Angela Chambers (she/her)
Instructor
Angela Chambers, an Oakland native, raised in Berkeley, spent most of her
Annie Hubbard (she/her)
Facilities Manager
Anya Setziol (she/her)
Instructor
Collette Tabone (she/her)
Director / Instructor / Board of Directors
Cookie Harrist (she/they)
Instructor
Cookie Harrist (she/they) is a dancer recently relocated from San Francisco to Santa
Elizebeth Randall Rains (she/her)
Instructor
Elizebeth Randall Rains grew up in Santa Cruz dancing with wonderful teachers
Emily Coletta (she/her)
Membership Coordinator
Emily is a writer who dances for fun. She is currently working
Johanna Holo (she/her)
Work Trade: Desk Staff
Kara Wernick
Work Trade: Desk Staff
Lauren Korth (she/her)
Instructor
Lauren Korth has a BA in Environmental Studies and Minor in Dance
Leslie Guzman (she/her)
Instructor
Leslie Guzman started dancing at age 5. She began her formal classical
Maria Walsh (she/her)
Instructor
Maria has been teaching Dance for Parkinson’s at Motion Pacific since 2017.
Mariah Hart (she/her)
Instructor
Mariah started dancing at Motion Pacific in 2012 and has been shaped
Melissa Wiley (she/they)
Instructor/ Board of Directors
elissa is Motion Pacific’s newest board member, and one of our longest
Mercedes Ross (she/her)
Instructor
Mercedes Ross was first introduced to dance at the age of 3
Meredith Cabezas (she/her)
Director of Operations / Social Media / Instructor
Meredith is a lifelong dancer and lover of movement in all forms.
Molly Katzman (they/she)
Instructor
Molly Katzman has been dancing, teaching and living in Santa Cruz for
Nicolette Kaempf (she/they)
Work Trade: Cleaning Staff
Paris Cannon (she/her)
Instructor / Desk Staff
Paris Cannon has been dancing since she was 6 years old. Originally
Rachel Peterson (she/her)
Studio Rentals Manager / Instructor
Rachel Peterson walked into her first tap class at the age of
Rebecca Setziol (she/her)
Instructor
Rebecca started her dancing career in her living room - learning every
Rhiannon Luz De Luna (she/her)
Instructor
Rhiannon has always loved the beauty and ease of movement and music.
Shannon Ainsworth (she/her)
Instructor
Shannon Ainsworth began dancing at the age of 5, studying ballet, tap,
Susan Hill
Work Trade: Cleaning Staff
