2010 Summer Teachers

Nick Bass is currently performing on the Janet Jackson world tour. He has numerous music video credits, appearing in Janet Jackson's "All Night", Brittney Spears and Madonna's "Me Against the Music", and Beyonce and Usher's "Naughty Girl".

He has also worked with Prince and other notable artists, and has performed at The Superbowl, The Grammy's, The American Music Awards, and The CMA Awards. Nick has also danced live on such television shows as Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, and the Jay Leno show.

Originally from Nashville, TN, Nick has performed in theme parks, danced in many companies and currently guest teaches and choreographs around the country.

Merissa Gassel's bio coming soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandy Korpinen is a Southern California native who grew up training under Mandy Moore at Bobbie's School of Performing Arts, and later graduating from the EDGE scholarship program. She can be seen in music videos with Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, the UK group Same Difference, and in the Disney Channel Summer Promo "It's On!" Her TV credits include America's Most Talented Kids, the 2008 VMA's with Rihanna, High School Musical 2, and NBC's Read to Achieve All-Star Jam

Jill McNew's bio coming soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brooke Pierotti started dancing at the age of three in the San Francisco Bay Area. A founding member of The Dance Company of San Francisco, Brooke was a featured dancer in Tiffany Billings independent film, Falling Star and a principal dancer in Martha Kelly-Fierro’s modern company, “Altered Modalities.” She attended The School of the Arts in San Francisco and furthered her dance education at UC Irvine. Brooke continues to travel across the nation to dance, teach, and share her dramatic and passionate style of dance.

 

 

Elizabeth Petrin was born in raised in Nashville, TN, and received her dance training at DC Dance Factory. After graduating from Nashville School of the Arts she was accepted into the Edge Performing Arts Scholarship Program. She spent a year training and learning the ins and outs of the industry under some of Los Angeles’s top choreographers such as Mandy Moore, Miguel Zarate, Harry Shum, and Jason Myhre. Since then she has preformed in several company and benefit shows, including Tessandra Chavez's "Virtuosity." In the past year she has done promotions and pilots for tv and film, some of which include Fame. She also has done skeleton crew work for So You Think You Can Dance (America and Britain).  She can be seen dancing for Rihanna in her 2008 VMA performance, as well as Jon Chu’s upcoming episodes for the League of Extraordinary Dancers

Leslie Scott's bio coming soon