
Miss Maddi – Dance Instructor
Miss Maddi grew up in Bakersfield where she started dancing at the age of three in all genres of dance, as well as theater. Due to her love for working with children, she recently graduated from a local University with degrees in Dance and Elementary Education.
Miss Marissa – Dance Instructor
Marissa began dancing at the age of four in various styles of dance including tap, ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, acrobatics, and hip-hop. She later went on to compete with her high school and studio dance teams.
Miss Nathaly – Dance Instructor
Miss Nathaly started her dance training from the young age of three with a ballet-tap combo class. She has an Associates in Arts and Humanities from Chaffey College as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from California State University, Fullerton. Miss Nathaly is an ABT Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Ballet Level 3.
Miss Peppers – Dance Instructor
Since age four, Kianna began dancing in the art of ballet. Dance continues to reshape her life as an outlet for healing, and Miss Peppers yearns to ignite a spark in youth as an enthusiastic teacher.
Miss Salma – Dance Instructor
Salma grew up in Whittier, California where she began her training in various genres of dance at a young age. Miss Salma’s love and patience for children and her passion for dance have led her to study Education and Dance at a local college.
Miss Sara – Dance Instructor
Miss Sara grew up in southern Utah and found her love of performing at a very young age. She graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle with a BFA in Theater and an emphasis in Musical Theater, Writing, and Directing.
Miss Sunday – Dance Instructor
Sunday is a soon-to-be graduate of Cal State Fullerton’s dance program. She has trained in many styles including ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop. She has a passion for teaching and performing.
Miss Taylor – Dance Instructor
Miss Taylor was born and raised in California and began her dance training at the age of 3. Miss Taylor is a big believer that dance is about having fun and dancing with your heart instead of your feet.
Miss Zyianna – Dance Instructor
Mizz Zyianna was born in Orange and began her dance training at the age of 4. She has been trained in all genres of dance though hip hop and cheer are where she excels.