Rhonda Balajadia

Brian Drogosch

As a competitive dancer Brian was a member of the 1996 and 1998 National Champions at the American Dance Championships in Myrtle Beach. He then started his career at the prestigious Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles on scholarship under the direction of Joe Malone. He has appeared on the television show “3rd Rock From the Sun.” He has danced at the American Choreography Awards, The Nutcracker in Los Angeles, worked on the movie “These Old Broads” with Debbie Reynolds, Joan Collins, Shirley McClain, and Elizabeth Taylor, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, The set of “Alley McBeal” and Tremaine Dance Conventions. Brian has been teaching for three years, specializing in Lyrical and Ballet. His students have won national recognition and numerous awards from competitions all over the country.

Email: brian@triplethreatpa.com

Victoria George

Vickie's passion for the arts has taken her to the happiest moments of her life. She has been dancing since the age of five and has studied jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, ballroom, and tap. Vickie has performed all over the United States with studios and independent color guards, as well as in Prague with the CSUH dance department. After being a competitive dancer for six years, she continued on to teach at dance studios and schools in the Bay Area. She has instructed and choreographed for the United Spirit Association, S.S. Dance Express, Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, Granada High School Color Guard and Dance Team, Junction Avenue Middle School, and Tri-Valley Rep.  With a degree in dance from CSUH, Vickie is currently on the dance faculty at Las Positas College. Vickie is happy to be returning to a wonderful year with her TTPA family! Her motto: "You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart."

Email: victoriageorge@yahoo.com

Sonya Buitrago-Hardy

Sonya grew up in Livermore and now resides in Tracy. Sonya has been dancing since the young age of 6 years old. She has danced with many different teachers and choreographers. She has also performed in a variety of shows and musicals in the area. This past Fall her choreography was seen in Pleasanton Playhouse’s Singing in the Rain. Sonya is the mother of 4 children, and her love of dance and children has led her into teaching for over 18 years. Sonya is also a judge for national competitions. Many of her dancers have won numerous overall scores and top choreography awards at State and National competitions.

Email: hardygirlhams@yahoo.com

Shawnel Buitrago-Herbst

Shawnel has been involved with dancing since the age of 2 1/2, training with multiple studios and teachers in the Bay Area. She has always aspired to become a teacher and owner herself. During her 6 years as a member of the San Francisco 49er “Gold Rush” cheerleader, she has had the chance to perform in such locations as Canada, Japan, China and Austria. She also has had the opportunity to tour overseas with the USO to Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary to entertain American Troops for Independence Day. She has been involved in community theater for the past 17 years and most recently co-directed/ choreographed Beauty and the Beast for Tri-Valley Rep If you look closely, Shawnel can also be seen in the feature film "Flubber" with Robin Williams. The dedication of Shawnel and her students have led them to many awards and accomplishments. Email: Shawnel@triplethreatpa.com

Shanna de la Torre

Shanna’s love and passion for dance has been present throughout her life.  Starting at the age of 4, competing and training in all types of dance, Shanna knew she had found her calling.  Performing in hip hop troupes such as, Positive Steps, and Culture Shock, Shanna was able to discover her true love of dance, hip hop.  Training in avenues ranging from college, to conventions, and master classes, her main goal was to explore what the world of hip hop meant to her, and she found her answer in teaching.  She has since gone on to choreograph routines that have received awards such as; Best Choreography, Precision, the Showstoppers Essence of Hip Hop Award, and many more. 

Through her dancing and teaching style, Shanna strives to communicate her love and enthusiasm for life and the arts, to all that she is able to work with. 

Email: butterflytat@comcast.net

Lori Fletcher

Bill Langley

Bill is a native of Michigan and moved to the bay area in 2003. Starting out as a competitive dancer he appeared on the nationally televised 1996 American Dance Championships, where his team was crowned national champions. He attended Oakland University, and Wayne State University both on dance scholarships. He has performed with the Oakland Dance Theatre, Bob McGrath of Sesame Street; and on the television show Club Connect. He has choreographed numbers for The Children’s Miracle Network, Jerry Lewis Telethon, 2002 Variety Clubs International Convention in Palm Springs, The Reel Awards at The Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, For the San Jose, Saber Kittens and Numerous NBA half time shows. As a teacher in Michigan and California, Bill’s students have performed on Star Search with Arsenio Hall, So You Think You Can Dance,  the movie “Pixel Perfect” by Disney, High School Musical 3, reoccurring roles on “Even Stevens” and “The Young and The Restless,” “Rent” on Broadway, and Touring casts of “Fosse,” “Movin’ Out” and "Cats" Bill has been teaching dance for 12 years and his students have won numerous high score and top awards at competitions all over the United States.

Email: bill@triplethreatpa.com

Noelle Messa

Noelle started dance at the age of seven. Ever since then, she has been training in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, and Lyrical. Livermore being her home town, she started dance with SS Dance Express, and Triple Threat Performing Arts. She has performed in many Pleasanton Playhouse Shows, and loves being part of the community through dance. She looks forward to a wonderful year with Triple Threat!

Morgan Mulholand

Morgan has been dancing since age seven and has trained in jazz, tap, ballet, modern and contemporary. She competed with SS Dance Express (now Triple Threat Performing Arts) winning various high-score, specialty, and scholarship awards until her junior year in high school. From there she joined her high school dance team and took two national titles, the last of which she was captain. For the past two years, Morgan has been studying dance science through one of the most highly acclaimed dance departments in the nation at Long Beach State. This degree choice allowed Morgan to reach a new level of aptitude in classical ballet and modern dance as well as the opportunity to study composition and choreography of dance, anatomy for dancers, and music for dancers. 

Dawn Garber-Santos

Dawn has been dancing for 36 years, and her love of the art has spilled over to many forms in the entertainment industry.  She is a classically trained dancer and spent years boarding at an Olympic Gymnastics facility and Children's Performing Arts Center, where her instructors were previous Juilliard graduates.  Dawn has been on staff dancing for Marriott's Great America theme parks, teaching dance camps for the United Spirit Association, dancing in many National and International televised parades, and dancing in music videos.  She has performed professionally in many regional theaters and has served on the Executive Board for Bill Graham Presents: Entertainment and Concert tours.  She owned a successful dance studio and retired to pursue opportunities that came to her in the dance industry and enjoy her daughter living her own dream in the competitive dance world.  Dawn teaches Master classes and is an award-winning choreographer for studios all over the United States.  Her dances have won numerous Creativity and Costume awards, Top Scoring Routines, Intensity Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards, Judges Choice Awards, Acro Awards, Musical Theater Production Accolades, and Technique Awards. She has been  a competition judge for the last five years and is a Public Relations Representative for Star Systems National Dance Competition Company. Dawn resides in Danville, California, and has two children, Cole and Summer.