• Marlee Carrier-Schmitz

    FOUNDER, CHOREOGRAPHER & INSTRUCTOR

    Marlee is a Fresno native who has danced since she could walk. She has studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Tumbling, Pep/Cheer, Gymnastics, Musical Theatre, Lyrical, Hip-Hop and Clogging in the San Francisco Bay area and Fresno. She began teaching in 2011 at DanceWorks Unlimited under David Bonetto instructing Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and technique classes with students ranging in ages from two years old to eighty. From 2015 – 2018 she taught Jazz, Ballet and creative movement in the Bay Area while she worked as a dancer for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Marlee has her degree in Dance and continues to educate herself with new techniques and standards. Her mission is to make dance accessible to her community and provide excellent technique for her students in a safe, and loving environment.

  • Victoria Perez

    Victoria’s focus is towards connection of emotion and movement. Her main styles of dance consist of modern, lyrical, contemporary and jazz. Victoria spent 4 years studying dance at Humboldt State University in which she received her minor in dance. In these years she has spent choreographing for group performances. Victoria has been dancing for over 10 years. She has also received her bachelors for kinesiology and exercise science and loves understanding how the body works and moves. Her inspiration for her style stem from Martha Graham and Isadora Duncan. She loves teaching and allowing freedom of expression.

  • Crystal Snively

    Crystal has loved dance, especially tap dance, for as long as she can remember! She began studying tap dance at Fresno City College under David Bonetto for two semesters from 2015-2017. Then, in 2017, she studied tap at Danceworks Unlimited, where she continues to dance under the instruction of David Bonetto. She has also studied tap, jazz, and lyrical dance from Marlee Schmitz at both Danceworks Unlimited, and Adagio Dance Company. Crystal began instructing and choreographing all age groups in tap dance for Adagio in 2022. Crystal is currently obtaining an AA in Business Administration through FCC.

  • Alicia Matus-Silverfarb

    Ali has been dancing since she could remember. She has studied Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Mosh, Belly Dance, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Music Theory, and Vocal Studies. She studied at ODC and Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco and Skyline College for Choreography and Modern Dance. Once she moved to Fresno she worked hard to graduate with an A.S. in Kinesiology/Exercise Science, A.A. in Dance, and A.A. in Studio Arts from Fresno City College and Clovis Community College. At this time Ali started teaching Dance at Break The Barriers and volunteering at Adagio Dance Co. After graduating she transferred to Fresno State, where she is currently studying for a B.A. in Dance. Ali’s educational goal is to obtain a Master’s of Fine Arts in Dance, Music, and Choreography.

  • A.J. Lacuesta

    A.J. is currently an adjunct faculty member for the Fresno City College dance department and the kinesiology department at Fresno State, and is also an intervention specialist at Washington Unified School District. He graduated California State University Fresno with a master of arts and bachelor of science in Kinesiology Exercise Science. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and former group fitness instructor in dance, kickboxing, resistance training and cycling. He has taught at Break The Barriers, Le Reve Dance Academy and Valses De La O studio. He currently teaches hip-hop at Fresno City College and Elementary Social Dancing at Fresno State.

  • Heather Carrier

    Self Esteem & Social/Emotional Classes

  • Patricia Carrigan

    Ballet & Pointe

  • Jannalyn Rodriguez

    Pep & Cheer, Jazz & Pom Team

  • Sheila Ambrosio

    Hip-Hop & Krump