Fun dance classes in Tustin at South Coast Performing Arts. Enroll your child today. A positive dance home where children grow in confidence, creativity, and community. Dance Classes For Kids and Teens in Tustin South Coast Performing Arts is a family-run dance studio in Tustin, CA, offering engaging dance classes in Jazz, Acro, Hip Hop, Tap, and Ballet for dancers ages 2–18. Our studio features five spacious dance rooms, a welcoming lobby, a kitchen, and a dedicated dancers' lounge. Our faculty is a caring team of experienced professionals who teach to share their joy and love of dance with your children. Come in for a complimentary class and help your dancer discover a lifelong love of movement and music. WHAT WE OFFER Highest quality dance instruction for children All faculty are CPR certified and Background Checked Competition opportunities for beginning to advanced dancers Strong community presence after 20 years of dancing in Tustin! RECREATIONAL DANCE Does your little one love to dance? We offer weekly classes in Hip Hop, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, & Jazz. LEARN MORE > COMPETITION DANCE Join one of our award winning competition programs. We have opportunities for dancers of all levels. Audition Required LEARN MORE > BALLET PROGRAM Classical and Contemporary Ballet Instruction by Lovett Dance Center LEARN MORE > SUMMER DANCE CAMPS Spend summer break learning some new dance moves! Sign up for summer camps today! LEARN MORE >

Discover classical ballet training in Tustin with expert faculty; enroll today. Lovett Ballet: Classical Ballet Training in Tustin LOVETT DANCE CENTER offers classical ballet and contemporary dance training for students wishing to pursue a career in dance as well as those wishing to enrich their lives by participating recreationally. Many of our students join our Performance Groups which compete on a regional as well as national level. We also participate successfully in the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix, the worlds largest Youth International Scholarship competition. Dancers trained at LDC have received scholarships and acceptances to many noteworthy Ballet company schools — Australian Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance (Monaco), Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Washington Ballet to name a few. South Coast Performing Arts’ Ballet Director, Carolyn Lovett, has been named OUTSTANDING TEACHER in 2007, 2013 and 2014, and OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015 at the Youth America Grand Prix Regional competitions. In 2011 and 2012, Lovett Dance Center was named OUTSTANDING SCHOOL at the Regional YAGP competition. Our goal is to provide students with a dance program that has the highest level of artistic support, attention to detail, and overall excellence. Join Our Ballet Program

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< Back Julie Rhoton Artistic Director Julie has been a dance educator for over forty years. Before joining us here at SCPA, she owned her own successful dance studio: Inspirations Performing Arts Center, located in Moreno Valley, well known for its quality of dance instruction. After thirteen years in business, Julie closed Inspirations PAC and took time off to travel, teach and judging dance competitions. Soon, she began to miss studio life and found her way to us and accepted the position of SCPA's Artistic Director. Twenty years have passed since Julie started here at South Coast Performing Arts and we wouldn't change a thing. Julie is family to us and we share the same philosophies about dance, the development of dancers and studio life in general. Though we have created numerous Programs together, Julie is especially excited about our SCPA Fundraising Program where we highlight a non-profit charity with an annual fundraising campaign, partnering with our studio families and dancers to do good in the world together! #taliastrong #SCPAstrong #dancersmakingadifference In 2018, Julie's Tribute dance for our Talia: 'Saturday Smile' was nominated as a Industry Dance Award finalist for Best Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary Performance. Besting this acknowledgement was having "Saturday Smile" being invited to perform in the actual Industry Dance Awards show night! SCPA and our Saturday Smile dancers shined on this special night! In addition to studio life, Julie partnered with Keri LaGrand to author a 'Stretch and Strength' syllabus for dance educators. With the success of their first syllabus, two more syllabi's were created: "Advanced Stretch and Strength' and "Crazy Hard Exercises". As a prominent dance educator, Julie still travels teaching Master Classes emphasizing fundamentals of technique and using technique as an access for expression. Dancers that Julie has trained have worked in videos, commercials, theatre, film, television, have become professional choreographers and more than a few have opened their own dance studios. Though Julie has won numerous honors and accolades over the course of her career, what is closest to her heart is inclusion. Creating a space where children and young adults can feel a sense of belonging, to be themselves, in a nurturing, challenging and supportive environment through dance. Dance studio life is pretty wonderful, and so is our Julie! julie@southcoastperformingarts.com

< Back Rachel Scott Faculty: Jazz & Ballet Rachel Scott received her initial dance training at Southland Ballet Company where she studied the Vagonova method under the artistic direction of Salwa Rizkalla. During her adolescent years, she performed in full length ballets and later became a soloist with Festival Ballet Theater where she danced alongside renowned professionals such as ABT's Julie Kent. Rachel continued her dance training on a full scholarship at DeFore Dance Center, and shortly after completing her scholarship, was asked to join their Faculty as a ballet instructor. Rachel accepted, and since then, has been teaching ballet, pointe, and jazz alike for over ten years. Rachel was also one of the original members of Mike Esperanza's BARE Dance Company, and she has performed professionally in musical theatre for several years. She now teaches dance full time, and considers herself beyond blessed to share her passions with the students of South Coast Performing Arts. rachel@southcoastperformingarts.com

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< Back Carolyn Lovett Ballet Director West Coast native Carolyn Lovett is an award winning choreographer and dance teacher. She received her early training from Anthony Sellers and Marnell Heimes of the Orange County Dance Center. Carolyn continued her training on scholarship at the Stanley Holden Dance Academy under Mr. Holden and Margaret Hills. Later she studied under Maredith Baylis, Basil Thompson and Cho San Go at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Carolyn has been teaching Ballet, Lyrical and Modern Dance in Southern California for 40 years. Many of Carolyn's students have been accepted to and received scholarships to notable Ballet Company schools including The Australian Ballet, Houston Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, The Rock, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The School of American Ballet, Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance (Monaco) and Washington Ballet. She has also had students hired into Professional Ballet Companies as well as second companies and trainee programs. carolyn@southcoastperformingarts.com

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< Back Lauren Roberson Faculty: Hip Hop Lauren started dancing when she was three years old, and hasn't stopped dancing since! Lauren's primary training was at South Coast Conservatory in Orange County. At six years old, she became part of SCC's competition team and over the years have traveled to numerous competitions and conventions such as Countdown, Spotlight, Nuvo, Dance Atak, and 24/7. Highlights to competition/conventions include being awarded 'stand-out' awards at Nuvo and 24/7; being invited to to be on “Team Dance Atak”; and numerous overall awards. Also at Spotlight Dance Competition, Lauren was individually recognized to receive their newly created Judges Choice award called “Reaching Beyond”. In Lauren's final year of competing, her jazz funk solo received first overall at Countdown Nationals. After stepping down from competing in 2019, Lauren continued dancing at Dana Hills High School on Pep Squad (Under the direction of our very own Lindsey Lee!), and Southern Orange County School of the Arts Dance Production team while continuing her training at Urge Dance Complex, and Pave School of the Arts. In her final two years of high school, Lauren took on a leadership role as dance team captain and moved into the creative realm with choreography. Currently Lauren is a second year student at Chapman University pursuing a MA in Elementary Education with a Minor in Entrepreneurship. This year, Lauren is starting her student teaching hours in both general ed and special ed classrooms. In addition, at Chapman, Lauren continues her dance studies in jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary and hip hop styles taking full advantage of college dance. We are not surprised to learn that Lauren is also involved in the dance club on Chapman campus. She has been on the dance club's executive board as social chair and has choreographed numerous routines for their seasonal shows and performances. After completing her degree, Lauren plans to teach elementary school as well as continuing to teach dance. (Lucky SCPA!) Here is a short message from Lauren: "Dancing is a part of who I am, it has made me confident, created some of my best memories, and made it possible to meet the most amazing people. Dance has brought me so much joy for as long as I can remember. My passion for expressing myself, creating art through dance, and just having fun while moving has only gotten stronger. My passion has especially grown from just loving dance to also a passion for sharing what I love and guiding young dancers to fall in love with dance in the way that I have!"