Faculty

Terri Taylor - Co-Owner/Director

Ms. Terri Taylor began dancing at the age of three and hasn’t stopped since. Born and raised in South San Francisco, like most little ones, Terri’s early exposure to dance included classes in creative movement, ballet, tumbling, jazz and tap.

Throughout her childhood, she also studied baton, Hawaiian dance, gymnastics, music, voice, and acting. Terri studied dance with some of the greatest instructors in dance education in California including Glenn Shipley, Roseanne Saylor, Pat Bartholomew, Burle Davis and Ann Garvin.

Ms. Taylor participated in a diverse range of dance activities including competition as a soloist and as part of a dance company, performance dance companies, dance workshops, master classes and conventions as well as community theatre. A couple of her top honors include an award at the age of 12 for Best Overall Dancer, California State Competition and as a teenager she was awarded a Bank of America scholarship for theatre arts and a year later a non-finalist Talent Award/Scholarship at the Miss California pageant.

Her passion however, blossomed in community theatre and for performing overall. She participated in Community Theater with the San Jose Civic Light Opera, San Francisco Theatre Ballet, Woodminster Amphitheatre, and performed at countless County Fairs, State Fairs, telethons and festivals. She has also toured all over California with several performance companies.

Ms. Taylor spent one year dancing professionally in Ridin’ High, a Danny Marona production before moving to Sacramento to begin a career in Association Management. Upon moving to Sacramento, she also began teaching dance and choreographing for a variety of theatre productions in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. Ms. Taylor has a long history as one of the choreographers for Dance Theatre West, Broadway Academy’s premier dance company, and one of Sacramento’s best offering of community theatre, Best of Broadway. In the 2004 October issue of Sacramento Magazine, Ms. Taylor was named as one of the 20 Women We Admire.

 

 

Message from Terri

“I am very excited to enter this phase of my life as studio owner of Dance 10! I have had the pleasure over the last 19 years of teaching and choreographing for students who are passionate about dance and theatre arts. I’ve worked with so many students, all of whom have their own goals as they learn their craft. Many have gone on to dance professionally all over the world, in touring companies, at theme parks, on cruise ships and on Broadway. Others simply have found their confidence or individuality through learning the art of dance. All of my students share a common thread…exploring the arts and finding their joy along the way. I look forward to my experience with each of you!”

Ruben Sanchez - Co-Owner/Director

Ruben Sanchez doesn’t share the usual dance background and story you’ve heard about. He was born in Mexico City, and his goals were very different at one point. He went to law school, and earned a Law Degree with a post degree in Tax Law. He worked with criminal attorneys, family law firms, tax attorneys and at the Tax Superior Court as well. He is trilingual, speaking fluent Spanish, English, and French. One of his big passions is practicing martial arts. He practiced for many years and his training includes kick boxing, jiu jitsu, and he is a 3rd Dan (degree) Black Belt in Aikido. He trained under the instruction of Victor Romero, who was a student of Kurita Sensei, a Japanese teacher assigned to bring the art of Aikido to Mexico. That was what brought him to California initially. He came to practice Aikido under Shibata Sensei, Chief Instructor of the Berkeley Aikikai, and considered one of the best teachers in the world. But while in Sacramento 3 years ago, he was introduced to Musical Theatre and Community Theatre, and jumped right in to begin formal dance training. His natural dance and performance talents were put to use in a variety of community productions as an ensemble and featured artist, and at the same time he began taking classes in tap and jazz. He has now combined his talents in the arts with his strong entrepreneurial spirit as co-owner of Dance 10. In his spare time, Ruben enjoys reading, watching movies, spending time with his family and friends, and practicing his tap. Tap dance is one of his passions, and he practices mixed martial arts as well. His message is simple: It’s never too late to chase your dreams and do what makes you happy. He has done many different things in his life, and he considers the practice of a fine art, in this case dancing and music, essential for any soul’s enrichment. He feels very lucky to co-own such a great dance studio, work with wonderful people, and being able to share the passion for the arts with everyone who comes through the doors.

Lindsey Pabst

Originally from Hanover, MA, Lindsey Pabst comes to Sacramento as a newlywed after living in Boston since 2006. She graduated from Goucher College in 2005 with a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Psychology. She has been teaching ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and pilates professionally since 2004. Since 2006 she has been dancing professionally with The Art of the Solo (under her maiden name, Lindsey Puclowski), a modern dance company based out of Baltimore, MD. At Goucher, she danced in works by choreographers such as Michael Uthoff, Christopher D'Amboise, Kim Epifano, Robert Moses, and Charla Genn. She began studying the Pilates method as a student at Goucher in order to strengthen her dancing, and has been captivated ever since. In 2004, Lindsey trained intensively in New York City with master instructors Romana Kryzanowska and Sari Mejia Santo, completing a rigorous apprenticeship of over 650 hours.

Marissa Tidrick

Marissa Tidrick has been dancing since she was five years old and has been teaching since she was fourteen. She has a background in ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco, ballroom, hip hop, modern, lyrical and African dance though she is also certified in Checceti Ballet technique. Marissa loves to participate in live theatre and has appeared in shows such as Best of Broadway, Peter Pan and most recently, Chicago. Her theatrical talents, however, are not limited to performance as she has been the choreographer for shows such as Peter Pan, West Side Story, The Three Little Pigs, Princess and the Pea and Little Red Riding Hood. Marissa has also choreographed for Diva’s Dance Crew, various UC Davis fraternities and sororities, numerous cheer and dance teams, as well as audition pieces for members of both Alvin Ailley and Joffery Dance Companies. Marissa is happy to be a part of Dance 10 and looks forward to teaching her students a broad range of dance technique and styles in order to help mold them into the best dancers that they can be.

Sequence-Rashad ("Kieu")

Sequence-Rashad ("Kieu"), a native Californian, has been dancing since the age of five. Discovering that performing was his forte, he began to study music and the arts formally at the East Bay Center of Performing Arts, where he was introduced to Indian, African, Ballet, Modern, Laotian, and Mexican styles of dance, adding to his already rooted Latin and Hip-Hop skills. In 2003, he and his Bay Area Hip Hop Team, “Hypnotik Groov” took the State by storm, sweeping up 1st place trophies regionally. Later that year they excelled through Nationals, to be the first U.S.A. Team to compete in the International Hip Hop Competition held in Bremen Germany. He returned home with the passion to teach locally and throughout Northern Cali. Aside from choreographing for various singing and dance groups in the bay, Q at a beginner/intermediate level, introduces hip-hop movement to any and all ages, from 7 through adult; pin-pointing such basics as: spacial awareness, isolations, strength, balance, groove, and technique, as well as some of the popular commercial dances, both new and old school!!

Marqos Maldonado

Born in Firebaugh, California and raised in Sacramento, California, Marqos Allen Maldonado was exposed to a diverse environment from a young age. He grew up playing a variety of sports such as soccer, baseball and football. It was not until he entered into middle school that he was exposed to the world of dance. Drawn in by the element of “B- boying,” Marqos then joined a break dancing crew that eventually led to his interest in other forms of dance as well.

 During his first year in high school, he learned of Florin High’s prestigious dance company, “Master Peace.” He joined “Master Peace” in his sophomore year, and then continued to expand his B-boy skills while also being trained in the areas of hip-hop, jazz, modern, salsa and swing. He competed throughout California, in break dancing and hip-hop shows as well as at local B-boy jams in the Sacramento area. He was also featured in performances on Good Day Sacramento for Hip Hop Arts Week.

After high school, Marqos continued to follow his passion for dance and relocated to Southern California. There he auditioned for Sitv’s music television series, “The Drop,” and booked 12 episodes for season 4 and 8 episodes for season 5. The show featured him on their dance battles in addition to Sitv’s sweepstakes car commercial for the Suzuki X-4.

In his most recent work, Marqos can be seen this season as a dance extra on episode 9 of HBO hit show, “John From Cincinnati.” He continues to expand his passion and knowledge of dance through constant training in tumbling and hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary styles. Marqos aspires to one day become a professional dancer showcasing his talents worldwide.

  Recently, Marqos started teaching Hip Hop classes at Busy Bees Studio, locatet on Fair Oaks Boulevard! Click on the button on the left to see what other great classes you can find at Busy Bees Studio, a great place you want to check out!

Nick Pabst

Nicholas received his training from Baltimore School for the Arts, and graduated with distinction from Goucher College, studying summers with the The Hartford Ballet, The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, and The Boston Ballet. Nicholas has enjoyed working with such choreographers as Christopher D'Amboise, Robert Weiss, Robert Moses, Stephen Mills, and Anne Marie DeAngelo.

He has performed August Bournonville's Flower Festival Pas de Deux, as well as the principle role in George Balanchine's Valse Fantasie. Nicholas joined the Sacramento Ballet in 2006, where he has appeared in Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinitra Songs, Trey McIntyre's Wild Sweet Love, and George Balanchine's Scotch Symphony, Western Symphony, and Donizetti Variations.

Nicholas has taught ballet throughout the State of Maryland at such institutions as The Towson University's Children's Dance Division, The Sudbrook Arts Centre, and the The Dance Conservatory of Maryland.

Nick is thrilled to be teaching ballet at Dance 10!