Dance Teachers at San Diego Location:

Kacper
has been dancing/teaching for 23 years and competing worldwide, representing several countries including Poland, Switzerland and the United States. Kacper specializes in International Latin Style (Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive) and International Standard Style (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Quick Step).

During the past 10 years he has been competing professionally in all dance categories. Since 1998, Kacper has been highly involved in the dance community teaching students in several studios across California. He had the privilege to coach the Stanford Ballroom Dance Team for 2 years and has been involved in judging dance competitions. In 2000, he won the San Francisco Open Professional International Latin Competition. From 2000 to 2008 Robert has been training amateur and profesionnal dance teams.

In October 2007, Robert with his wife Sonia opened a full ballroom dance studio -- Dance Motion Studios -- located in Carmel Mountain Ranch, in northern San Diego. Currently Robert is training advance, intermediate, beginner, amateur and professional teams as well as singles.

Our Hip Hop, Jazz and Ballet Dance Teachers:

Sara Orbita
Currently she is the head coach, founder and director of the CCHS/Uni Dance Team in San Diego. This will be her 8th year as the head dance coach for this organization. Prior to coach for Cathedral Catholic High School, she had danced for various companies, studios and organizations. Credits include: San Diego Ballet conservatory, SD Park & Rec, San Diego Dance Centre, TS Body Arts, Academy of Performing Arts, back up dancer for local artists, MTV Productions: NSync's Becoming, Mesa Dance company, 220, UFX, Mel7, NYR, DOC and Disney. Sara has choreographed for numerous high schools up and down the California Coast and charitable organizations such as MADCAPS for a couple years now. Among events, she has directed and organized CCHS' successful annual dance concert every year, was a main chair in FUSION: one of Southern California's biggest Hip Hop Competitions, assisted with Body Rock Hip Hop Dance competition (Before there was ABDC) with Consensus Entertainment, is the Executive Director for Out Reach Through Dance with the Make a Wish Foundation, has assisted in a number of Disney's company events, and assisted in several theater productions backstage. Sara has joined Dance Motion Studios in 2007 and is the head coach for Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop.

Ashley Duke
Ashley Duke has been dancing for over 20 years. She began her Classical Ballet training at age 8 by the Inland Pacific Ballet Company. There, she performed in the company's annual performances such as Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Midsummer Nights Dream, and Graduation Ball, as well as IPB's annual summer intensive programs. In 2001, Ashley began teaching dance classes to share her passion with dance enthusiasts and pre-professionals of all ages, and continues to do so today. In 2007, she earned her Bachelors degree in Liberal studies from California State University of San Bernadino.