Dance Faculty
Maya Washington
Maya Washington is a dynamic dancer who specializes in an electrifying fusion of styles that bring unique energy to the stage. Her teaching and performing abilities includes popping, breakdancing, hip-hop, Jazz, Musical Theater and ballet folklorico, which allows her to create innovative choreography that celebrate both multicultural and traditional dance forms. Growing up in Japan, Maya trained in multiple disciplines including Capoeira, ballet folklorico, gymnastics, and breakdancing.
Performance experience includes The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, K-play Fest, Korean Festival Foundation, Hallyusource/LineFriends Square, Kcon LA, DI SUN Music Video to name a few.
With a commitment to pushing the boundaries of dance, Maya aims to inspire students and audiences to experience the power of movement and the beauty of cultural expression.
Katie Kordes
Katie Kordes started dancing back in 2020 doing training and performing in K-pop and styles such as house and hip-hop. Katie is currently a part of three K-pop dance teams two based in Orange County and one based in LA. Her favorite thing about teaching K-pop is how many styles of dance are implemented into certain K-pop dances. Miss Kordes believes you can learn a lot of different styles just from doing K-pop dancing alone! Her ultimate goal is to spread the positive energy and culture that comes from K-pop dancing with all her students.
Aspen Carney
Aspen Carney is a professional dancer, choreographer, and instructor based in Newport Beach, California. She is trained in jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, musical theater, heels, industry, song/pom, jazz funk, and competition dance. Aspen continues to train and grow as a dancer while choreographing for studios and high schools across Orange County, directing competition-level groups and soloists.
Her choreography blends storytelling, musicality, and emotion, creating pieces that inspire confidence and creativity in her dancers. She is also completing her certification as a pilates instructor, combining movement technique with strength and artistry in her classes.