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< Back Sierra Tanji Faculty: Tap Sierra Tanji grew up dancing at SCPA and then moved on to graduate from Cal State University Long Beach with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Science. She has always been interested in injury prevention for young dancers, and one day intends to further this career in kinesiology. However, she also has a strong drive towards movie musicals, and bridging the gap between narrative film and dance film. Sierra recently choreographed, starred in, and co-directed a dance short film called "C'est LA Vie" which premiered at the Long Beach Art Theater and will be featured in more film festivals coming up in 2024. In 2023, Eliza Loran and Tanji created a theatrical concert dance work titled "1:23 AM 4th & Cherry Ave." which fuses vaudeville acting, tap dance, and contemporary dance to form a silly and joyous performance piece. This work won them "Best Performance” at the 2023 Socal Dance and Choreography Dance Festival. Sierra is trained in a variety of dance forms including, tap, contemporary-modern, jazz, hiphop, and ballet. Tanji tries to blend the variety of skills she has in order to create unique and new work to further the art industry in LA film and concert dance. South Coast performing Arts was her second home growing up and she is thrilled to be coming back to create new experiences for the current dancers and students to learn from! Love you SCPA FAM!

< Back Megan Buell Front Office Megan has been part of the South Coast Performing Arts family since enrolling her daughter in dance at the age of three. Now 16, her daughter has grown up in the studio, and Megan has become deeply involved in supporting the dance community. She currently serves as the president of the South Coast Stars non-profit booster club, where she works alongside other dedicated parents to enhance opportunities for the studio’s competitive dancers. In addition to her role at South Coast, she brings a wealth of experience as a former business owner and currently works part-time as a Catering Server at the Honda Center. This variety of roles reflects her passion for helping others and making a positive impact in her communities. Working at the studio’s front desk once a week allows Megan to stay connected with families, sharing her love for the studio and welcoming everyone who walks through the doors. Megan's current passion project is working to expand the non-profit to help spread awareness about mental health in the dance community, and bringing the benefits of dance to the underserved and vulnerable communities. megan@southcoastperformingarts.com

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Dancers who perform on stage learn more than just dance. They gain adaptability, communication, perseverance, pride, collaboration and confidence. Holiday Show Information We are looking forwar d to celebrating with all of you! Saturday, December 13, 2025. Holiday Show #1 10:30 a.m. Holiday Show #2 11:30 a.m. Competition Team Season Preview 12:30 p.m. Holiday Show Breakdown By Day/Class Tickets! Comp Team Season Preview Dancer Sign Up! Preview in Show Order w/Dancers Listed Event Details Get into the festive spirit with our annual holiday performance! Enjoy a joyful, family-friendly event featuring our talented dancers showcasing fun, upbeat routines. This community-centered show is perfect for all ages, celebrating the season through music, dance, and holiday cheer. Don't miss this heartwarming event – it’s the perfect way to kick off the holidays with friends and family! Arrive 30 minutes before show time. 10:30 a.m. show, dancers arrive at 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. show, dancers arrive at 11:00 a.m. Holiday shows are approximately 25 minutes long. The competition team season preview is approximately one hour long. Parents are not allowed backstage. Dancers will be dropped off at the backstage check-in point. Attire: Ballet dancers should wear their regular class leotard and tights. If they are also performing in another style, they can add black bottoms over their leotard and (if they have one) a black tank top over their colored leotard. For all other styles, dancers should wear all black (no midriff showing) with a touch of holiday flair. Hair: All female dancers should have hair in a center part (no bangs) and pulled into a low ponytail. Male dancers should make sure to have their hair out of their eyes. Remove all jewelry and nail polish before arriving. Please, no food in the auditorium or backstage areas; water bottles only. Dancers will remain backstage until the entire performance is over. (If your dancer has any problem, we will page you in the auditorium.) Tickets are $8/person/show. (+ vendor service charges & sales tax) Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 22nd. Segerstrom High School Address 2301 W MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92704

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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!"

< 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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