Contemporary Dance

Contemporary I

Level: Beginner Ages: 8-9

Saturday 12:00-1:00pm

Teacher - Luis Martinez

Duration: 60 mim

$25 Drop In

$100 Monthly

Contemporary II

Level: Intermediate

Saturday 1:00-2:00pm

Teacher - Jamal Wade

Duration: 60 mim

$25 Drop In

$100 Monthly

Contemporary Teachers

Gabriella Cataldo is an innately expressive human. This expression makes its way through her teaching classrooms of students, her choreography, her dimension thinning improvisation and her character-driven performances. She aspires to peel the ordinary off, reveal the spiritual complexities of this realm & to nurture all profound findings. She teaches, choreographs, acts, and performs alongside her desire to connect to the beyond.
Performing in an abundance in the Los Angeles commercial dance industry, Cataldo has been involved in many music videos featuring artists such as Fitz and the Tantrums, and worked with director Ian Schwartz as a lead dancer and actress in music video 'Good Mistake'. Further working in film and television, she has been featured in works presented at the NY Film Fest as a lead actress. Performing on stage, she has been apart of company WIFE, Entity Dance Company, as well as performing works by Nina McNeely and many more. Cataldo has also created her own choreographic works which have been featured in arts and dance festivals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Southern California Region.

Jonathan Banh is a passionate dancer and instructor from Southern California. His training consists of a B.A. in dance at California State University, Fullerton and intensives with Fuse Dance Company and Jacob Jonas the Company. He has performed at various dance festivals and concerts locally in SoCal, including Loose Cannons, Nebula Dance Festival, RAW Artists, SoCal Dance and Choreo Festival, and Synthesis VI. Jonathan currently performs with Re:born Dance Interactive directed by Boroka Nagy. Teaching at various studios in Orange, Jonathan aims to create a safe learning space for students to pursue and achieve their athletic and artistic ambitions.

Alexandra is a contemporary ballet choreographer and educator based out of the Bay Area, California. In her youth she trained in Russian Vaganova method by Tamara Statkoun, as well as in figure skating where she achieved her Senior Gold in Moves in the Field. Bormeth danced principal roles from Copeilla, Paquita, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker and much more. Graduating with her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Dance Choreography from UCIrvine in 2019, she trained under Tong Wang, Lar Lubavitch (whom’s acclaimed repertoire, ‘Marimba’, she performed), as well as Loretta Livingston in choreography. Traveling to Israel, Bormeth has had the opportunity to study under Vertigo Dance Company and Batsheva Dance Company. Studying the ‘Release’ & ‘Gaga’ techniques, she learned repertoire from Noa Wertheim, Gavriel Spitzeran, and Nitzan Lederman. She has learned the famous 'Echad Mi Yodea'. As a choreographic artist, Bormeth pushes the boundaries of organic and visceral movement, such as her original production ‘Don’t Be Such a Flour.’ in October 2021. Bormeth further works in dance education in the Orange County region, teaching ballet, contemporary, choreography and more