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Ronald K. Alexander

Ronald K. Alexander

Ballet
A headshot for Sarita Allen

Sarita Allen

Pilates, Restorative Stretches
A headshot for Marie

Marie Rose Baramo

Heels
Janine Beckles smiling wearing a red-orange shirt

Janine Beckles

Horton
A headshot for Olivia Bowman

Olivia Bowman-Jackson

Pilates, Kids & Teens
A headshot for Benjamin Briones

Benjamin Briones

Ballet
A headshot of Becky Brown

Becky Brown

Limón
Mychal A. Bryan wearing a blue tank top with a moon graphic and a bright red scarf and necklaces

Mychal A. Bryan

Cuban Modern Dance Technique
A headshot of Jeffrey Bynum

Jeffrey Bynum

Jazz
A headshot of a Maguette Camara, a black man with short facial hair

Maguette Camara

West African Dance
Mouminatou Camara

Mouminatou Camara

West African
A headshot for Diego Chacua

Diego Chauca

Zumba®
Carlos Chavez

Carlos Chavez

Zumba®
A headshot for Marcea Daiter

Marcea Daiter

Dunham
L.A.S. Dancers

L.A.S. Dancers

Dancehall
Vado Diomande

Vado Diomande

West African Dance
A headshot for Robin Dunn

Robin Dunn

Hip Hop
Stan Elle

Stan Elle

Vogue
Jose Fernandez

Jose Fernandez

Zumba®
Lisa Fitzgerald

Lisa Fitzgerald

Ballet
A headshot for Yancy Greene

Yancy Greene

Hip Hop, Kids & Teens
Brinda Guha

Brinda Guha

Contemporary Indian Dance
Tamisha A Guy in a black tank top against a dark green background

Tamisha A. Guy

Contemporary
A headshot for Luz

Luz "The Odyssey" Guzman

Vogue
A headshot for Matthew Johnson Harris

Matthew Johnson Harris

Broadway Dance, Hip Hop Cardio
A headshot for Dawn Hillen

Dawn Hillen

Ballet
Holly Hyman Headshot

Holly Hyman

Commercial Jazz
A headshot for Sarina Jain

Sarina Jain

Masala Bhangra®
Karisma Jay

Karisma Jay

House
Julio Jean's headshot in black and white

Julio Jean

Afro-Haitian Dance
A headshot for A Jefferson

Antonio Jefferson

Hip Hop
A headshot for Katherine Jimenez

Katherine Jiménez

NY Style Mambo
Angel Kaba Headshot

Angel Kaba

Afro'Dance
Yahaya Kamate

Yahaya Kamate

West African Dance
A headshot for Yuka Kawazu

Yuka Kawazu

Ballet
Catherine Kirk in an all black outfit against a light brown backdrop

Catherine Kirk

Contemporary
A headshot for Nicholas Needham

José Lapaz-Rodriguez

Vogue
A headshot for Anna Lederfeind

Anna Lederfeind

Ballet
Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee

Hip Hop
A headshot for Noibis Licea

Noibis Licea

Cuban-Modern Dance Technique
Babacar M'Baye wearing white pants and a yellow t-shirt smiling and dancing in the studio

Babacar M'Baye

Sabar
A headshot for Amos Machanic

Amos Machanic

Horton
Richard Martinez

Richard Martinez

Zumba®
A woman with long dark hair smiling wearing a black Zumba t-shirt with colorful text

Tatiana Maya

Zumba®
A headshot for Judith McCarty

Judith McCarty

Afro'Dance
Shaina McGregor

Shaina McGregor

Contemporary
Olivier Medus

Olivier Medus

Contemporary
Amy Mitchell's headshot on a green background

Amy Mitchell

Hip Hop
Headshot of Jesse Koji Obremski, a dancer with short dark hair and a big smile

Jesse Koji Obremski

Contemporary
Nicholas Palmquist against a beige backdrop sitting on the ground with his arms around his knees wearing black pants and a black vest

Nicholas Palmquist

Contemporary
A headshot of Cynthia Shipley

Cynthia Shipley (LifeSpan Pilates)

Pilates
A headshot for LaMora Danys

Danys "La Mora" Pérez Prades

Afro-Cuban Dance
Bianca Delli Priscoli

Bianca Delli Priscoli

Ballet
Robert Redick

Robert Redick

Jazz
A headshot for Quenia Ribeiro

Quênia Ribeiro

Samba/Afro-Brazilian Dance
A headshot for Cheryl

Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins

Horton
Martell Ruffin Headshot

Martell Ruffin

Contemporary
A headshot for Sierra Sanders

Sierra Sanders

Graham
Marcela Sarmiento dancing on a stage

Marcela Sarmiento

Masala Bhangra®
A headshot for Courtney Sauls

Courtney Sauls

Heels
A headshot for Janete DaSilva

Janete Silva

Afro-Brazilian Dance
Michael Snipe

Michael Snipe

Horton
A headshot for Ahtoy

Ahtoy Juliana (Baila Society)

Salsa
Headshot of Alexandra Love Strouse in a blue tank top

Alexandra Love Strouse

Kids & Teens
A black & white headshot on a brick wall

Aaron Thomas

Hip Hop
A headshot for Jessie Whelan

Jessie Whelan

Kids & Teens
Headshot of a white man with brown hair and facial hair, and wearing a black tanktop

Thibaut Witzleb

Horton
Miyabi Wright Headshot

Miyabi Wright

House