DC Dance of Los Angeles

A belated CONGRATULATIONS to our only 2018 graduating senior, Gracie! She is attending George Washington University in our nation's capital, majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Dance. She will perform in a few months in the Fall DanceWorks Concert, which showcases student choreographed work! At DC Dance of Los Angeles, our students are dancers for life!!

Meet Miss Tess Hewlett - so blessed to have watch this young artist grow into an amazing teacher, dancer, performer, artist, choreographer, and a special friend for the past 10 years!!! We Love you 💗Miss Tess and you make us “So - So HAPPY”! (As you tell us every week too) 😀😘😎💪🏼🌻🧚🏻‍♀️💋💖🎉 Exciting things to share: Tess recently got to assist Ryan Heffington of the Netflix show The OA and on the Apple HomePod commercial directed by Spike Jonze. This fall she will be going to New Zealand and Alaska on tour with Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company. Also recently interviewed about her perfect day in LA in Dance Spirit Magazine- check it out! CONGRATS! Favorite food: ALL FOOD and avocados Favorite movie: Royal Tenenbaums

Meet Miss Asha di Ningrat - Thank you for your strong & supportive ways of making us “think outside the box”! We love ❤️ your creative and challenging choreography year after year! Few things so share about Miss Asha😘 Your favorite food: stay hungry. Your favorite movie: 'The Shining' by Stanley Kubrick or 'Melancholia' by Lars Von Trier, oh and Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' Your favorite ice cream: Lavender Honey at Salt & Straw Teaching every child that came through a DC Company since 2007!! Favorite place in LA: The Last Bookstore Favorite Dance Company: LINES Ballet Favorite Discovery: New Music Favorite Store: Home Depot⚒⛓🔮🔮🔮🔮 “Things are about to get REAL‼️🖤⁉️🖤 Thank you Miss Asha for all you give us!

Meet Miss Jessica Alvarez Favorite Ballet: Don Quixote Favorite Ballet move: Fouettes Favorite food: anything with chocolate Favorite color: light blue Favorite animal: lions Favorite place to be: at the beach or Disneyland Years teaching at DC: 2 ❤️❤️ Jessica teaches Ballet, Pointe and Elementary Ballet! We love your smile, positive energy and your amazing FEET! 😮😘Thanks for all you do to inspire all the girls! 🦋

Meet Miss Kim Davagian - With her energetic spirit ✨and love for our students, we are so thankful to have her back at D.C. Dance! 🤔about Miss Kim: Favorite food: pizza 🍕 Favorite movie genre: Any bio pic Favorite season: Fall 🍁 Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup! "Give me all of the fat, extra sugar. No gluten free or vegan!" (Yes, Ms. Kim said this!)👍🏼 Favorite way to spend money: Comfy oversized sweaters! Favorite Ballet position: ecarte Motto: "That's the Ide- ERr” Boston Girl foreva ☘️ Upcoming events: Kim is working on her MFA in Dance Composition. 🧐👏👏👏 Kim teaches Yoga, Ballet, and Horton technique at DC😍 Years teaching at DC Dance of Los Angeles: 2005-2008; 2016-present🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 We ❤️❤️❤️you! Thanks for all you do! 😘 #dc

Meet Miss Marissa Bumb - we couldn’t ask for a better teacher, artist, choreographer, mentor and a friend!! Favorite Movie: You’ve Got Mail💌 Favorite Food: Avocados 🥑 Favorite singer: Lapsley Favorite style of dance: Lyrical Favorite song: Ice Cream Freeze 🍦 Favorite Animal: Dexter and sloths Favorite Season: Fall 🍃🍁🍂 Favorite way to spend money: Beverages 🤗 Kombucha, matcha and Yerba Mate Favorite things to do: Yoga, hiking, movies and park time with Dexter & Brian 💙 Favorite color: Yellow Teaching Everything (pre-ballet, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, musical theatre, tap... you name it, she can do it) at DC Dance since 2010!!!! Marissa also is busy going to school at Institute for Integrative Nutrition and preparing for her wedding in August!

Meet Miss Erin, our Saturday Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Teacher. (Photo was taken before a show at Miami City Ballet) Favorite way to spend money: Sheeps milk yogurt $6-7 each Favorite Movie: All That Jazz Favorite style of home: 1920’s Spanish Favorite Dance Combo: Plies and stretch Favorite Ballet Position: Arabesque Favorite Composer: Maurice Ravel Favorite beauty treatment: Gel mani Most thankful for: Family, God, love and water Favorite things to do: Sleep, appreciate, go out to eat Favorite food: Vegetables and avocado Frenemy: Cake, sugar Mottos: “Don’t be late, ANTICIPATE!” “Anything is passé-able” She has been with DC Dance since January, 2016

2018 Hall of Fame. "Seamstress" Delaney. 9th Place Overall, Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "Cavalier" Reese. 4th Place Overall, 1st Place Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "The Prize" Holland. Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "Six Feet Under" Natalie. Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "Table" Rachael. 6th Place Overal, 1st Place Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "Jump, Jive an Wail" Mini Company. High Gold

2018 Hall of Fame. "Winter" Junior Company. Achievement, 5th Place Overall, 1st Place Platinum

2018 Hall of Fame. "Proud Mary" Youth Company. High Gold

2018 Hall of Fame. "You" Teen Company. High Gold

2018 Hall of Fame. "Without You" with Avery and Lauren. !st Place High Gold