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DANCE ELITE

MARI ELMER
OWNER/DIRECTOR

Mari Elmer has been teaching for 23 years. She has danced in Denmark, Krasnador, Moscow and Lenningrad, Russia. She has taken classes from choreographers who've worked with Brittany Spears, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and other celebrites. In 1992 she was invited to work for Disneyworld in Orlando. In 1999 she was invited to choreograph for Harvard University in Boston. She's choreographed for many college and high school dance teams. Her dancers have danced at Disneyworld, Disneyland, and Carnival Cruise Lines. Mari is from Kansas where she owned a studio for 18 years. She studied under instructor Della Warren. She is married to Mark and has two sons Chase and Chance.

CONSTANCE TORRES

Constance has been dancing in the valley for nearly a decade and has training in a wide variety of styles. She began her dance training at Cannedy Performing Arts Centre under the direction of studio owner Pam Cannedy. It was there that she apprenticed under studio director Laura Costa and started teaching. Constance has competed at a national level for many years as well as performed on the Arcadia High School Performing Dance Ensemble and the Grand Canyon University Dance Line. She has performed in large venues such as Disney's California Adventure Theme Park and the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. She has also received numerous awards and honors including Outstanding Choreography. Her specialties include jazz, contemporary, hip hop, technique as well as children's classes. She is currently studying at Grand Canyon University.