Our Faculty

Alyssa started Inspire Dance Arts (formerly Next Level Dance Center) with her sister, Amber, in the Summer of 2016. Having danced since the age 3, she knows what a positive influence dance can have in all areas of a dancer's life. Alyssa's goal at Inspire is create well-rounded, service oriented dancers with a focus on personal growth and camaraderie. Alyssa is now the sole owner of Inspire.

Anna has been teaching dance for over 25 years. She holds a B.A. in Dance from San Jose State University and was part of the SJSU faculty from 2006-2011. She was the owner and director of Vision Dance Center in San Jose for 13 years. Her career has taken her all over the world from Las Vegas to Japan. We are lucky to have her talents and expertise at Inspire Dance Arts!

Kiki started dancing in San Diego at 1.5 years recreationally and began competing at the age of 5 through age 13, throughout that time she was student teaching and co-choreographing. She has taught professionally in Arizona and California, where she inspires students to thrive and dance to their best potential! 

Maddy teaches Opal technique and Mini Jazz/Acro! This is her second season teaching at Inspire. A fun fact about her is that she performed the role of Elsa in our Season 7 summer showcase "Inspire's Frozen Adventure!" 

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Brittney spent nearly 2 decades dancing at competitive dance studios all over the Greater Sacramento Area before turning to teaching. She has over a decade of dance instruction experience, and she brings her dedication to both our rec classes and our dance teams. Her choreography has been awarded at multiple competitions with our Dream Teams! 

Emily has been training in Ballet for most of her life, and brings her passion to the classroom! Her choreography has been awarded at competition. Our students love Miss Emily, and she loves sharing her passion for dance with our youngest students, all the way to our comp teams!  Emily holds a BS in Developmental Psychology and is certified in Dancer Mental Wellness from Danscend.

Rita Slepets is a Northern California based professional dancer, choreographer, and competition judge specializing in jazz, tap, hip hop, and contemporary. She is a former Sacramento State Dance Team member and is currently a professional dancer with Sac Dance Company. Rita serves as a judge for Thunderstruck Dance Challenge, bringing her performance experience and industry knowledge to the panel. Her choreography has earned numerous overall placements, choreography awards, and even perfect scores. Rita is passionate about developing confident, versatile performers and inspiring the next generation of dancers to strive for excellence both on and off the stage.

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Bio coming soon!

A recent grad of Inspire Dance Arts, Kalia has been teaching acro classes and competition choreo for the last 2 seasons. Kalia has a knack for highlighting dancers strengths and making them shine on stage. Beloved by all her students, she loves encouraging dancers to work hard and have fun! 

Stephenie is a California native who has been involved in the performing arts since age 6. She studied at the New York Film Academy for musical theater and completed a certification program to instruct dancers through Millenium dance complex in Southern California. She's worked with Netflix, Hulu, and TBS onscreen and off, and has won a couple Sacramento Elly awards for best choreography and lead actress in a main stage musical. 

Kassie brings her tap expertise to our team classes! She absolutely adores those kids and helping them learn and grow each week!

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Bio coming soon!