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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
DANIELLE O'NEILL
STUDIO CO-OWNER
Danielle O'Neill found her first love in 1992 with swing dancing. She quickly began doing shows for thousands and dancing on tours with bands. This led her to explore other styles. She started ballroom dancing in 1995 and then started competing professionally in 1996. You can find her both in front of the camera and/or behind the scenes as the choreographer for many music videos, commercials, movies, and stage productions. She opened her own ballroom dance studio in 2002 in Pasadena where she coaches, choreographs, organizes competitions, and continues to share her love for dance with everyone.
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FORREST WALSH
STUDIO CO-OWNER
Forrest Walsh began ballroom and partner dancing in 1991 and started his training to teach in 1994. Also in 1994, he was in a show called the Best of Broadway, where he met his Business Partner in Crown City Dance, Danielle O'Neill.
Forrest has danced in commercials, “The Ugly Truth”, Disney’s “Haunted Mansion”, – just to name a few adventures. He has also been a guest professional dancer on “Dancing With The Stars” and in numerous television shows including: Penny Dreadful, The Last Tycoon, Gilmore Girls, That's So Raven, Days of Our Lives, and American Bandstand.
Also, he's performed with many symphonies all over the Americas and is very proud to be the co-owner of Crown City Dance and the Crown Theater in Pasadena.
Patrick Reiger
TAP INSTRUCTOR
Teacher Bio Coming Soon!
Alison Sinclair
TAP INSTRUCTOR
Teacher Bio Coming Soon!
Ellie Jay
BALLET INSTRUCTOR
Teacher Bio Coming Soon!
Jilmil
NEW STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
Jilmil is a staff member of our New Student Teaching Department. She has been classically training in dance for 18 years and predominately focuses on teaching new students how to connect with ballroom dance and achieve an understanding of the basic steps and bronze level open patterns. Her goal is to teach new students how to find solace, confidence, and self-expression through dance. In addition to ballroom dancing, she has an intensive background in the Lucknow gharana of Kathak, a north Indian classical dance.
Ani Karabidian
NEW STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
Ani is one of the current instructors. She brings experience and passion to her role as a ballroom dance instructor. With 16 years of experience as a ballroom dancer and 2 years as a teacher, Ani combines her extensive dance background with a deep understanding of both the technical and artistic aspects of ballroom dancing. In addition to ballroom, Ani also specializes in Salsa and Bachata. She creates a lively and encouraging environment where students can learn the intricacies of these dances while building confidence and having fun.
Daisy Thomas
NEW STUDENT INSTRUCTOR