Faculty

Tatiana, Studio Director of BBDS started her love of dance at age 10. She attended The Dance Factory as a student and quickly moved into an assistant position until she graduated from Franklin High School. She returned to the studio in 2011 and was lucky to work directly under Mrs. Rita Schaeffer learning the dance studio trade. Tatiana completed her Associate of Arts degree in Psychology and plans to pursue her Masters in Business Administration.

Caitlin first found her love for dancing at the age of three - back when Breakin' Beats was still known as the Dance Factory. She later left the studio to join and lead the Orchesis dance team at Loretto Academy High School, expanding her performance experience. Over the years, she has trained in ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and contemporary dance. While Caitlin has volunteered as a teacher in the past for various camps and programs, this is her first official year instructing, and she's thrilled to share her passion for dance with her students!

Laura started dancing at the age of 3 and has more than twenty years of ballet experience. She has enjoyed learning various other types of dance including tap, clogging, flamenco, jazz and drill. She continues her day job as a psychiatrist and works with students in the intersection of movement and mindfulness. She believes dance is a powerful skill that can strengthen not just the body but also confidence, connectedness, wellbeing, focus, memory and mind-body connection.

Alyssa Donnelly was born and raised in El Paso, TX and is currently a first year Dance major at the University of Texas at El Paso. She began dancing ballet at the age of 3, and has been passionate about it ever since. She has studied at various studios throughout El Paso including Dance Factory, Olga's Russian Ballet School, Ballet Centre and finally Breakin' Beats dance studio where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and hip hop while being a Sr. Company member. In July of 2015 she participated in El Paso Independent School District's summer musical Anything Goes, and fell deeper in love with musical theatre. She is excited about sharing this love with her students and is thrilled to be apart of the Breakin' Beats family!