| Marie Bergenholtz is a veteran of stage, screen and television covering at least three continents. She is a graduate of the Ballet Academy of Gothenburg and the Dance Academy of Stockholm. Marie started acting, singing and dancing professionally at the age of 14 and has enjoyed every minute of it. When not working on stage or in front of the camera, Marie is teaching her skills to all ages. Some of the pinnacle points in her career were working with talented directors like Ingmar Bergman (Peer Gynt), Robert Wilson (Time Rocker), and Trevor Nunn (Cats). |
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Laura Mazur has a BA in dance from UCLA. She has trained at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City and at the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia. She has performed with the Los Angeles Classical Ballet Company, LA Dances, has toured throughout Japan and Southeast Asia, and has appeared in videos, commercials and on film. A dance teacher for over 12 years, Laura uses her performance experience to create energizing ballet classes. Laura is excited to teach alongside Marie and is available to teach privately – both in classical as well as in jazz ballet – all students – all levels. |
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| Holly Chorengel: After living and working abroad for years, Holly is so happy to be back home in SoCal! She comes to us with an extensive professional performing background in Musical Theater, Film, Television and Studio Recording all over Europe and US. One of the highlights of her career includes performing for 10 years in the Broadway production of CATS in Hamburg, Germany with Miss Marie. Other memorable shows: Annie, The Sound of Music and West Side Story, just to name a few. Holly has been teaching dance, drama and music to children of all ages for years. She is a certified Music Together Teacher-Holly believes it is crucial to enrich our children’s daily lives through music making & dance/vocal expression. She is thrilled to be joining Miss Marie’s faculty as a teacher of tap/jazz. Holly is married and a proud mother of three beautiful children. |
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 Brittany graduated ASU with a concentration in dance. She trained in ballet, tap and jazz and started teaching dance in 1999 with classes ranging from combo tot to advanced tap and jazz, cardio top 40, tone & stretch. She was part of a professional dance team, captain and choreographer from 2001-2004 and nationally awarded in tap. Brittany has been honored to performed all over the country as well as in Canada, Greenland, Mexico and Bosnia for our military. She is also a private instructor, choreographer for teen and pro dance squads.Brittany has a passion for working with children and expressing herself through art. She has had years of experience working with occupation therapists and children with developmental and motor delays and is currently developing a class for kids who will greatly benefit from developmental exercises and dance movement. |
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 Josefine Setian began dancing ballet at the age of three, and by the age of nine was dancing five days a week. At the age of 11, Josefine began dancing with the Royal Ballet School in Stockholm. This training included performances with the Royal Opera House. After six years of professional dancing, she transitioned her career into acting and had roles in both Swedish film and TV drama. She then went on to the Red Cross where she graduated as a Registered Nurse. Josefine moved to LA in 2011 where she is now fulfilling her childhood dream of teaching ballet. |
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 Master Jeffrey has over 30 years of experience in the Martial Arts. He has studied numerous different styles over the years and is proficient in all of them and has excelled in some of them, in which he holds multiple Black Belts. Tae Kwon Do, Shinken Jiutsu, Bando, Ninjiutsu, Aikido, Kuntau Silat and Jujiutsu, to name a few. From all these and more, he is now more involved in an integrated Martial Art style, Saru Jin Do, which utilizes the entire spectrum of strkes, kicks, joint manipulation and grappling. It is based on Taoist and Zen philosophies but mainly encourages students to conduct themselves with dignity and grace. To respect one self as well as others and to strive for honor as well as compassion. |
