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Bravo Academy Dance Teachers
 

Courtney Mullen, Bravo Academy Dance Director. Courtney Mullen has studied dance, with a focus on classical ballet, for more than twenty years. She has had the opportunity over the years, to study and perform with many of the best dancers alive today. She and her husband are native Floridians. Courtney is eager to continue performing, learning, teaching, and sharing her passion for dance with our students at Bravo!

Gina Nespoli received her dance education from the University of Houston in 1998. She also studied with Frank Hatchett at the Broadway Dance Center in NY, New York and with the Houston Ballet Academy in Houston, TX. Her professional experience includes teaching dance at Broward College, Memorial Middle School (Houston, TX), Delray Beach Playhouse, and Lake Worth Playhouse. Gina performs in musicals all throughout South Fl and was last seen as Velma in Chicago.

Crystal Patient has been a performer, choreographer and dance educator in the United States and Australia since 2002. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography from Arizona State University in 2011, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College in 2006. Patient has performed and coast-to-coast featuring in several dance festivals. She was invited to work with Angella Ellisworth at the Sydney Biennale, in Sydney, Australia. Her work also had been selected to be presented at the American College Dance Festival in 2004 and 2010.

Alexa Tiller is a Choreographer, Dance and Gymnastics Coach, Dance Conditioner. She danced Ballet, Jazz,  Hip Hop, Contemporary, Tap, Lyrical, and Modern for 10 years.  After completing her training, she taught both dance and gymnastics at several studios both in Florida and in Virginia. During that time, Alexa has participated in, coordinated & presented seventeen year-end performances.

Kara Schwarz has been dancing since a young age. She has extensive training in Ballet all the way up to grade 7 from the “British Royal Academy of Dance”. She is very knowledgeable about body technique and what it takes to be a good dancer. Over the years she has taken master classes and has been a part of many theatrical productions. Kara has exceptional ability in teaching young children.
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