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Sandra Staka email
Sandra started dancing at the age of 11. She performed with her folkdance group and her high school dance team for 4 years. She led her team and fell in love with teaching.

Sandra taught dance camps for the United Spirit Association for 14 years where she also trained dance instructors on the art of teaching to all levels. During that time she performed and taught throughout the western United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Japan. She co-directed and choreographed many San Francisco 49er halftime shows as well as the Aloha Bowl.

She has been with several reputable dance studios both in the Santa Cruz and San Jose areas. Sandra holds a BA in Child Development from San Jose State University.

Annie Colbeck
Annie has been involved in dance her entire life either as a student, performer, teacher or choreographer. She is a trained dancer in ballet,tap and jazz and was awarded a scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet. As well as having danced and worked in the film and television industry, she spent time in England choreographing for London theater productions, teaching at Oxford University and other various studios. Since coming back to California she has taught at local studios and continues to teach and choreograph in the area.

Annie is a graduate of the National Dance Institute teacher training program.

Nadia Lewis
Nadia Lewis has been training and performing in Jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, modern and ballet since the tender age of 6. Locally trained, Nadia has competed in numerous regional and national competitions and conventions around the US. She had the honor of dancing on the Dance Company of San Francisco directed by Chris Jacobsen for 2 years. After high school Nadia was blessed with a year long scholarship to the prestigeous Edge Dance and Performing Arts studio located in Hollywood California. She completed her year and decided to continue pursuing her education not only in dance but in becoming a worldy traveler and dancer.

She is so excited to be teaching back in her home town and wants to thank all of her teachers who have inspired her to teach.

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David Bortnick
Carrie McCoid
Barbara Giusti
Mary Weisenbach
Korrine Fitz
Mitch Lang
Megan Suttaby
Aimee Warner
Jackie Palmer
Leslie Johnson

Directions

Steps is located at 135 Aviation Way, Suite #21 in Watsonville. From Hwy 1 take the Airport Blvd. exit and head North towards the airport. Take another left on Aviation Way. Make a right into the second driveway and proceed to the very back of the building.