Faculty

At Skyra Studios, we have assembled a team of amazing individuals that have come together for one common goal: to educate and inspire the next generation of artists.  Our program offers a rare opportunity for students to train under one roof with elite teachers that have honed their specialties over the course of their successful careers.  Whether you are interested in being a dancer, actor, artist or filmmaker, our faculty is poised to transform you into the performer you wish to become.

Our faculty include award-winning choreographers and industry professionals with decades of training and performance experience, and they boast connections to top agents, casting directors, directors, producers, and distributors.  They are passionate about the arts, believe in educating through positive reinforcement and respect, and together represent a vast knowledge in all aspects of visual and performing arts.

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Lourdes Hernandez

Studio Manager

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Diane Withee

Ballet Program Director

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Henry Hernandez

Ballet Program Director

Tara Jeanne Valle

Tara Jeanne Vallee

Commercial Dance Program Director | Competition Team Director

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Jan Ravnik

Artist in Residence

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Lindsay Bell Brown

Jazz & Musical Theater Instructor | Competition Team 

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Haley Gray

Contemporary, Jazz Funk Dance Instructor | Competition Team

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Hayley Mertens Fuller

Modern & Contemporary Dance Instructor

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Percy Nelson

Hip Hop Dance Instructor

Josh Nixon

Josh Nixon

Tap Dance Instructor

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