Owner/Director/Head Team Coach-

Heather has been dancing since the age of three and working and teaching professionally for over 15 years . She was the recipient of a full Dance scholarship from the renowned studio "Defore Dance Center" located in Orange County, training intensely in Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop

 Of all of these accomplishments, Heather found that her first love was teaching and coaching dance teams. This realization led her to the creation of "XTREME ALL STARS" in 2001. She wanted to combine a little taste of all of her dance and life experience into a program that would be different than the rest.  Since 2001, Heather's unique style of choreography has won over 160 regional, State, National and GRAND National Championship Titles including the prestigious "TOP DANCE PROGRAM" awards for 2005, 2006 and 2007! Many of her students have also received College Scholarships, been chosen for college dance teams, been offered jobs with leading dance organizations or have gone on to lead professional dance careers! She credits her success to the fact that her program not only offers proper dance training, but also teaches many important life lessons including integrity, commitment, professionalism, teamwork and personal success. Her positive and motivational teaching style ensures that her students move on with gained Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence and the strong belief that they "REALLY CAN DO ANYTHING".  Heather has been living out the Xtreme Motto "Dream, Believe, Create" as she has now opened the "XTREME DANCE TRAINING CENTER" in July 2006 and was recently chosen along with nine others from all over the U.S as one of the "Outstanding Coaches of the year" from Dance Spirit Magazine.

Ange brings 30 years of training and 22 years of coaching experience to Xtreme! As a professional dancer, Ange was a Los Angeles Rams Cheerleader, San Diego Chargers Dancer,  USA songleader staff member which led her to perform in the Pro Bowl London,  Pro bowl in Germany and HBO's 1st and 10!

Ange was the Program Owner and Director for "Touche" dance from 1999-2006. She led her teams to win many National and Grand National Champion Awards which gave her a top name in the Dance Team industry.Most Recently, Ange's Sr Pom routine for Xtreme was awarded a BID to USASF'S WORLD'S Competition In Orlando, Florida!Ange currently coaches Santa Margarita Catholic High School,  Long Beach State Dance team and of course our Xtreme Pom teams!

Ange teaches Turns and Tech levels 1-4 and Stretch classes on tuesdays at Xtreme!

Cruz has been dancing for the last 18 years and received his BA from the University of California in Irvine. He was founder and director of Natural Reaction Dance Company. He debuted his first showcase in 2003 entitled Moodswings. Cruz has been a sought out choreographer and has been a master choreographer in Mexico City and Vietnam.

Cruz has a unique style of combing jazz, hip hop, and modern. Some of Cruz's teaching credits include DeFore Dance Center For The Arts, Orange County High School For The Arts, Golden West College, The Dance Factory and is currently on faculty at Irvine Valley College.

Cruz's performance and choreographic experiences make him a valuable teacher who helps cultivate the potential in his students. 

WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE CRUZ as a part of our FACULTY! Come and take one of his classes on MONDAY NIGHTS! 

Jazz 2/3- 5:30pm

Jazz 1/2- 6:30pm

Hip Hop - 7:30pm

They are filling up fast!

Kathleen has been dancing for over 18 years and teaching for more than five years. Her dance training began with Beatrix Aldana in Florida and had continued with Shery Gilbert for the past ten years at Laguna Dance Theatre. During that time she has performed numerous roles in Laguna Ballets’ productions and was a member of Fullerton Collegiate dance team last season who won many championships across California. Kathleen is a natural with children of all ages! She has developed a unique curriculum that allows the children to learn proper dance technique while using creative tools to build a love of dance and keep them motivated to learn and progress!

 Teresa Avina was born in Salinas California and began dancing at the age of five.  After graduating from North Salinas High she moved to Southern California to further her education.  She was a member of Jazz Spectrum Dance Company and then found a home at the University of California, Irvine where she received a B.F.A. in dance.  While studying at UCI, Teresa was blessed to be a part of legend Donald McKayles Etude Ensemble a Modern-based company which allowed students to travel and perform as if they were in a professional company.  Currently, Teresa is faculty at Defore Dance Center, and Contemporary Dance Director /Choreographer at Laguna Beach High School.  She also performs for various shows around LA and Orange Counties including performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and OC Performing Arts Center.  Most recently she has spent the past two years, including the inaugural year 2004-05 with BARE Dance Company under the direction of Mike Esperanza.  Whether Teresa is teacher or student she is always looking to challenge her body as well as her mind.  With this approach her students are constantly learning how unique each body is and how far it can go with strength and determination.

Teresa will be teaching Jazz on TUESDAYS for our SUMMER SESSION!

Matt "G.roove" Gutierrez was first inspired to dance in 1998 , after watching Usher and Michael Jackson music videos on TV. He started out break dancing back in middle school all the way up until the end of high school. Thereafter he broke into hip hop choreography and joined a dance team based out of UC Irvine in 2004 called Common Ground and has been dancing with the team ever since. In March of 2007, Underground dance team (dancers ranging from 12 to 18 y.o.) was established, the junior team to CG. Appointed to co-direct with Karen Mondok, UG has given him a lot artistic opportunities to choreograph as well as further develop his leadership skills. In June of 2007, Matt was signed to DDO talent agency based in Los Angeles. Over the summer of that year, he also auditioned for Mavyn Entertainment and has had the privilege to train & perform with the company.  Currently Matt is in his second year with Mavyn, while leading Underground as their head choreographer. Just recently, he and Paul Jucaban, a close friend and fellow dancer, started their own side project called "M-A-P," to further showcase their choreography as individuals while inviting friends representing other teams such as Kaba Modern, Team Millennia, and many more to perform and just have fun. Just last year they entered their first project ever at Jayvee's Maxt Out dance competition, where they took 2^nd place in the major division preliminaries. Matt hopes to truly make a break in the industry through DDO and make dance a serious career. In the mean time, he enjoys teaching to those who are passionate and are willing to have fun while training and performing with his dance companies. Be sure to sign up and take class with him as he guarantees something different but fun and refreshing- "I wouldn't call what I do just 'hip hop,' I'm influenced by many styles of dance and try to combine them to put art into motion."

Matt will be teaching BOYS hip hop in the summer and HIP HOP 2 on monday nights from 6:15-7:15pm!

Karen Song has been dancing since the age of 7 starting with her intense training in ballet. It was not until the age of 14 when she started merging into different dance styles: jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. After taking her first hip hop class, Karen immediately fell in love. She began her training in Hip Hop with Kaba Modern\'s junior team, Kaba Kids from 2005-2008. Her teachers include Kaba Modern alumni such as Cindy Minowa, Cio Malanzo, Mike Song, Tony Tran, Jia Huang, Andrew Simbol, Andrew Tran, and many more. In 2008, Karen joined Kaba Modern and is currently dancing with the team as a returner. As a member of Kaba Modern, Karen has received training in all fields of hip hop including locking, wacking, punking, popping, tutting, breaking, and commercial. She has competed in numerous competitions and shows all throughout California. Karen has also trained in cheer & song while competing locally and nationally. Karen is currently represented by Bloc Talent Agency with credits of: Skechers Commercial, Paris by Night, Disney\'s "Jump In" music video, and much more. She is also interning at world-renown\'s Boogiezone as a staff member. Along with Karen\'s dance training, she has also been involved in musical theatre and acting and has starred in Highschool Musical, Paris by Night, etc.  Karen is most known for her unique and distinct style. Karen strives to bring excellence to her students while giving an approach of understanding and appreciation of the art.

We are so happy to have Karen on Staff! Karen teaches Hip Hop 2 on Wednesday nights at 5:30pm!

Michelle has been dancing since the age of 3 and working and teaching professionally since 2003. Michelle has been competing since the age of 6 and won countless awards as well as many Tremaine dance Scholarships throughout the years. Michelle joined Xtreme since it's start in 2001- so she is our ORIGINAL XTREME dancer! While on Xtreme, She was Captain for 3 yrs , leading  her teams to victory, winning numerous National Championships! During her Senior year on Xtreme, she was crowned " UDA's Dancer of the year" as well as winning "COA National Champion Soloist" and "America's Best National Champion Soloist" titles!

After High School, Michelle's outstanding technique got her a spot on the prestigious Orange Coast College Dance Team winning their 7th consecutive National Championship title in Jazz and Hip Hop!

When she is not at Xtreme teaching or coaching, You can now see Michelle performing at Disneyland, working in the "High School Musical" show, "Block Party Bash" and the Famous "Main Street Electrical Parade"!

Laura has danced and trained for over 18 years and has been teaching for over 6 years throughout Orange county. Her team experience began at Capo Valley High as a Varsity Songleader, dance team member and soloist winning numerous championship titles! She was a principal dancer for the Golden State Ballet company as well as on the amazing, award winning CSULB Dance team for 3 years (under the direction of Rey Lozano)!  She is proficient in Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet and Hip Hop, which makes her a GREAT addition to our Xtreme staff! Laura has just graduated from CSULB with a Biophysiology degree and is currently working on her master's degree to become a physical therapist!

Laura teaches the Saturday morning combo classes and sat. Turns and tech 2/3!

Combo Classes- Ballet/Tap/Jazz/Tumble

Janine Paulsen began her formal dance training at the New Jersey School of Ballet and later was accepted on full scholarship at the Pennsylvania School of Ballet.  She attended many summer programs with the Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theater schools.

Mrs. Paulsen has performed with the New Jersey Ballet, The Pennsylvania Ballet, The Hartford Ballet and Ballet Pacifica.  She has been teaching all ages and levels of ballet, tap, and  jazz in Orange County for the last 16 years.  Many of her former students have gone on to dance with top professional dance companies.  Her goal is to provide enjoyable and correct training in a loving and well balanced environment.

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