Our Faculty
Led by CLI Conservatory Director Teddy Forance, our faculty is one of the best in the world for students who want to focus on commercial and concert dance opportunities. Our instructors are not only great educators, but they are also the most in-demand choreographers working in every area of the dance industry. With a faculty that combines educational and practical work experience, our students are able to make strong connections with the choreographers they want to work with once they graduate.

Akira Uchida
Contemporary

Al Blackstone
Musical Theatre

Alex Clair
Contemporary

Andrew Winghart
Contemporary / Experimental

Ayumu Imazu
Hip-Hop

Barbie Diewald
Modern

Bboy El Nino
Hip-Hop / Breaking

Billy Griffin
Musical Theatre

Bo Park
Street Jazz

Brian Friedman
Jazz Funk

Brian Nicholson
Commercial Hip-Hop

Casey Gonzalez
Ballet / Pilates / Lyrical

Channing Cooke
Contemporary

Chantel Aguirre
Ballet

Charles Flachs
Ballet

Chaz Buzan
Contemporary

Chris Scott
Commercial Hip-Hop

Dana Wilson
Jazz / Dance Theatre

Danny Lawn
Jazz

Debra Vega
Theatre

Eddie Torres Jr.
Ballroom

Deshawn Da Prince
Hip-Hop

Eric Delgado
Hip-Hop

Ethan Colangelo
Contemporary

Flockworks
Contemporary

Greg Chapkis
Hip-Hop

Heather Lang
Contemporary

Ida Saki
Contemporary

JA Collective
Contemporary

Jake Tribus
Jazz Funk

Jakevis Thomason
Hip-Hop

Jason Williams
Jazz

Jay Mills
Hip-Hop

JBlaze
Hip-Hop

Jermaine Spivey
Contemporary

Jess Leprotto
Theatre

Jillian Meyers
Experimental / Dance on Camera

John Wayno
Music

Josh Assor
Theatre

Karla Garcia
Theatre

Kathryn McCormick
Contemporary

Kenichi Kasamatsu
Commercial Hip-Hop

Kirsten Russell
Contemporary

Kurtis Sprung
Contemporary

Larkin Poynton
Hip-Hop

Lex Ishimoto
Contemporary

Liana Blackburn
Heels

Lizz Picini
Theatre

Lloyd Knight
Modern

Lucy Vallely
Contemporary

Lyle Beniga
Hip-Hop

Manny + Lori Castro
Ballroom

Marguerite Derricks
Jazz / Dance Theatre

Marlee Hightower
Hip-Hop

Marty Kudelka
Hip-Hop

Matt Luck
Contemporary

Megan Lawson
Contemporary

Melanie Moore
Contemporary / Theater

Micaela Taylor
Contemporary

Mike Keefe
Tap

Mike Tyus
Contemporary

Monika Felice Smith
Contemporary

Nicholas Palmquist
Jazz

Nina McNeely
Contemporary

Riley Watts
Contemporary

Robert Green
Jazz Funk

Rory Freeman
Contemporary

Rose Flachs
Ballet

Shannon Lewis
Theatre

Shayna Boulliard
Bloc Agent

Sienna Lyons
Heels

Spenser Theberge
Contemporary

Stephanie Shumway
Ballet

Steven Vaughn
Modern

Talia Favia
Contemporary

Teddy Forance
Contemporary

Theresa Stone
Ballroom

Tiler Peck
Ballet

Tobias Ellehammer
Hip-Hop

Tony Testa
Experimental

Tyce Diorio
Contemporary

Wesley Esminger
Contemporary
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