All instuctors are independent contractors who run their school or teach independently at Dance North County. We refer you to the school or independent teacher that best fits your needs. Dance North County provides dance instruction by private dance lessons and group dance classes
in North San Diego County, CA: Encinitas, Carlsbad, Rancho Santa Fe, Oceanside, Del Mar, San Marcos, Escondido,
Vista, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Leucadia, Solana Beach, Cardiff by the sea.
| David Tomko - Dance North County ( Certified 1975) began dancing as a child and later trained in college and New York city. David has been teaching and has owned and operated several successful dance studios across the United States for over 25 years. In 1995 he opened Dance North County to bring the highest caliber of dance and instruction currently available to the San Diego area. David obtained his initial degrees in the American style Smooth and Rhythm dances. He later trained under United States and World Champions to accomplish the International style Ballroom and Latin dances and competed professionally for fifteen years in that division. David now focuses primarily on teaching Authentic Agrentine Tango, Salsa and the many forms of Swing, Lindy and Jitterbug. |
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Daniel Vasco - Dancing with the Pros (Certified 1992)
has been dancing/teaching for 18 years and competing worldwide,
Daniel 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. He has also spent tremendous time teaching and preparing students for dance competitions in all levels. Daniel has been highly involved in the dance community teaching students in several studios across San Diego Area. Offering Classes in: - Ballroom & Latin - Coaching & Training - Teens,Adults,Single & Couple - Weddings-Special Occasions |
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Liz O'Grady - Great Day Dance Company (Certified 1993) has been dancing since high school and has taught hundreds of people to dance. She takes great delight in transforming non-dancers into dancers. "Ballroom dancing is like a conversation," she says. "It can be that natural and easy!" Liz earned a BA in music with a minor in dance. Continuing dance training has taken her coast to coast, as well as abroad, to work with world class coaches in ballroom, Argentine tango and lindy hop. Lately she has expanded her studies here in San Diego to several solo dance forms, including tap, flamenco and hip-hop. Besides dance training, what makes Liz so great with beginners and couples is her training as a personal coach. She puts people at ease immediately, making it possible to relax and start learning quickly. In fact, Liz has been one of the most popular dance instructors in North County, consistently filling classes in the San Dieguito Adult Education program and drawing rave reviews. On a wider scale, Liz has also won recognition for choreography and performing, and has been commissioned to create several performances portraying various eras in dance history. Additionally, she was one of two ballroom dance instructors in the country written up in an article about learning to dance for weddings by Brides magazine, one of the leading wedding publications in the nation. |
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Auntie Kahanoa began dancing as a child growing up in Hawai'i and continued after attending college in California. She leads the Mainland USA extension of Kumu Hula Leihi'ilani Kirkpatrick's Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani which proudly calls Dance North County its new hula school home. In addition, she serves as the Hula Instructor for the City of San Marcos Recreation Center Services and provides community service through FREE Hula- At-The-Park Meetup. She has a rich hula lineage attributed to her current Kumu Hula, Leihi'ilani Kirkpatrick who resides in Kaua'i, Hawai'i, her first Kumu Hula, the late Auntie Philomena Keali'i Waine'e Mahelona Aranio, and other Kumu Hula who have influenced her. With these hula lineages connected to Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett and Kumu Hula Uncle Joseph Kamoha'l Kaha'ulelio, she continues their teaching traditions in ancient hula (kahiko), modern hula (auana), worship hula (ho'ano). |
| Linda Wilkerson, "Miss Linda", started dancing at the age of 10, and at the age of 14 received a scholarship to attend the American School of Dance in Hollywood. She trained under the direction of Eugene Loring and took master classes from Robert Joffrey, Marcel Marceau, and many others—the same ones as Juliet Prowse, Mary Tyler Moore, and George Chakiris, just to name a few. She went on to own, direct, and teach at Village School of Dance in Los Angeles County for 18 years. VSD won multiple awards, having placed in many competitions at the national level and attended dance conventions in LA, Orange County, New York, and Las Vegas. In 1991, she sold her studio and moved to San Diego where she has owned, directed, and taught at CDI for the last 28 years. "It brings me great pleasure to give your child the gift of dance and to make this an experience that they will be able to enjoy for many years. Dancing not only builds their bodies physically but mentally and emotionally as well. Now is the time to build our children’s self-esteem and to give them the confidence that we all need in life. A positive environment can only help build that confidence". |
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Marcela Alva. From ballet school in her native Peru to folk-dance studies in college, Marcela Alva had dance in her heart and on her hips. Her long-held belief that dance, combined with good nutrition, results in a rich, healthy life led her to become a Latin Dance instructor in 2000 and a Zumba instructor in 2008 to help others feel good about their bodies and live healthier lifestyles. During her classes and performances; she leads students of all fitness levels and dance abilities through easy-to-follow, dance moves. She harnesses the dynamic rhythms of Latin music to make the crowd have an amazing fun time with the contagious steps and move |
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Kathrine Campion Theatre |
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Carolina Vasco Latin |
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Krista Ann Burke Milonga |
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Marty & Sharon Cooper Senior Dance Party |
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Pam & Scott Gregory Theatre Song Dance |
Dance North County
535 Encinitas Blvd. Suite 100
Encinitas, CA. 92024
760-445-7849