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Courtney Delaney
Bowen
Studio Owner/ Director
Courtney has over twenty years of experience dancing, training,
and performing in a wide variety of dance techniques. Beginning
at a young age, Courtney began training in ballet, jazz, and tap
from a variety of studios across the United States. At the age
of 14, Courtney began dancing in her first ballet company, Kingwood
Dance Theater in Texas. Upon moving to California, she then
began dancing with Folsom Lake Civic Ballet. During this time
she performed at Regional Dance America’s Southwest Festival
, and in numerous ballets including “The Nutcracker”, ”Cinderella”,
and the lead in “Coppélia”.
Courtney toured with the competition group Impact around northern
California competing at a variety of conventions, where she had
the opportunity to train with professional choreographers such
as Mia Michaels, Desiree Robbins, and Susie Miller-Fuentes.
During her time in college Courtney danced and captained the UC
San Diego Dance Team, which ranked second nationally in their
division. Also, during her college career, Courtney trained in
modern and contemporary with many local and world renowned choreographers
such as Allyson Green, Patricia Rincon, and Jean Issacs.
Courtney still continues performing and has performed in the “Voices
of San Diego Dance Theater”, as well as San Diego Dance Theater’s
“Trolley Dances”. Courtney received her BA with honors from UC
San Diego, and also received her Teaching Credential from San
Diego State.
As the owner and lead instructor at All Star Dance, she
instills her passion for dance into all her students, and makes
All Star a fun, safe learning environment for all her students.
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Shay Lucie
Shay began dancing at the age of 6 in Laguna Hills, CA. She continued
her training at many prestigious schools including Pittsburgh
Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Alonso
King’s LINES Ballet.
After graduating from the University of Arizona with a BFA
in dance, she joined Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas as a
trainee. After only one year with the company she was promoted
to the corps de ballet. In summer of ’06, Shay was chosen
from the company to perform at the Vail International Dance
Festival with Peter Anastos’Yes Virginia. Her favorite
roles include the Russian lead in George Balanchine’s Serenade,and
Julia in Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena.
Shay is also a certified pilates instructor and is thrilled
to be a part of the All Star Dance family.
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Vitaliy Nechay
Vitaliy was born in Ukraine and received his training in the traditional
Russian Vaganova method from Kiev State Ballet Academy. At graduation
from the Kiev Academy he was asked to join the prestigious Kiev
National Theather of Ballet. He has danced along such celebrities
as Alexander Ratmansky, David Mukhateli, Nabuhiro Terada, Gennady
Saveliev, Vadim Solomakha, Polina Semyonova, and Andrei Jouravlev,
to name a few. Vitaliy has performed all over the world for many
Ballet Companies locally and worldwide. He most recently performed
in “ The Nutcracker”, “Romeo and Juliette”,
“Sleeping Beauty”, “Swan Lake”, “Pakhita”,
“Spartakus”, “Gizelle” , “Cinderella”,
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “La Sylphide”,
“Shopeniana”, “Don Quixote”, “ Le Corsaire”,
“Bolero”, “In Vain Precautions”, “The
Night Before Christmas,” “Chippolino”, “Fantastic
Symphony”. We are pleased and honored to add Vitaliy to the
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Kimberly
Smead-Begger
Kimberly is originally from Aurora, Colorado. She started dancing at the age of 3 and never stopped since. The majority of her training has been in Colorado, at studios such as: Millers, Dance Movement, Belliston Academy, and David Taylors. Kimberly began teaching her own classes when she was fifteen years old and choreographing for competition groups, solos and duet numbers- taking top 1st and 1st overall.
1998-2000 she danced professional with Ballet Ariel and half a season with David Taylor before going off to College. Kimberly has a degree in Adult Fitness and Exercise Science emphasis on Athletic Injuries and a minor in Dance and Youth from Metropolitan State college of Denver. The Beginning of 2008 she moved out to California with her husband Christopher who is stationed at Camp Pendleton. She has been teaching at All Star for almost two years, and she loves it! |
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David
Gonzalez
David is an accomplished Hip Hop and Pop Locke performer. He has
trained and performed all over San Diego county and Los Angeles.
He has trained at and been a compeition member with various dance
schools in San Diego. He is currently under the directorship of
Kevin Brewer, KJ Gonzales, Benjamin Chung, and Arlando Wilkins.
David is a current dance member of the San Diego Troupe "Super
Galactic Beat Manipulators". He is a local graduate of Torrey
Pines High School, and is currently pursuing a Sociology degree
at Palomar College. David teaches all levels and ages and is a
GREAT addition to the All Star Dance family. His love for dance
is obvious when he teaches and David constantly strives to make
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Amy Fritsche
Amy Fritsche is currently a MFA Musical Theater candidate at San
Diego State University where she played Felicia in A Class
Act. Other credits include the touring company of Annie,
and Juliet in the world premier of Madly, In Love and Jennie
in Chapter Two. This summer she will be teaching at the La Jolla
Playhouse, and performing the role of Grace Farrell in Starlight
Civic Light Opera Theater’s production of Annie. She has
also studied ballet at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City
and danced with Ballet Arizona. |
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