About Us

Faculty

Jeng Halili : Ballet, Pointe and Adult Ballet. Ms. Halili holds a MA degree
in Dance Studies, from University of Surrey, England. She is currently
teaching at Santiago Canyon College and Irvine Valley College. Prior to
becoming a teacher, she was a professional ballet and modern dancer.
She was a member of Ballet Philippines, performed with the Central
Ballet of China in Beijing, and danced soloist roles with Fernando
Bujones, Patrick Bissell, Natalia Makarova and Yoko Morishita, among
others.

Li-Ann Lim: Ballet, Pointe and Variations. Ms. Lim holds a MFA degree,
major in Dance from University of California, Irvine. She earned her BA
degree from Columbia University while receiving her dance training at
Jeoffrey Ballet School in New York. She is currently teaching at UCI and
Fullerton College. She has been and still is performing professionally
as a ballet and modern dancer.

Julie Parker: Ballet. Ms. Parker has a BFA in Dance from Marymount
Manhattan College and has studied with some of the best NYC teachers
in Ballet, Modern and Jazz. She is currently working on her MFA, major in
Dance at University of California, Irvine. She has been performing
professionally and choreographing for several ballet and contemporary
dance companies as well as off-Broadway.

Angela Talmadge: Musical Theatre and Voice - Angela is a very gifted
and energetic teacher and received her BFA in Musical Theater Arts from
California State University, Fullerton. She has been teaching voice and
musical theater for over 10 years.

Tara Tillman: Ballet, Lyrical. Ms. Tillman has nearly 20 years of training
and performing experiences in classical ballet, Tap and Jazz. Her
extensive performing experience in the entertainment industry
contributes great value to our performing arts program.