Teddy Forance is a dancer, teacher, choreographer & entrepreneur in the dance industry. He has performed with Madonna, Janet Jackson, PINK, Usher, Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue & Cirque Du Soleil. He has danced on the Oscars, Emmy's, AMA's, Billboard Awards, Britt Awards, Dancing With The Stars, ELLEN, & Good Morning America. He has choreographed on SYTYCD, an Apple commercial & set work on Hubbard street dance company. Teddy is a Co-Founder of CLI Studios & the director of the CLI Conservatory where dancers from all around the world come to train for their future dance careers!
Julia Pearson has been a dance instructor for the past 23 years, specializing in teaching children ages 2-12yrs in ballet, tap, and jazz. Ms. Julia has been a resident instructor at Danceology in San Diego, winner of 2022 Studio of the Year (The Dance Awards). She has coached & taught competitive dancers for the last two decades including national title winners, award-winning mini groups, and tik tok sensations.
Ms. Julia has played an instrumental role in developing a student Mentorship program, tots classes, diva division, dance camps, and more specifically at her home studio, Danceology. She was honored with Citizen of Excellence in 2020 for her work with our Adaptive dance class, teaching dancers with special needs and Down syndrome.
She holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership and brings a wealth of wisdom & experience to the dance community. Ms. Pearson is the author of the Miss Juju Ballet book series which encourages little ones to find the joy in ballet every day. She cultivates a warm and inviting learning atmosphere for young ones while providing the structure to teach true technique. Every class with Ms. Julia is a delightful experience!
Blake Stanley is an internationally recognized educator, coach, and choreographer. He is
a past mentee of contemporary dance legend Mia Michaels, and has spearheaded his own
training method, Blake Stanley Techniques.
He received his formal education from many studios & educators across the USA, with
most notable having been a full-scholarship student at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory. He
consistently trained with industry leading choreographers and educational leaders, eventually
transitioning into more professional studies ranging from anatomy and physiology, to myofascial
pain release, injury-prevention for dancers, childhood development, and is on the forefront of
new methods of dancer injury prevention pedagogy; certified in T Spheres Injury Prevention
Techniques. He has a kinetically expressive teaching style that is grounded in classical technique
and is easily relatable to students of all backgrounds and levels.
Blake has held long term residencies with universities and dance studios across the US;
currently having students in over 40 US states as well as Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Costa
Rica, Uganda, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. He is a true trail-blazer in the virtual dance
community, with his weekly zoom classes reaching over 1000 students and having launched his
own virtual dance app, featuring New York City’s top educators, “DanceX!”
In the competitive dance community, he is recognized as a leading educator with students
receiving the highest honors such as overall winners at every major convention circuit; including
“Best Dance Winner” at The Dance Awards, “Protégé Winner” at Radix Nationals, “Outstanding
Dancer” at NYCDA Nationals, invitations to YAGP Finals, performances in YAGP Finals Gala,
Young Arts Scholarship invitees, and features in Dance Spirit Magazine. His mentees and
students include dancers at, or accepted to, the most prestigious performing arts schools;
LaGuardia Arts, Frank Sinatra, and Mark Twain, Summer Intensives; Juilliard Summer Intensive
and ABT Summer Intensive, Bolshoi SI, Royal Ballet in London, Pre-Professional Companies;
Alvin Ailey, Joffrey, Ballet and Academy East, and Universities; NYU-Tisch, Marymount, Pace,
and Point Park.
Known for his signature smile and captivating dance moves, So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 fan favorite, Neptune, is a multi talented superstar! His fans highlight his ground breaking performances and charming personality. Neptune specializes in Freestyle (i.e. Krump & Popping) and Hip Hop. With no formal training, he surprised America and conquered every genre of dance thrown his way, including Contemporary, Broadway, Bollywood, Jazz etc., which secured his spot in the top 8.
After SYTYCD, his career continued to soar as he gained a reputation for being the dancer who does it all! He’s performed and toured with several top artists, including Beyonce, Mary J. Blige & Pharrell etc. Neptune’s featured in many commercials, TV shows and films including the Academy Awards, Grownish, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Coming 2 America, to name a few. His biggest success to date, is getting to combine all of his talents as the lead actor in the award winning short film, Boogie Rage.
Neptune’s journey as a Hip Hop instructor started over 9 years ago. He’s taught all ages at various studios in North America and assisted “tWitch” at 24 Seven Dance convention and workshops for over 3 years. Neptune’s teaching style includes a blend of educating dancers on the knowledge of hip hop, creating fun and energetic choreography and giving dancers a challenge they can be proud of.
With over 1.2 Million followers on TikTok, social media has allowed Neptune to broaden his creativity and expand his brand! On TikTok, Instagram and YouTube he’s known for his viral and explosive freestyle videos. Neptune’s followers, of all generations, find excitement in doing his trendy dance challenges (from 90s to modern day Hip Hop, Dancehall and Afrobeats). He’s also well known for his dance content with his wife, Keda and their brand “The Eskridge’s”. As a content creator Neptune has collaborated with many of the industry's top brands including Mercedes Benz, Walmart, Paramount Pictures etc. to name a few.
Neptune is a natural born entertainer, incredible creator and excited to share his knowledge and elevate the next generation of artists!
Kim began training as a dancer at three years old. From the very start, she loved every second of dance. By age eight, she was training in ballet 30 hours a week, and at 12 years old she received 3rd in the nation at a National Tap Event sponsored by tap industry legend Gregory Hines. Mr. Hines was so impressed with Kim that he traveled to her studio in Dallas to give her a private lesson.
At 24 years old, Kim moved to L.A., where she quickly achieved success, booking jobs with celebrities such as Britney Spears, N’Sync and Michael Jackson, among many others. As well as working in films with stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Despite her growing career, Kim felt drawn to teaching and decided to focus her career strictly on training dancers.
As a teacher, Kim first joined Adrenaline on the convention circuit before being picked up by the largest dance convention in the world, JUMP. For six years, Kim taught everything from ballet and jazz to hip-hop, interacting with thousands of students a week. After that experience, Kim joined NUVO as the Children’s Director. Focusing on technical development, she gained a reputation for inspiring young dancers to be more than excellent performers, but also excellent people.
The longer she taught, the more other instructors wanted to learn from Kim. In city after city, Kim’s teacher seminars drew huge crowds as she motivated countless instructors to be the best educator and role model they could be for their students. Additionally, many of her own students have gone on to achieve incredible success, working with some of the most talented artists in the dance and film industry.
These experiences led Kim to retire from the convention circuit to focus on the success of her unique Changing Lives program. Kim now travels across the country, working directly with studios to educate their faculty and implement her teaching philosophy, along with speaking engagements, parent seminars, and business consulting.
With Kim’s experience and reputation in the industry, she enjoys strong relationships with a wide range of teachers and choreographers. As well as teaching young students, her mission now includes training others to be leading mentors and trainers in the dance world.