Sue Gilson

Sue Gilson has professional credits in jazz, Polynesian, and tap dance from performances in the Los Angeles area. She began choreographing musicals for the Palomar College Theatre in 1975 including Cabaret, Can Can, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story (1981 and again...

Sohaila Handelsman

Sohaila is a world renowned professional Belly Dance artist with over 35 years of Belly Dance performance and teaching experience. She’s an award winning director and choreographer and has performed on major entertainment stages across the United States, Europe, the...

Don Cheek

Don Cheek was introduced to Polynesian dance as a drummer and fire-knife dancer. In the thirty years of his involvement in Polynesian dance, he has had the honor of working with great entertainers such as Teri Rua, Tini Turi Ake, Pete Sanoa, Malala McCormick, Foi Moi,...

Dawn Cheek

Dawn Cheek started as an apprentice at the tender age of 12 teaching tap, jazz, and Polynesian dances. As the years went by, she decided to focus on her first love, Polynesian dance, and studied under Valerie Sills, Liz Kahaleponi Edwards, and Nia Souie. Her...

Sadie Weinberg

Sadie Weinberg has been teaching in Colleges and Performing Arts High Schools across San Diego for over 12 years. She graduated with a BFA in Dance from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College and an MFA from UC Irvine. Sadie has danced professionally in San...

Joei Waldron

Joei Waldron is a choreographer, director and educator living in San Diego, CA.  He is the Founder, Artistic Director, and Choreographer of AXXIOM Dance Collective, a San Diego-based dance company.  Joei has presented work both nationally and internationally. In 2012,...