Personal Coaching & Dance Lessons
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1 employee
5 years in business
About this pro
As a professional dancer and success coach, I customize all of my lessons to meet the goals and abilities of my students. I am very direct, but also very patient and comical at what I do. I have been dancing for 8 years and still continue to train on a daily basis. Dancing completely changed my life and showed to me that anything can be made real, through hard-work and piatence.
Outside of dancing, I have created my own coaching business, Pep Talk with Pepz that is geared to help you create new success habits, increase your discipline, and improve your confidence.
I can teach both in fluent English and Spanish, as well as communicating partially in Italian. I ensure that all of my students are met with a great class that focuses on strengthening and stretching one's body and dance ability.
From teaching little kids (ages 4-10) to full blown adults that have had no exposure to formal dance training, I am very confident in my abilities to explain, demonstrate, and assist my students.
Training:
Landmark Forum, Dani Johnson, Millinaire Mind:
Public Speaking, Leadership Development, Policy Creation, Labor relations
Broadway Dance Center: Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop
Peridance: Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Vogue, Waacking, Poppin
New York University/American Ballet Theater: Jazz, Ballet, African
Debbie Reynolds: Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Vogue, Waacking, Poppin, African
Millenium Dance Complex: Commercial Hip Hop
Movement Lifestyle: Hip Hop, Voguing, Waacking
Coaching:
Watching their confidence increase, their persepctive expand, and a newly expanded sense of independence.
Dancing:
Seeing them grow, helping them connect their emotions to their movement
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Credentials
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Email verified
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Acute understanding of physiology and great teaching passion, patience, detail observation....thanks for waking up my dormant muscles.
FAQs
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I like to first hear from my students as to what they want to work on and why. It's important for both us to be clear as to what they want to learn, why they want to learn it, what inspires them, and how they feel I can help them.
All of my classes start with a warm-up, that includes stretching and conditioning, for me to help minimize the risk of injuries but also for me to see how their body responds to the music and movement.
My classes tend to go over foundational techniques that I incorporate into a small routine or a guided freestyle.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am trained in Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Voguing, Waacking, House and Popping.
Schools/Programs I have Trained at:
Debbie Reynolds
Movement Lifestyle
Millennium Dance Complex
Broadway Dance Center
Peridance
Rhapsody James Motivating Excellence
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
Pricing is based on class size, travel time, and location.
How did you get started teaching?
Through various rehearsals and previous gigs, I found myself being a source of reference for other dancers and would assist the choreographers due to my ability to retain information and to breakdown steps/routines to other dancers
What types of students have you worked with?
Kids to Adults, with absolutely no experience to moderately experienced.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
Learning and performing a 4 minute routine the day of the performance only within an hour and a half.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Answer the folllowing questions and take it from there:
1) Is the teacher nice?
2) Does the teacher have a resume and reel they can share with you?
3) Do you think they can help you grow?
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
1) Why they want to dance?
2) What do they want to accomplish with their studies?
Lessons offered
Contemporary Dance Classes Dance Classes Dance Choreographers Hip Hop Dance Classes Jazz Dancing Classes Leadership Development Training Life Coaches