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You can rely on high quality instruction by professional and accredited awarded teachers.
Why settle for less?
Miluka Rivera    Paul Navarre    Leo Rotenberg    Abel Pena        Kristina Martinez
 
              Miluka                             Navarre                               Leo                                       Abel                          Miluette                         Kristina  
 
Co-owner and Artistic Director, Miluka Rivera (Matlovsky), is an expert in Etiquette and modeling instruction. She is a multi-awarded talent, former SAG National Board member, and a beauty queen and was an instructor at Barbizon School of Modeling. She has taught modeling and etiquette to thousands of students, including, former Miss Universe (Puerto Rico), Marisol Malaret. She was a Blue Ribbon panelist/judge at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. A poet and a journalist, her articles have appeared in: LA Times Newspaper, WGAw Journal, Hispanic, SAG Screen Actor and many others. She also produced, wrote and directed two shorts with Legendary Stars.

Co-owner and Artistic Director (Voted "Best Dance Instructor in Burbank" 2005, 2006 and 2008" readers choice- LA Times/Burbank Leader Newspaper) Paul Navarre Matlovsky, is a Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Director and an accredited College Professor of Ballroom Dance, who Performed on an Academy Award Show®, a Kennedy Center Honors show with the Cast of BARNUM, in Tony Award winning musicals on Broadway with (Glenn Close, Jim Dale and Tony Orlando) among others. He also specializes in Ballroom and Wedding Dance Prep.


JIVE instructor: Leo Rotenberg
(A National Ballroom Champion)
Leo Rotenberg, who recently appeared on the TV show "You think you can dance" and  “Dancing with the Stars,” has been doing International Latin American Ballroom Dancing since he was 14. He attends major competitions every month and has placed 3rd in the National Ballroom Championships in the youth division. He has trained with top coaches, including "Dancing with the Stars" champions.  Leo also enjoys performing and teaching and he hopes to share his passion for ballroom dancing with the Kumaras Center's students.

HIP HOP instructor:  AleKsa Chmiel (a.k.a. Lex) has been a professional performer/choreographer/instructor of Hip Hop for over 9 years. She has trained extensively with hip-hop masters like Boogaloo Sam, Don Campbell, Mr. Wiggles, Crazy Leggs, Buddah Stretch, Link & Rennie Harris and others.  Lex has worked with recording artists such as Will Smith, Pink, Sean Paul, Pink, Neil Young, Beyonce, among others.  Lex, loves incorporating the history of Hip Hop culture with technique and the newest moves.

SALSA  Instructor: Abel Peña

(Undefeated ESPN World Salsa Champion)
Abel Peña, who will be performing in "Dancing with the Stars" in October 2008, was born and raised in Mexico City, he is a second generation of professional dancers.  His parents mastered many dances from tango to tap-dancing. In 1998, Abel began professional competitor career, with a long string of awards under his belt. In the last 2 years in a row Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres became the World Class ESPN World Salsa Champions.

DANCE – teacher’s assistance : Miluette Nalin
(Matlovsky), is an awarded actress (“LA City, Young Latinos Raising Star 2002” recipient), dancer, Model  and a Gymnast (level 6) Champion. She recently appeared in the Nickelodeon  tv series “Just Jordan") . She is also  is a third generation performers, and was featured in several awarded films and has done a number of TV commercials including: Kraft, Mattel, Digital TV, Bravo TV and magazine covers such as; “Everything Barbie.” She recently appeared in Nickelodeon's "Just Jordan." In addition she teaches Gymnastic at  the YMCA.                     
 
BALLET/JAZZ/HIP HOP Instructor: Kristina Martinez, is an experienced dancer and choreographer, among her credits are performances and choreography at the Alex Theater and Luckman Theater among others. She is a dance-teacher’s assistance at Los Angeles High School for the Arts  (LACHSA) Dance dept. She is also finishing her BA in Dance at UCLA.
 
Kumaras Center
1616 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506, USA
818-848-9333
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