DANCE FOREVER STUDIO 1611 S. Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310)540-6285 Click here for driving directions

My mom took me to my first dance lesson when I was three years old. Like most young kids my energy was boundless. With the helpful guidance of my parents I realized that I needed a creative outlet through which to channel my energy. Dance naturally proved to be the perfect outlet. Many joyful, dance lesson filled years followed. I studied with: Dance Academy of Fallbrook, Beech Street Dance, Performing Arts Civic Light Opera House of San Diego, Creative Impact Dance Studio, Disneyland Resorts, and with North Idaho College by way of their wonderful dance program. Eventually, I decided it was time to give back to the world the training I had absorbed throughout my youth and young adulthood. Now, over a quarter century since that first lesson, my passion for dancing has only grown stronger. I firmly believe that dance is one of the greatest ways to express our natural zest for life. My philosophy at Dance Forever Studio seeks to nurture our kinetic natures through classical dance forms. And whether my dancers wish to try dance out as a fun and fulfilling extra-curricular activity or they plan to evolve into accomplished professionals, I approach all classes with an un-biased, supportive attitude. May everyone "dance forever!"

Hello to all. My name is Rachel Blanchard and I teach Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Modern and Ballet at Dance Forever Studio. Dance has always been a very big part of my life. There are 5 girls in my family and every one of us studied dance at some point. My poor Mom constantly having to watch the basement dance recitals we would spend hours putting together at home for her enjoyment... it must have been pretty entertaining at times with all of us competing for the spotlight. Needless to say, most of my childhood memories consist of dancing in some way or another. Many different studios and various experiences have ultimately contributed to my dance training. To mention a few: Studio C, Centennial High School's Sweet Liberty Dance, B.Y.U. Idaho's Contemporary Dance Theater, and Utah State University's Sunburst Dance Team. I completed school with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and an Associate's Degree in Health Education and Dance. My understanding of the complexity of human body and the art of teaching were two of the most valuable lessons I gained from my college experience. In the years since graduation, I have enjoyed instructing for the Portland Community Ballet and Forest Grove Dance Arts of Oregon. I now am very excited to find myself in California and teaching for Dance Forever Studio! My love for dance is strong as ever. Dance is a tool to develop one's spirit and mind through the body. It is my privilege as an instructor to provide my dancers with an understanding of the body and its wonderful capabilities and to support them in experiencing the fullness and the joy dance can bring into life.

My dance career started at age three when my mother took me to my first ballet class. I still remember wearing a hot pink leotard and loving every minute of dance class. My love for dance has not changed since then. After taking dance classes with Parks and Recreation in Westchester, CA where I was born my family moved to Torrance. I then started taking dance classes at various dance studios in the South Bay, including the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, South Bay Conservatory, Fusion, Center Stage, The Dance Center and Lauridsen Ballet Centre where I studied Ballet and Pilates intensely for four years when I was in high school and in college. Throughout my dance career I have mostly focused on Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical Jazz and Hip-Hop; although I have also studied Modern and Contemporary. I started taking dance seriously when I was in high school. I started with beginning dance freshman year and by junior year I advanced to the South High School Advanced Competition Dance Team, competing in Hip-Hop, Jazz and Lyrical all over Southern California with the United Spirit Association, our team even went to Nationals in Anaheim, CA. I continued my dance career at El Camino College where I received my AA degree in Sociology in 2007; I also studied Ballet, Ballet Variations, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern and Improvisation. I graduated in 2009 from UCLA with my Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Even though I did not major in dance, dance was still and is still a huge part of my life. It brings me great joy to be teaching at Dance Forever Studio. I love that I am able to share my passion and joy for dance and creativity with children. I have worked at Dance Forever since January 2007 and in that time I have been so blessed to be able to see my students succeed, learn new things and most importantly, have fun! Miss. Cari provides a wonderful learning environment at Dance Forever and I have enjoyed every minute working with her and the staff!

The past six years of my life have been devoted to dance. My love for dance started at age 2. I had my first dance recital at the Norris Theatre in Rolling Hills, although my mom says I was more interested in looking at the crowd than performing my dance routine. I stopped dancing for a while but was later inspired by my cousin Cameron Broom after attending one of his dance competitions. I performed at the 2004 Major League Soccer Cup Championship Final half time show with the grammy nominated rock group "Switchfoot". For the past 2 years i have attended Tremaine Dance Conventions. Under the guidance of Miss Cari, I took Gold In my first Starbound Dance Competition. At present I am a member of the Cerritos College Song Team. I look forward to helping all the children experience the joys of dancing not just now but hopefully...FOREVER!

I've loved dancing ever since I can remember, from taking classes to performing, from being part of dance competition teams and now teaching. I started at Centerstage Dance Academy in Palos Verdes taking tap and ballet at the age of three. I attended many studios in Southern California such as Pacific Dance Studio, Lauridsen Ballet Center, and Peninsula School of Performing Arts. Over the next 10 years , I added jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and lyrical to my dance experience. I loved every single class I was in. I later became a member of Centerstage's competition team Jr. Troupe, performing throughout California and in Las Vegas. After moving to the South Bay, I joined the Mira Costa High School Dance Team where I danced the halftimes at football games. I will be attending El Camino college next year, and teaching at Dance Forever Studio as much as I can. I love all the classes I'm privileged to teach. Teaching Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop has been an amazing way for me to share what I've learned over the years with my students. My hope for them is to have life-long love for dance like me.

Dance has always been, and always will be my strongest passion in life. My mom claims I was dancing in the womb, and I don’t doubt it for a second! I started taking ballet at the age of three, and I continued with jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop at Center Stage Dance Academy in Palos Verdes. I also participated in their competitive scholarship team for five years. At Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, I was on the girls’ choreo dance team alongside being co-captain of the dance/drill team. My passion for dance only grew more in college after making the UC Santa Barbara dance team. Serving one year as fundraising chair and two years as co-captain, we performed at all the soccer and basketball games as well as competed in the USA/UDA national collegiate championships. We taught dance classes to the community on the weekends and held special children’s workshops, which is where I fell in love with teaching the art of dance to kids. Seeing a child gain the same confidence and charisma for life that dance has given me is a very unparalleled experience- one that I am very excited to share with your children!