California Dance Academy

It’s recital time! Tickets are on sale through Eventbrite, hope to see everyone there!

California Dance Academy Recital 2024 Come join us for California Dance Academy's recital, we are so excited to show everyone all of the dancer's hard work from this year.

A d r e a m is a wish your heart makes🩰

Come audition with us!❤️💙

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California Dance Academy California Dance Academy is one of the premier studios in the East Bay. With classes for students of

We are so proud of our dancers this is truly an honor to be invited to audition for the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment. We couldn’t be more proud to be your teachers and we can’t wait to see what your future holds ❤️💙

This gorgeous senior .xo23 continues to blow us away everyday with her amazing work ethic, leadership, and positive attitude. Leah we are so proud of you each and every day and we are so happy that you are a part of CDA❤️💙

Another amazing CDA senior always dancing with such beauty and grace, your smile lights up the stage and your energy is contagious. We are so proud of you Emma and so happy you chose CDA to be your home. We love you oodles❤️💙

Our beautiful we have loved watching you transform into an incredible dancer and someone who never gives up. You have accomplished so many things and we are proud to be your teachers❤️💙

Our amazing senior liam;)] no words would be enough to describe how proud we are to have been able to watch him and help him grow, definitely not ready for this senior season 😭

Dancer: liam;)]
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Look at these lines 😍 proper technique training is crucial to not only a dancer’s success, but their safety as well. Come train with us 🤍

CDA Dancer: .plush

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California Dance Academy Competition Team 2022-2023 ❤️💙 We are so excited for this season! Thank you .photography for the amazing photos! Can’t wait to share the rest!

Endless opportunities here at California Dance Academy. We are so excited to have Peter LeBreton Merz come to teach a ballet intensive for our competition students. Peter LeBreton Merz is known as a master teacher of ballet for his enthusiastic and encouraging approach to ballet training. Former students of his are currently dancing in companies across the world, including Ballet West, LINES Ballet, The Bayerische Staatsballet, Kansas City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theater. He has choreographed over 40 original ballets across the USA and internationally. His award-winning choreography relies heavily on his background in classical ballet, but is informed by his passion for contemporary dance forms. As a performer he worked with the Dayton Ballet, the Louisville Ballet and the Cincinnati Ballet. In 2002, he served as the Artistic Administrator for the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS. In 2004, he joined the faculty of Point Park, where he was an associate professor of dance and Head of Ballet. He was the director of Ballet West Academy from 2015-2020, overseeing that Academy’s growth to four campuses and over 800 students. He has served as a judge and Master Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix, the American Dance Competition, the American Ballet Competition, and many other organizations. He has twice been named Outstanding Choreographer by the Youth America Grand Prix, and was also honored to be named Outstanding Teacher by that organization in 2014. He holds a BFA in Theater Design and Production from the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, and an MBA in Sports, Arts, and Entertainment Management from Point Park University. He owns the Academy of Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance in Asheville, NC with his wife, Cynthia Ridler.

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Such a beautiful combination of musicality and artistry all wrapped up in our amazing tap instructor did you know David was a member of Disney’s holiday parade as well as a part of the Joffrey Tap Experience in Miami, Florida? David has performed professionally and trained with other industry professionals such as Sam Weber and Ryan Lohoff. David brings his knowledge and passion to all of his students, come tap with us and remember 🤍