The Joy of Dance in Whittier

The Joy of Dance in Whittier

The Joy of Dance in Whittier

Welcome to Studio Danza!

Studio Danza welcomes people of all ages wanting dance in their lives. Whether you are just starting out or already dancing professionally, our weekly class schedule has something just right for you.

Come join us! We look forward to meeting you.

- Luisa Macias, Founder and Executive Director

Our Instructors

Rosalinda Rocha

Rosalinda has performed in numerous mariachi festivals from the Hollywood Bowl to Santa Barbara, Tucson, and Fiesta Broadway. She has worked with the "Comite Mexicano Civico Patriotico in Los Angeles, and performed in theaters including Wilshire B...
Jonatan Valenzuela aka Romeo

Jonatan Valenzuela (aka ‘Romeo’), Hip Hop Dancer, Choreographer, Instructor Romeo has been dancing since the age of 15, and teaching since the age of 17. Romeo studied at Debbie Reynolds’ Millennium Dance Complex, Edge Performing Arts Center,...
Venus Fields

Venus Fields, also known as Momma Vee by the kids, is an active performer and choreographer. She is the Director of UNET Dance Group Competition team of Studio Danza. She studied Dance, English and General Arts at Rio Hondo College. Venus teaches Con...
Brittany Post

Brittany has been dancing since the age of three starting with Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Folklorico at Claylee's Dance Academy. At the age of ten, she wanted to focus more on Ballet and was hungry to learn many more styles of Ballet technique. By the age of...
Anahi Zapata

Anahi Zapata studied dance at Rio Hondo College. She is trained in jazz, contemporary, military drill and modern. She currently teaches Jazz III and assist with the competition team at studio Danza. She has danced for over 10 years and is excited to ...
Alana Cho

Alana Cho is currently a student and part of the dance repertory at Mt. San Antonio College. She has been dancing for 17 years and is trained in ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop, musical theatre and more. She currently teaches conditio...
Petra Schmischke

Petra is a certified Zumba® instructor and a member of the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN™). She has been teaching Zumba® classes at Studio Danza for almost 10 ten years. She also taught at the East Whittier YMCA from 2008 to 2015. She loves to share ...