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APRIL CABRERA first realized her passion for dance and artistic expression at the age of three.
During her early childhood years she participated in numerous activities such as, DANCE THEATER WEST
a semi-professional dance company and studied all forms of dance. but felt true love for Jazz/Hip Hop.
She also attended UCSB where is had a dance/cheer scholarship and went on to study dance in Los Angeles.
As her love for self-expression flourished, she added dance to her many activities by joining the
LA Laker Girls and the Sacramento Kings Royal Court Dance Team. It was at this time, she began to
view dance as a positive and motivating vehicle for change and creativity. She then pursued her fitness
career to go on and win Ms. Fitness Bay Area 1994. After graduating from Sacramento State University,
April went on to direct the Sacramento Kings Royal Court Dance team for five years.
Upon having two children, April found teaching dance classes and personal training full-filled her days. Over the years
she has utilized many different types of dance in bringing hip-hop to well-known gyms, respected dance
studios and public schools. She has taught all over Sacramento including 16 years at Broadway Academy,
Sacramento Kings, San Francisco 49ers, the San Diego Chargers and the United Spirit Association (USA).
In 2002, April started Dance Express at the Natomas Park Club house where she started with 10 students
that grew to 150 by 2005.
It is her desire to establish a dance studio that accommodates the youth,
technically trained dancers, and artists who wish to train and perform in a space where there are no
boundaries on creativity.
April has just won Ms. Fitness Oakland 2006, Ms. Figure Oakland 2006 and she has been named the overall
winner in the Silver & Black Ms. Fitness competition for 2006. She is currently training to compete for
Ms. California.
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LYNSAY ALLEN began her dance career at age 3 in Hayward, California. She has studied all
forms of dance, but has a special passion for tap, jazz and ballet. Following in her mother’s
footsteps, she also found a passion for teaching all forms of dance and cheerleading.
Lynsay has worked for the United Spirit Association, an organization that has been at the top of
the dance/cheer business for decades and prides itself on the instruction of children and
young adults nationwide. Also having a love of entertaining and performing for an audience,
Lynsay began dancing professionally at the age of 15 at such well known venues as the World
Trade Club and the Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA. She then joined the Sacramento Kings
Dance Team in 1996 as a dancer and went on to assistant direct the team in 2003.
Lynsay’s second love is children. She graduated from California State University Sacramento
with a Bachelor of Art’s degree in Child Development. Since graduation, she has always been
involved in working with children and adults of all ages through teaching the art of dance.
She has participated in and choreographed for many shows throughout California including the
Miss Contra Costa County Pageant and the Miss California Pageant, all part of the Miss
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BECCA BREINING started dancing at the age of seven. Her experience includes intensive dance study in jazz, tap and ballet. She also danced with several dance companies and attended a performing arts high school.
More recently she was a member of the Sacramento Kings Dance Team from 2005-2010 where she performed on and off the court. During her 5 years with the King’s she and a number of the other dancers traveled to China, and the Philippines to entertain the many fans. In 2009 she was selected along with five other dancers to go on a goodwill tour in Iraq and Kuwait to perform for the troops.
Becca participated in many Charity events. Her favorite was the annual visit to the Shriner’s Hospital She was also involved in Kop’s for Kids where she taught dance classes to young girls who shared her love for dance but lacked the recourses she had as a child.
In 2010 she became the Game night MC for the Sacramento Mountain Lions. She was responsible for keeping the fans energized and entertained prior to the game for Fan Fest and in-between timeouts.
Becca’s journey is just beginning. She has many more dreams and aspirations yet to be realized. Welcome her to Kids Dance while she continues her journey to a happy destiny.
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CAROLYN COLINARES-WOO is a mother to three beautiful boys and a wonderfully supportive husband.
Before beginning a career within the fitness industry, Carolyn had always led an active lifestyle and commits her family to the same. The gym, however, always seemed a chore for Carolyn until April 2008, when a friend invited her to attend a fitness class with her. The class was Zumba - a format that was rapidly taking over the fitness world. Truly an "exercise in disguise", after the first class, Carolyn was hooked. A few months later, she became certified to teach the format and by October 2008, she was teaching her own classes.
Carolyn currently holds certifications in Group Fitness through AFAA, Sole Synthesis - Balletone, Zumba, and Zumba Gold.
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CHANEY BRIGGS is a junior at Natomas Charter School and has been dancing for three years now with Natomas Charter School's Blackrock Dance Comapany. She has also been a part of River City Theatre Company for almost ten years. She has performed in many of their musicals including West Side Story, White Christmas, and the Wiz. Chaney also is a part of Aloha Polynesia, a hula group that performs locally at events in Sacramento. She loves dance and theatre more and more each day and hopes she will be able to continue performing throughout life. Chaney is extremely excited to join the staff of KIDS DANCE AND FITNESS and cannot wait to work and have fun with talented young dancers.
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COURTNEY ROTHMAN is from Orange County, CA and is currently attending UC Davis and on the cheer team there. She was a competitive gymnast for 9 years and also on a competitive all star cheer team for 7 years. She was a National Champion in tumbling when she was 9 years old for Level 6 tumbling. Cheerleading and tumbling are her passions and hopes to instill her excitement into others when teaching cheer and tumbling. Courtney enjoys being active and when not cheering, she loves to go snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, surfing, and to the gym. She have even tried sky diving!
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KRISTIN MARSHALL found a love for ballet at the age of three and has been dancing ever since. She was trained Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus jazz, tap, and ballet at London Dance Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada until the age of eleven. At that time she moved to Sacramento, California and dedicated herself completely to classical ballet. Her passion for ballet has grown allowing her to perform the role of Clara in the “Nutcracker”. She has also been part of the Corps de Ballet in productions of “Sleeping Beauty” and “Coppelia”. Kristin is currently a member of the Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Company and is delighted to be able to share her knowledge with others through teaching at Kids Dance.
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| MIKEE JOAQUIN's dance life began at the age of 16 with a group of local breakdancers in high school. Although he didn’t take it seriously until after graduating, learning new ways to move in the musical laboratory that was his friend’s garage sparked a love for the art that would span the rest of his life. His parents would often come upon him late at night trying to learn new moves off of youtube videos. As soon as he graduated high school, he took as many classes as he could get his hands on, and began to understand his basics. Soon after he was recruited to his first dance crew, Asian Image, which went on to do a short stint of performances and entered a big competition in the bay area. Soon after the group dissolved and Mikee auditioned for Press P.L.A.Y., a new up and coming group at the time. Joe Larot of the Jabbawockeez along with Mikee’s other lifelong mentors Brandon Greathouse and Jason Magsuci directed the group. Mikee trained and grew with Press P.L.A.Y. over the next 5 years while still balancing work, friends, family, and being a full time student. During this time he also trained with the group Boogie Monstarz which was founded by Phil Tayag of the Jabbawockeez, and 2nd Nature Crew, a freestyle collective made up of some of the most talented dancers in the Sac area. Currently Mikee still dances for Press P.L.A.Y., 2nd Nature, and Jedi Assassinz Crew, and was just recently signed to the BLOC talent agency in Hollywood. He has been featured on Good Day Sacramento, an E-40 music video, and even acted as an extra in the Deon Taylor production, Nite Tales. Still a resident of Sacremento, he constantly pushes himself to grow and learn in all styles of dance and give back to the community through the classes he teaches.
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STEVE MINOW is a theatre professional who has performed locally and regionally for over 35 years. His experience runs the gamut from writing to directing to performance. In 1989 he co-created the Sacramento Valley Production Theatre Company with lifelong friend and collaborator, Ruth Owens--producing and acting in several original musical theatre works. While in New York City he sat on the board of directors for Firsthand Theatre Project, whose mission was to encourage the works of young theatre artists. Favorite roles include George in Sunday In the Park With George, Peachum in Three Penny Opera, and more recently as Mel in Sleepaway Camp: The Musical. He holds his Master's degree in acting/directing from the University of Arizona.
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