Reagan began dancing at 7 years old, training in the Vaganova method at Colorado Ballet. Shortly after, Reagan was awarded full merit scholarship. Under the tutelage of Artistic Director Martin Friedman, Reagan began to dance en pointe at the very young age of 8 years. She performed in many ballet productions such as Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Les Sylphides, Cinderella and The Nutcracker. During this time, Reagan attended both Middle and High Schools for the Performing Arts in Denver, CO.
Reagan also competed in The Denver Ballet Guild,Young Dancers Competition several times and took 1st place.
Reagan was awarded full scholarship to dance at City Ballet in San Francisco, CA with Damara Bennett (former principle dancer with San Francisco Ballet). Reagan was also accepted to study with the Boston Ballet in a summer intensive workshop.
Later Reagan went on to study with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver CO adding modern, jazz, hip hop and West African to her dance repertoire.
Reagan is a jazz and lyrical competition teacher and choreographer. In 2016, she took her jazz team to win top first at The Kids Artistic Review National Competition in Las Vegas.
Reagan also teaches musical theater and triple take classes (acting, singing, dancing) and has directed theater productions such as The Little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Aladdin and many more!
Reagan teaches Parent and Me, creative movement beginning/intermediate/advanced adult and children’s ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, lyrical, tap, hip hop and praise dance!
The grand opening of Ray of Light Performing Arts has truly been a dream come true! She can’t wait to see what the future holds! The Sky Is The Limit!
Dennise was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She started street, jazz, and Polynesian dance from the age of 9. There she was a part of Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy and completed in Tahitian dance with Heretama Nui. Following in the steps of her brothers, battled in many competitions, and was also mentored by many of Hawwaii’s Rock Stedy Crew members.
After moving to California, she pursued a dance minor at the Peralta Colleges. She has studied ballet, jazz, Haitian, West African, modern, and hip-hop dances. She currently performs with a couple of dance crews in the Bay Area, while working with kids in nutrition and persuing her BSN at CSUEB. Her style of dance incorporates a bit of everything. She is inspired by free movement and sets no boundaries when it comes to dance.
Elizabeth – Ever since Elizabeth was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be a dancer. In grade school she started by taking Gymnastics at Pegasus Gymnastics in Milpitas, California. There she gained flexibility, agility, balance, core strength and the confidence she needed being a “late bloomer”. At the age of 16, she began training at Adage School of Performing Arts, also located in Milpitas, California. She studied the Chechetti method for 1 year in Beg. Ballet, and was immediately advanced “En Pointe”. Simultaneously, she began training as a Jr. member of the Adage Repertoire Company, adding NY style Jazz as well as the Limon technique of Modern dance to her skill set.
Over the years, Mrs. Elizabeth’s has taught Ballet at several Community Centers, as well as “The Dance Company”, formally located in Cupertino, California. While teaching there, she entered her students in a state-wide competition known as “DanceRave” for the very first time where her girls took home the Silver Medal in the overall category for ages 5-7.
Mrs. Elizabethe’s passion continues to this very day. In her Creative Movement and Tiny Tots classes, her goal is to instill love and appreciation for the art of dance into the heart of every student she teaches.
Rhona Reyes – Rhona has been dancing since the age of four at Los Ayres Dance Studio where she studied ballet, jazz, and hula. From a young age, she has always had a passion for not only dance but also music. From singing to passes, she found a love that blended the two: musical theater where as a teen, she sang and danced in productions such as “Hairspray” and “Grease”. In 2015, she attended a jazz and tap master class lead by Julian DeGuzman and Nico DeJesus both who starred in the Broadway musical, Newsies and taught two numbers from that show. At San Jose University, she added modern and tap dance to her training. Rhona’s eclectic dance style is inspired by icons such as the classic Gene Kelly to the modern Lady Gaga.
Although she graduated with an Interior Design degree and has established her career as a designer, Rhona considers performing arts as her number one passion and credits her creativity to dance. Currently, she dances in Ballet Petit’s adult program as well as in Ray of Light Performing Arts contemporary/Lyrical/Jazz, and musical theater programs. Rhona’s Jazz/Tap and Jazz/Funk classes at Ray of Light will teach young dancers rythmic movements of classic and modern styles to encourage self–assurance and self–expression.
Natalie – Originally from Oakland, Natalie Seon began her dance training with her father, learning the West Indian dance styles from Trinidad and Tobago. Soon her love for dance blossomed and she began training in San Leandro at DC Dance Center. Beginning her training in tap, she soon moved on to train in jazz and ballet. Staying with DC Dance Center for several years she later moved on to Vallejo and began Hip-Hop and ballet at Stage One. When cheerleading consumed her schedule, Natalie put dancing on hold to pursue her cheerleading career as well as coaching for the Vallejo Generals.
In 2013, Natalie joined a praise dance and worship team called Koinonia. Choreography for Koinonia included jazz, lyrical and ballet. A year after committing to Koinonia, Natalie was called to lead a youth praise dance group with ages ranging from 13-23. Here, Natalie was able to incorporate various styles of dance including hip-hop. Not stopping here, Natalie soon expanded her styles of dance by taking master dance classes at the Groove Studios that included advanced Hip-Hop and dancehall. She was also able to learn choreography from professional choreographers for Beyonce and Justin Beiber. Hoping to incorporate multiple styles of dance for ladies wanting to feel fierce, fabulous and fancy!
Jaq H. Dalziel is a multidisciplinary, non-binary artist who currently resides in Oakland, CA. Jaq attended University of Alaska, Anchorage for their minor in dance while dancing in the college ensemble and choreographing for multiple local musicals. Their training in college focused on post-modern, musical theatre, jazz and contemporary dance. Jaq danced for Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble before attending Mills College for their MFA in Choreography and Dance Performance, where they studied and performed many different techniques and styles of modern/contemporary dance. After obtaining their MFA, Jaq has been working as an independent artist with a residency at SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, choreographing and instructing for Lamorinda Theatre Academy, showing works with their installation/dance company “JaqxEden-Marcel”, created and lead the dance program at Brave Trails and most recently, started dancing with Blue Scorpion Dance Theatre in San Francisco.
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