Johnnie Hobbs is an adjunct tap dance teacher in the Los Angeles area and filmmaker.

Charlie Hodges is one of the Colburn Dance Academy’s inaugural faculty members.

Zippora Karz is a former soloist ballerina with the New York City Ballet where she performed for 16 years on stage and in televised performances.

Ms. Karz Rapoport has 30 years of teaching and choreographing experience for ballet students of all ages, and holds a certification as a yoga instructor as well.

Jill Nunes Jensen has instructed courses in dance history, ballet technique, dance as social action, choreography, and serves as a senior thesis mentor. For years, her research has been the primary scholarship on Alonzo King LINES Ballet and she has presented on the company internationally.

One of the most celebrated dancers of her generation, Ms. Ringer has contributed to the field of dance in many ways.