FACULTY

• Turns & Leaps
• Lyrical / Contemporary
• Jazz
• Ballet
• Pointe
• Stretch & Conditioning
• Contemporary Ballet

Dance Prodigy, Guinness World Record Holder, YouTube Sensation, Entrepreneur and Teacher, Sophia Lucia loves to dance and strives each day to be the best she can be by pushing her and her students abilities to the limit.

Sophia started dancing at the young age of 2 years at San Diego Dance Centre in Poway, CA, and is now, flourishing teaching dance all around the world and is one of the most exciting and top talents in the industry. She is trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary. Sophia’s focus and determination has led her to excel in many ways as in setting the Official Guinness World Record of 55 Consecutive Pirouettes. She also has had a dancewear line with California Kisses Dance Wear and several National Champion Dance Titles such as The Dance Awards’ Junior Best Dancer. From a young age, she has been featured in numerous television shows such as ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ Disney’s hit show ‘Shake It Up‘, ‘Dance Moms,’ ‘X-Factor,’ Nickelodeon’s ‘Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn’ and ‘America’s Got Talent,’ plus several talk shows like ‘The Ellen Show,’ ‘The Ricki Lake Show, to name a few. She made her film debut in 2010 as child star icon, Shirley Temple in the Fox Legacy Movie “The Shirley Temple Story” and her acting debut in Hallmark’s “A Nutcracker Christmas,” where she portrayed a young ballerina working to become a prima ballerina.

Sophia’s ability to not only captivate an audience with her artistry, but inspire others with her teaching style is something that has never been seen before. Her performances have catapulted her to internet stardom and taken her across the world to do what she loves most, dance. Now transforming into an incredible teacher, Sophia has formed a passion for teaching over the last few years and has been all over the country teaching her technique method called RAFT. Sophia strives to be the best role model and teacher she can be for her students, and is a fantastic mentor.

Victoria is a national award-winning dancer and choreographer. She has studied more than 30 styles of dance and is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. With an extensive background in training competitive and pre-professional dancers, she has helped many of her students pursue professional careers in the arts. Victoria was featured as a judge for multiple seasons of Dance Moms, and tours with the national dance competition Showstopper as a judge and announcer. She is the host of the Vibrant Raw Living podcast and founder of IMC International which provides mental health and personal development products and services to dancers and athletes.

Kaylar Preite is a San Diego native who has been dancing for over 20 years. She has trained in various styles and has taught at many different studios throughout her career. Her credits include Future Shock San Diego director, 220, Storymovers, BB360 instructor, Beyond Babel, Through the Roots, and AURORA. Kaylar is passionate about using the power of movement and dance education to challenge and/or change perspectives, provide opportunities for minds alike, and speak on behalf of those who cannot.

Ethan Bloem, is a multi-talented dancer with a choreography and freestyle focus. He has performed on national television with NBC’s World of Dance and danced in live shows and music videos with numerous artists. Ethan is a creative director, choreographer, and industry dancer who has been working to better himself and his craft since the age of ten. He began training locally in San Diego and grew quickly by jumping at all learning opportunities, that same work ethic he has in his personal dance is strongly reflected in his love for teaching. Ethan still has strong connections to his first dance teachers as well as his current mentors, he hopes to transfer the impact his teachers/mentors had on him to his students!

Jenna Z Alvarez is an actress, dancer, and content creator known for her work as ‘Liberty’ in the Emmy nominated Disney Channel Original Movie SHOOK, ‘Havana’ in Showtime’s Kidding with Jim Carrey, and a Mouseketeer in Disney’s 2017 revival of the Mickey Mouse Club, known as Club Mickey Mouse. She started dancing at six years old in ballet, and eventually grew to love all genres including jazz, contemporary/lyrical, hip hop, and tap. She trained with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy for two summers in Connecticut at nine and ten years old. Has gone on to win regional and national titles within the competition/convention world. And began pursuing dance as a career at eleven years old, which led her to opportunities such as dancing backup in Sia’s “The Greatest” Music Video, and Daddy Yankee’s “Que Tire Pa Lante” Music Video/on stage performance for the Latin AMA’s.

Maddy Corn has trained is multiple styles of dance since she was 12 years old at Temecula Valley Dance Academy and Oceanside Dance Academy, as a competition dancer from 2013-2020. Maddy is technically trained in Jazz, Hip hop, Contemporary, Ballet, Musical Theater/Heels, Lyrical, Turns/Leaps/Tricks, and Acro/Tumbling. Maddy has instructed previously at local studio’s. Maddy graduated from Temecula Valley High School in 2020, were she was on dance team for all 4 years of high school. Currently Maddy attends San Diego State University, getting her degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Fitness Specialist. Maddy is so thrilled to be sharing her passion for dance and her style of teaching, while continuing the high caliber methods of the Dance Academy of Del Mar. Maddy is passionate about the health and well being of her students and is always ready to support them in any way she can! Maddy’s strong drive, stage presence and powerful emotion, and great technique have lead her to win special awards and championship wins.