Katie Nelson ~ Jazz, Lyrical and Intro to Dance Instructor
Miss Katie was born and raised here in Chino Hills, CA and is so proud to be teaching at All That Dance. She has 17 years of trained dance experience and 12 of those years she has been competing on a nationally ranked level. Katie has experience in the areas of jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, musical theatre, and pom jazz. The Showstopper Dance Team was where Katie received her most intensive training and skills in the competition world. She was on that team for 6 years and competed all over California at the most prestigious competitions, and walked away with many 1st place titles and platinum medals. It was at the Nationals in Las Vegas where Katie had competed for the first time with her tap solo and took 1st overall in her category. In the dance season of 2008-2009, Katie auditioned and made the Fullerton College dance team, which later in the season, the team made it to Collegiate Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. The team received a 1st place in Championship Cup and a 6th place overall. Katie is still a full time student at Fullerton College and has a major in Communicatons. Performing and the art of dance is Katie's passion and she is so excited to be teaching for her Third year at All That Dance Performing Arts Academy.
Miss Dyanna has been training in dance, cheer and gymnastics since she was 2 years old. She has trained in the areas of ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, song/pom, cheer and gymnastics. She has competed on multiple cheer and dance squads throughout her dance career. For six years Dyanna competed with Chino Valley All Stars Song and Cheer, while also dancing on the Showstopper dance team for three of those six years. She has recently graduated from Chino Hills High School where she also participated on both their cheer and song teams for four years of high school, and just completed her second year on the Elite dance team here at All That Dance. Dyanna will be attending the University of Riverside come the fall quarter with a major in dance, while also participating on the Highlander Girls Dance team at UCR. She is thrilled to be a part of the ATD staff.
Lori Eckenwiller ~ Ballet Instructor
Miss Lori started her dance training at age 6 in Riverside, Ca. She had her first professional job at age 10 in the Inland Empire Civic Light Opera's production of "The King and I". She went on to perform in the Civic Light productions of "Aida", "Die Fliedermaus" and "Carmen", as well as dancing with Riverside Civic Ballet and Ballet Pacifica in "The Nutcracker", "Coppelia", "Paquita", "Carmina Burama" and many other classics. Lori later danced professionally with Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet West, and received a full scholarship with American Ballet Theater. Lori also studied at Harkness Ballet with David Howard, The Joffrey Ballet, and with Lar Leubovitch. She attained her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California Irvine where she studied with masters Anthony Tudor, Eugene Loring, and Olga Maynard while performing extensively. For the past ten years, while teaching ballet full time in Orange County, Lori has been the ballet mistress for the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago's production of "The Nutcracker", selecting and setting choreography on the children chosen by her in the various cities across the US where they performed. Along with her extensive career in classical ballet, Lori has also choreographed and performed in the television and film industry. Lori proudly trained her own daughter tobecome a Prima Ballerina for Joffrey Ballet Company.
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Miss Dyanna has been training in dance, cheer and gymnastics since she was 2 years old. She has trained in the areas of ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, song/pom, cheer and gymnastics. She has competed on multiple cheer and dance squads throughout her dance career. For six years Dyanna competed with Chino Valley All Stars Song and Cheer, while also dancing on the Showstopper dance team for three of those six years. She has recently graduated from Chino Hills High School where she also participated on both their cheer and song teams for four years of high school, and just completed her second year on the Elite dance team here at All That Dance. Dyanna will be attending the University of Riverside come the fall quarter with a major in dance, while also participating on the Highlander Girls Dance team at UCR. She is thrilled to be a part of the ATD staff.
Miss Lori started her dance training at age 6 in Riverside, Ca. She had her first professional job at age 10 in the Inland Empire Civic Light Opera's production of "The King and I". She went on to perform in the Civic Light productions of "Aida", "Die Fliedermaus" and "Carmen", as well as dancing with Riverside Civic Ballet and Ballet Pacifica in "The Nutcracker", "Coppelia", "Paquita", "Carmina Burama" and many other classics. Lori later danced professionally with Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet West, and received a full scholarship with American Ballet Theater. Lori also studied at Harkness Ballet with David Howard, The Joffrey Ballet, and with Lar Leubovitch. She attained her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California Irvine where she studied with masters Anthony Tudor, Eugene Loring, and Olga Maynard while performing extensively. For the past ten years, while teaching ballet full time in Orange County, Lori has been the ballet mistress for the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago's production of "The Nutcracker", selecting and setting choreography on the children chosen by her in the various cities across the US where they performed. Along with her extensive career in classical ballet, Lori has also choreographed and performed in the television and film industry. Lori proudly trained her own daughter to become a Prima Ballerina for Joffrey Ballet Company.
