Hello world! It’s interesting how the years just fly by anymore. Halloween came and went. Thanksgiving came and went. Christmas has come and gone. It felt like these holidays USED TO BE far more of AN EVENT when we were younger – something to build towards, anticipate, and hope for. Now, they’re just another day. Usually anotherContinue reading “Merry Christmas 2015!”
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Ballet for Skaters
Currently, I serve as a Ballet Coach for competitive ice skaters. So contact me if you need private ballet lessons. 🙂 This has been an interesting transition from my world of competitive gymnastics – I remember when I had my optional floor routine choreographed for me years ago that I almost immediately wanted to create choreographies for otherContinue reading “Ballet for Skaters”
Uta Hagen
Uta Hagen has been one of my distant mentors for a while now – maybe it’s because she’s German (as am I), and maybe it’s because she got the opportunity to play some unbelievable roles at an early age but she remained logical and practical and realistic about her career afterward. She also saw the value inContinue reading “Uta Hagen”
Conchita Espinosa Academy
I recently finished my tenure as a middle school theater teacher at Conchita Espinosa Academy. While there, I helped the school charter their Thespian troupe and proudly served as their Thespian Sponsor, filing paperwork, guiding students and working with the wonderful district and state sponsors for the national Jr. Thespian organization of Florida. As a school, and aContinue reading “Conchita Espinosa Academy”
Dance Classes
Erika teaches ballet to ages 6 & up, jazz, tap, modern/contemporary, Broadway repertory and gymnastics/acrobatics to older students. She has also taught ballroom to adults and offers private dance coaching (technique and/or audition preparation) to middle school and high school students. Erika’s ballet background is a unique mix of Vaganova/Russian ballet and Balanchine technique. SheContinue reading “Dance Classes”
Theater Classes
Erika teaches group and private theater lessons to students ages 7 & up. For younger students, she focuses on theater games that encourage the maintenance and development of natural creativity, exercises to encourage that creativity’s expression, and skills for personal presentation. Depending on the student, this can range from preparing for audition opportunities to overcomingContinue reading “Theater Classes”
Erika Diane 