About

Patti Weinberg, was born in the Los Angeles area in 1970 where she began a rich and fulfilling career in the world of dance. First dancing at the age of 5, she trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Spanish, Hawaiian, and acrobatics at Annette’s School of Dance.

Dana is a native San Diegan who returned after studying dance, performance and teaching, and raising her family in Utah and the Chicago, Illinois areas. She has been teaching ballet at all levels in the North County area and principally at Stage Door since 1993. She also teaches Flamenco.

Noelle, a passionate and experienced dance instructor, has dedicated her life to share her talents and love of dance with others. With more than 20 years of experience in teaching, Noelle is an expert in developing a child’s confidence and abilities through dance. Noelle began her journey into the world of dance at 3 years old, when she first stepped into a dance studio. From that moment on, she knew that dance was her calling. She trained rigorously in tap, ballet, jazz, and lyrical dance forms, honing her skills and developing her unique style in dance.

Miss Andrea loves teaching at Stage Door Dance and is happy to be teaching for such an amazing studio. She started dancing when she was 8 and fell in love with it. She danced for 10 years throughout high school at Ramona High, was president of Dance Productions, and danced on The RHS Varsity Song Team.

Miss Lisette grew up training with a variety of professional studios such as American Ballet Theatre, School of American Ballet, Finis Jung, David Howard and Alvin Ailey in New York City. Miss Lisette has been teaching for over 30 years in San Diego County including teaching Outreach Programs for City Ballet of San Diego and San Diego Civic Youth Ballet. She is also a PBT certified instructor! Miss Lisette teaches ages 2.5 through adult, and looks forward to seeing your dancer in class. Her motto is “Reach for the moon and you’ll be amongst the stars.”

Miss Laura Gottas is an encouraging, positivity focused teacher hoping to share her love of dance with students of all ages and skill levels. With a passion for dance from a young age, Laura joined the RJAD performing group at age eight- going on to join their competition team and perform in the styles of ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and musical theatre.

Kam has been inspired by dance since she started taking classes at the age of 3 in her Michigan hometown. She loved constantly learning, growing, and challenging herself, which led to training competitively in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and Pom. In high school, she led her high school’s Varsity Dance Team as Captain to medal at UDA Nationals in Pom and Jazz. Kam found her joy for dance was sparked again when she started teaching at a local studio during her time at Michigan State University studying Journalism. She loves that like writing, dance tells a story, and she wants to help inspire the next generation of dancers to fall in love with the art of dancing. The bonds she built with her students over those 4 years was one of the most special parts of college, and ignited a love for teaching, choreographing, and connecting with students of all ages. Kam believes that dance builds confidence far beyond performing, and what you learn in dance class truly stays with you forever!

Samantha Ditzenberger began dancing at the age of three in Chicago, Illinois, where she trained and competed in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap, and musical theater. She began teaching at just 15 years old and quickly discovered a passion for choreography and dance education. After graduating, she went on to choreograph competitive routines for dance studios and high school teams throughout the Chicagoland area.

Sam received a scholarship to perform with Ellen Werksman at Dancewerks and continued her training through various summer dance intensives, including Inaside Chicago Dance, where she worked with choreographers Richard Smith, Sarah Ford, Preston Miller, and Kirsten Harvey. Most recently, she performed a solo choreographed by Lindsay Hough for Alluvion Dance Chicago under the direction of Johnny Huntoon.