Nancy Dobbs Owen has performed throughout the United States, with both ballet and modern

companies and then as a ballerina and a Meg cover in the National Tour of Andrew Lloyd

Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. Regional theater includes productions at American

Musical Theatre of San Jose, The Magic Theater, 42nd St. Moon, and Berkeley Opera. LA

theatre includes Theatre of Note, The Alex Theater, The Hudson Theater, The Santa Monica

Playhouse, and Lucy in the Production Company’s critically acclaimed Sweeney Todd.

Additional Los Angeles credits include starring in the West Coast premiere of The Bridge Club at

Deaf/West Theatre and a ballerina role in Nixon in China with the LA Philharmonic at Disney

Hall.

Film and television work includes Sia’s directorial debut; Music as well as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,

American Princess, VEEP, the 2019 Deadwood feature, and Netflix’s Ratched.

Choreography credits include Skeleton Stories (Best Choreography Nomination,

BroadwayWorld.com), Have You Seen Alice, and Welcome to the White Room (Outstanding

Choreography, Small Theater) at Theatre of NOTE, Assassins with Sight Unseen Theatre, M.

Butterfly, Sweeney Todd (Seven Ovation nominations), Working (Outstanding Choreography,

Small Theater) and Enron (Outstanding Choreography, Small Theater), all at the Production

Company, The Snow Queen (Memorable Choreography, Small Theater) at the Fremont Centre

Theatre, Where's Charley for 42nd St. Moon, as well as additional choreography for I’d Rather

Be Right at the Hudson Theater, Dolls! at the Santa Monica Playhouse and Pacific Opera

Project's The Mikado. She served as the resident choreographer for the Marina Del Rey

Symphony’s Summer Dance Concert, creating 4 original ballets.

Film and video choreography includes the music video for the Band Pie's gorgeous song Yo Se,

a flash mob scene for the hot web series Squad 85, My Life on the F List, the feature films

Hollywood Fringe and Ghost Light, and Lullaby, a Zombie Musical. Commercial work includes

four national spots for Big Lots and a web video for Poise. With Weyward Sisters Productions,

she created two dance films; Surrender to the Mystery and Nevada Line. The 2018 dance film

Too Many Bodies, has been accepted into over 30 film festivals including SF International

Dance Film Festival, the Santa Barbara International Dance Film Festival, and the Sedona

International Film Festival. It has won numerous best of awards. Films released in 2022;

Floating Falling Flying and Fragmentary Evidence; Detritus were also featured at multiple

festivals, winning awards for best choreography, direction, and best dance film.

She made her LA directorial debut in August 2012 directing and choreographing SkyPilot

Theatre's smash hit War Bride, which received rave reviews, an extension and 7 StageScene

LA awards, including Outstanding Direction of a Play. She made her Fringe Festival Directorial

debut in 2015 with Skanky Me From Kankakee, which received a producers' encore

presentation. 2019’s Rewind, a New 80’s Pop Musical, earned the same honor. She has also

worked with Fierce Backbone and Fresh Produc'd on new works.

Nancy is a dedicated dance educator, currently an assistan

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Rachel Fine is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with advanced certifications in Eating Disorders (CEDS-C), Sports Nutrition (CSSD), and Intuitive Eating. Rachel founded To The Pointe Nutrition in 2013, and built The Healthy Dancer® curriculum with the mission to provide credible nutrition education to all dancers, including dance parents and dance educators worldwide.

The Healthy Dancer® combines Rachel’s expertise in performance nutrition with a non-diet and weight-inclusive approach to food and body image. Rachel specializes in nutrition for dancers, with a focus on eating disorders, disordered eating, orthorexia, and perfectionism.

With a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics from New York University, Rachel completed her Dietetic Internship at NYU Langone Medical Center and at The Mount Sinai Hospital. After receiving licensure, Rachel joined the staff at NYU Langone Medical Center as a Clinical Dietitian. Past academic appointments include Clinical Adjunct Instructor of Medical Nutrition Therapy at New York University and Adjunct Professor of Sports Nutrition at Long Island University.

Rachel's experience spans further with research at NYU Langone's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. Rachel is also a monthly columnist for Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, and Dance Teacher Magazine. In addition to her private practice, Rachel is the consulting dietitian for Dance Masterclass and Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP), as well as the on-site dietitian for The School of American Ballet.

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Raul Machorro shares his story from a young child with no dance experience to The High School of Performing Arts in Houston to The Houston Ballet and on to Los Angeles as a dancer. His story is compelling and one that shows to never

Raul loves sharing his passion for fitness and dance with everyone he meets! He's a master teacher for Equinox and has choreographed for Coca-Cola, Los Angeles Opera, The Latin Grammy’s, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Taio Cruz, Santa Barbara Opera and many more. His dance credits include many shows, commercials and he recently wrapped Holey Moley 2 on ABC.

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