Instructors

NICOLE LUCIA, Owner/Artistic Director/Instructor

Niki Lucia grew up in Rancho Bernardo, CA and fulfilled her childhood dream when she opened DANCEOLOGY in 2003. Growing up, Niki was very involved in the San Diego Dance Community. She danced for three years with the San Diego Charger Girls Dance Team. Her final year she was chosen by the NFL as a probowl cheerleader. Niki also worked with the Dallas Desperado’s Dance Team. With her involvement in the dance community, Danceology Performing Arts Campus has exceeded all of her expectations. Her vision to create a nurturing family environment for dancers of all ages has not only come true but is now in Full Force! (Read More)

Instructors (Alpha Order)

Elena Tokareva Baltovick began studying classical ballet at the age of nine in her native Kiev, Ukraine. She studied at the National Choreographic Ballet School of Ukraine and danced with the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Ms. Tokareva came to the United States in 1992 to continue her study of the Vaganova Method with the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut graduating with honors in 1994. (Read More)

Laurel Darcey was born and raised in San Diego and discovered her love and appreciation for dance at the age of 9, where she began training at Karan Murray Dance Studio and Eveoke Dance Theatre. She has been trained in jazz, ballet, lyrical, modern, tap, and hip hop. Throughout her years of dancing, thoughts remained in the back of her head about her future as an educator, whether that was in dance or elementary school. (Read More)

 Tiffani King is from San Diego and graduated, with honors, from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor in Communication.  She has been teaching dance for 16 yrs and specializes in variations of jazz, lyrical, musical theater and contemporary. Beginning her early training at various San Diego studios and at West Coast School of the Arts in Irvine, Tiffani has grown up competing and performing.   Through studio training, master classes and conventions, she has had the opportunity to train with many of the industry’s top choreographers and was a featured dancer in Dance Spirit Magazines “Up and coming”.  (Read More)

Gen Jacobs is a San Diego native, who began dancing at the age of 6, beginning with tap, jazz, and character dance. At the age of 10, she began studying ballet at The Ballet Conservatory under the influential training and exams of the Royal Academy of Dance. Growing up, she continued to train in ballet and jazz at local studios, and with her high school dance troupe. While in college, she creative side took a side trip and she pursued an education in graphic design, married and started a family. (Read More)

Kayla Kalbfleisch had the opportunity at an early age to dance and work for Warner Brothers and Disney. She was selected in 1999 by Radio City Music Hall to perform ‘Clara’ on-pointe, and ‘Little Girl’ for the Christmas Spectacular Show. Kayla participated in numerous charity benefits for hospice care and cancer patients, traveling to Las Vegas and Dallas TX. (Read More)

Megan McBride has an extensive background in various styles of tap. She trained competitively for 9 years in San Diego doing jazz, tap, ballet, and hip hop. At age 19, she started studying rhythm tap in New York and LA with renowned teachers such as Jason Samuels-Smith, Derrick Grant, Chance Taylor, Chloe Arnold, Roxane Butterfly, Barbara Duffy, Joseph Wiggan, Jason Kalish, Dianne Walker and many more. (Read More)

Katie McIver received her early training in Kentucky. Her studies of ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical and tap continued intensively with Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Nutmeg Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Katie graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona, receiving her BFA in Dance. She worked professionally with Rae Ballard’s Thoughts In Motion and trained extensively at the Jose Limon Institute wiht Betty Jones and Risa Steinburg. (Read More)  

Jackie Mougel is finishing her second year full scholarship at the Academy of Performing Arts in San Diego where she studies Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre, Acting, Singing, and has a background in gymnastics. Her performance credits include extensive work in Southern California, including multiple commercials and industrials. She has been seen in the Celtic Fusion and has been flown around the nation to promote SBC. (Read More)

Julia Pearson has been a dance instructor for the past eleven years, teaching children from the ages of 3 years old to 8 years old. She was a student of ballet, tap, and jazz at Kathy Haller School of Dance in Los Angeles and a student of ballet, jazz, and musical theatre at Rozann Zimmerman Ballet Center in Los Angeles for 10 years. Ms Julia began student teaching for pre-ballet classes at Rozann Zimmerman Ballet at age 13. (Read More)

Vanessa Vargas has been dancing since she was 4 years old. During her dance career, Vanessa has had the opportunity to train with several well-respected instructors throughout Southern California. Vanessa is a former award winning competition team dancer and soloist for the NC Dance Arts Studio. During this time, she was also a 4-year member of the Rancho Bernardo Hight School Dance Team. (Read More)

Additional Instructors Include:

• Katelyn Bialek
• Kristin Francy
• Krissy Gonzales
• KJ Gonzales
• Nicki Herz
• Nicole Hogg
• Stephanie Maiorano
• Nick Meola
• Melissa Sanchez