San Diego Dance Academy

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Meghan Sanett is a professional dancer & choreographer born & based in Los Angeles, with extensive experience & training in NYC as well. She has performed for stars like Julie Andrews, Dick Van D**e, Alec Baldwin, Chita Rivera, Mitzi Gaynor, and Matthew Morrison. She has danced on the TV show “Agent Carter” & has performed in multiple Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades. She was also the Assistant Choreographer for the iconic Paula Abdul for her Billboard Music Awards Performance, has assisted choreographers for the hit TV show “So You Think You Can Dance,” & is a dancer in the feature film “In The Heights.” Meghan has also choreographed for BuzzFeed & is on faculty with the legendary Tremaine Dance Conventions. You can keep up with her on all social media platforms at

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We can’t wait to dance with this Icon again at our workshop this October

Iago Breschi, a native of Brazil, began his studies at the Centro de Arte e Dança de Campo Grande in Rio de Janeiro where he studied for eight years Ballet, Jazz, Fosse Jazz, contemporary, Musical Theatre also Tap Dance, all under the direction of Luciene Bachur and Alice Arja. In 2011, he performed several principal roles in musical theater and ballet such as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Prince in The Sleeping Beauty and Basílio in Don Quixote under the direction of Alice Arja with Rio de Janeiro Ballet Company. In 2013, he move to the United States to improved his technique with Miami city Ballet where he danced several ballets by George Balanchine, such as Theme and Variations, Western Symphony, and Jewels. In 2016 Mr. Breschi danced with Atlanta Ballet, under the new direction of Gennadi Nedvigin, where he performed in George Balanchine’s , John McFall’s Nutcracker, David Bintley’s Carmina Burana, Helen Pickett’s Camino Real and Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird. Now he been dancing with City Ballet of San Diego as principal dancer Iago has performed the male lead role in Peter Martins’ Ash, Elizabeth Wistrich’s The Firebird, as the Nutcracker Prince and as the Caviler in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo I’m Romeo and Juliet ,Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the male lead in Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, Paquita, Basilio in Don Quixote, George Balanchine’s Rubies, Who Cares?, Danses Concertantes and Apollo in Apollo. Iago performed in On The Move and the Company’s virtual productions Moving Forward, A Masquerade Nutcracker, Rhapsody in Blue and Raymonda.Ruring the 2020-21 Season Rated regionally among the top male ballet dancers by UOL and one of the most prestigious Latino Dancer by “the SanDiego Union Tribune, with over 10 years of critically acclaimed professional dance experience, having performed on stages across the world.

Can wait to have our dancers learn from this Icon! We are very excited to have her on our school’s dance workshop

Jazelle began dancing at West Coast School of the Arts at the age of three and has trained/competed there until graduation under the direction of Paula Kessinger. She trained in jazz, lyrical, modern, ballet, tap, hip-hop, and contemporary under many top choreographers. She attended Rosary High School and was on their nationally ranked dance team for four years coached by Dan Sapp. At the age of 17, Jazelle began teaching for the recreational program at her studio which is when her love for teaching and choreographing began. After graduating, she decided to further her dance education and was on the Orange Coast College dance team, winning numerous national titles there as well. In 2019, Jazelle began freelancing her choreography around California. Jazelle’s piece she choreographed for McCoy Rigby Arts, “Leave A Light On,” got recognized at Kidz Carnival the summer following the 2019 season. She currently choreographs and teaches master classes all around the United States at various dance studios and high schools. Jazelle is also an instructor at West Coast School of the Arts (CA), Project 21 (CA), and Club Dance (AZ). Her goal in teaching the next generation of young dancers is to expand their comfort zones and build confidence in their movement, while creating a safe and constructive environment.

Training our little dancers to reach their dance goals 💚

Happy Birthday to@our Premier team member Aria, we love you and hope you have the best day 💚

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Are you ready SDDA dancers? We can’t wait to have all our students experience ICONIC. Our full day dance workshop is designed to train and educate our dancers to reach the next level in dance. Our dancers will be working and taking class with the best industry professionals. Follow our convention page for more information

Passion 💚

Thank you for making this day so special 💚

Pointe shoes for our dancers! A really exciting weekend for these ballerinas 💚

SDDA will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day 🇺🇸

In love 💚 with our new merch!

Aisha Reddick is an African American/Filipino movement artist based in San Diego, CA. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a BFA in Dance, Aisha set out to work professionally between San Diego and Los Angeles. She worked with GEOMETRY, LA Contemporary Dance, Mashup, DISCO RIOT, LITVAK and many independent artists between SD and LA. Currently, she is a teaching artist with DISCO RIOT, Culture Shock San Diego, Helix Charter High School and now works with San Diego Dance Academy.

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Preparations are underway! 🎄

Happy Birthday to our beautiful Ovation team member Sienna! We love you 💚. Have a beautiful day.

Putting in the work 💪🏼

Preparations are underway for our Winter Showcase! Dancers must be registered at SDDA by September 25th in order to participate. We can’t wait to see our dancers on stage! ❄️

We love our Premier Team and couldn’t be more excited for this new dance season 💚

Working through the weekend. Dance floor for studio 2, viewing window for guests and reception 💚

Happy Birthday to this very special dancer and teacher. We 💚 you so much! Thank you for everything you do for our SDDA students.

Day 3. Progress is fast 💚, we start seeing our dancers dressing rooms getting built and the expansion of our third studio 💚

Expansion Day 2 💚

It’s happening!!! We can’t wait to share this new space with you! 💚

Congratulations tu our beautiful dancer .dances for receiving a full scholarship to for 2024 💚

The cutest minis 💚

DAY 3 at started strong with

The most amazing class, we loved she is the sweetest 💚

We ♥️ class with Miss

Our minis loving Miss Lyrical Class 💚

Special Award for this cutie from Miss 💚

Our dancers did amazing at auditions 💚💚

Our dancers ready for auditions 💚

We love , can’t wait to have you at our studio this fall 💚

Thank you for the greatest class 💚

Having the best time !