PAM ORENSTEIN

PAM ORENSTEIN
Owner & Director

Pam's passion for dance began in South Africa, where she started dancing at age 3, studying Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Modern. She had the privilege of being adjudicated by the legendary Margot Fonteyn. At 18, Pam entered the music business in Johannesburg, laying the foundation for her entertainment career. She immigrated to Los Angeles in 1979, and continued working in various facets of the music business, from William Morris Agency to Live Performances. This background shaped her approach to running DDPAC. Pam takes pride in seeing her students' hard work culminate on stage. After 22 years, her vision for Dance Dimensions continues to evolve, driven by a desire to provide enriching experiences and watch her students thrive.

RON ORENSTEIN

RON ORENSTEIN
​Owner

SYDNEY ORENSTEIN

SYDNEY ORENSTEIN
Studio Manager & Company Director

KELLY SIMPKINS

KELLY SIMPKINS
​Studio Manager & Company Director

Kelly is DDPAC’s studio manager, company director and teacher! We can’t imagine DDPAC without her SPARKLE! Kelly is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and started dancing at a very young age. She graduated from Grand Valley State University in April 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and was awarded The Dance Department Outstanding Student Award. There she had the opportunity to train with master educators from Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. In 2012 she moved to Los Angeles and has garnered credits in multiple outlets.  She has had the privilege to perform with Flash Mob America in corporate events for California Pizza Kitchen and Johnson and Johnson.  Kelly has danced in music videos for Passenger, Cher Lloyd and Nina Paolicelli. Her commercial credits include Sensa and ROCK THE DOTS campaign for Disney. She was a principal dancer in the television movie “Dear Dumb Diary.”  She joined our dance family in 2012. 

AALIYAH BECK

AALIYAH BECK

Aaliyah Beck began dancing when she was 2 years old, and has recently moved out to Los Angeles to pursue her career in dance. She grew up training in many styles including ballet, hip hop, tap, contemporary, jazz, and many more. At her home studio she grew up a competition dancer, attending conventions such as Tremaine, Radix, and Hollywood Connection. In 2019 she won Hollywood Connection’s “Icon of the Year”  title, and was able to tour with them as their icon for 2 consecutive years. Because of her hard work and dedication , she was able to be featured in some professional dance jobs including the Billboard Music Awards in 2021, The Grammys, a commercial for Apple Airpods, and performed at The Grammys with J Balvin.

ALEX PASKER

ALEX PASKER

Alexander Pasker was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, where he studied with Brenda Paulsen. Since then, he has studied many genres of dance making him a well-rounded performer and teacher. Later, Alexander decided to further his dance training, by receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Performance and Choreography at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. After graduation, Alexander moved to Chicago and became a member of the tap dance company, Chicago Tap Theatre. Throughout his time in Chicago, Alexander performed and trained with Mark Yonally and Kirsten Uttich, refining and solidifying his tap dance technique. With his recent move to Los Angeles, Alexander is expanding his dance palette, by performing and training in the commercial dance industry. Most recently, Alexander has contributed choreography to a CW Special (a Sammy Davis Jr. Tribute) working under Anthony “Kanec” Carr, and through his mentorship, Alexander has also contributed choreography to routines for performers such as Taye Diggs, Eric Bellinger, and Neyo.

AMANDA RITCHIE

AMANDA RITCHIE

Amanda began performing at three years old.  By the age of seven she starred in a local South Florida children’s show, KidZone.  Her passion for performing blossomed and before she attended high school she was offered the opportunity to study with the Joffrey Ballet School on scholarship. During her academic schooling, Amanda worked full time
performing with the Ft. Lauderale Ballet Classique.  But after graduation, her desire to travel the world led her to run away with the circus as a headlining aerialist/dancer with shows such as: Dezire, Cirque on Ice and Four Spirit of the Elements. In 2009 until May 2015 she made the bright lights of Vegas her home performing with Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity and Michael Jackson ONE. Amanda now lives in Los Angeles, California where she teaches her craft to all ages and all walks of life. In 2020 Grounded in Flight, Amanda’s aerial company and studio, was born.

AMY VANCOTT

AMY VANCOTT

Amy grew up in the Midwest and began her teaching career at the age of 13, and has taught full time for the past 19 years! She is an in-demand teacher for the little ones, specializing in Baby Ballet, Pre-Ballet, and Creative Dance classes. Ms Amy has been teaching at Dance Dimensions for 6 years.

ANTHONY JACKSON

ANTHONY JACKSON

Anthony Jackson, also known as AJTwerks, is a Dancer, Choreographer, Director, and Instructor from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is often seen paying tribute to his culture through movement, music and style.
His recent works with producing, filming and editing for artists, brands, content creators and public figures has created some remarkable products and partnerships. Jackson currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and is signed to Go 2 Talent Agency. He attended Southeastern LA University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice, 3 endowed scholarships from the University, and several honors and achievements upon graduating. Anthony continues to show his multifaceted talents within the entertainment industry & dance communities, proving that he's a force to be reckoned with.

BECCA BATTOE

BECCA BATTOE

You may recognize her voice from the many audiobooks to which she has lent it, or the twenty+ McDonalds commercials she's recorded, but Becca has the most experience in the industry as a dancer, beginning with her first professional job in the Louisville Ballet's The Nutcracker as a young child.  For over twenty years, Becca has lent her talents all over L.A, working as a dancer, aerialist, singer, actor, writer, producer and model. Becca’s profound love of teaching students of all ages began during college, teaching dance to students ages 3-17, then later teaching yoga in Los Angeles to students aged 13 to 83, and that enthusiasm has continued while teaching aerial arts over the last several years, to both children and adults. Becca is thrilled to combine her real world knowledge of working in the industry with her passion for teaching in order to help new artists learn to unlock their own performance potential. ​

BIANCA BRANDON

BIANCA BRANDON

Bianca is a Virginia native who danced competitively and was a gymnast all through middle and high school. She trained since the age of two in various technical styles including her favorites; tap, jazz, acro and contemporary. A graduate with a BFA from Point Park University in Dance and a minor in broadcasting. Some of her credits include faculty on Abby Lee Dance Co., Disney Cruise Line, Disney’s Tale of the Lion King at DisneyLand, Virgin Voyages Cruise Line, In The Heights, So You Think You Can dance, Sheetz, and many more. She currently is adjudicating and teaching around the country at competitions and conventions.

BOBBY AMAMIZU

BOBBY AMAMIZU

Bobby Amamizu, originally from Irvine, CA, is a graduate from Orange County High School of the Arts and holds a BFA in Dance Performance from UC Irvine. He is a professional dancer, educator, assistant choreographer, and choreographer who has worked in all varieties of entertainment such as stage, industrials, company, film, commercials, and television.

Stage/Industrials/Company credits include: Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis (original cast), The Power of Music Evening with Hans Zimmer, Freelusion, Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Roadshow, Loving The Silent Tears (original musical), International Ballet Festival of Miami, Laguna Dance Festival, National Choreographers Initiative, L’Oreal, Mattel, Morinda, Unity LA (Tessandra Chavez), and Commonality (Adam Parson).

Film: A Week Away (Netflix), Valley Girl “Like Totally A Musical”, Fame, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, Dear Dumb Diary. Television/Commercials: Young Sheldon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 5), Physical (Season 2), Roar, The Voice Promo, Carpool Karaoke, Ford, Lip Sync Battle, Hulu’s “Door No.1”, Home Joy, Dancing with the Stars, Miss Universe, Strictly Come Dancing, Fiona Apple music video “Paper Bag,” Jerry Lewis Telethon.

He has taught for different companies, institutions, and conventions including: Cirque du Soleil, Houston Met, OCSA, Edge Performing Arts Center, Steps on Broadway, Tremaine Dance Convention, and LA Elite/Elite Dance Convention. He is currently on faculty for Hollywood Connection Dance Convention and an Adjunct Professor at Pace University’s Commercial Dance Department.

Bobby is an assistant to many choreographers such as Marguerite Derricks, Michael Rooney, Bonnie Story, Lane Napper, Dominique Kelley among others. Some of the past projects he was fortunate to be a part of as an assistant choreographer include Happy Socks, AT&T, Carvana, Flirty Dancing, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Currently, he is working on a new ballet TV show as an assistant choreographer that will be filming in New York and Paris.​

CHELSEA HAROLD

CHELSEA HAROLD

Chelsea Harold is a Massachusetts native, currently living in Los Angeles pursuing her professional dance career under the representation of Go2Talent Agency. She attended Dean College in Franklin, MA receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Psychology. While attending Dean, she had the honor of working with such professors as Jill Silverman, Jeremy Revilock-Frost, Bryan Steel, Jean Wenzel, Charlie Holbrook, Michelle DaSilva-Ball, Kelly Peters, and Nailah Randall-Bellinger; performing in yearly Dance Company fall and spring concerts. She was also chosen from a select group of dancers to perform an excerpt from “Steps In the Street” an original Martha Graham piece reset by Erika Dankmyer. During her time spent at Dean College, she had the honor to work with and learn from artists such as Tracey Corea, Jay T. Jenkins, Dana Moore, Jeff Shade, JaQuel Knight, Mark Kanemura, Ellenore Scott, and Maria Torres. Upon her graduation, Chelsea moved to New York City, continued her studies at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, while simultaneously teaching at several Northern New Jersey dance studios and performing with Visions Dance Company. 

Since moving to Los Angles, Chelsea's professional performance credits include Academy of Villains, El Portal Benefit Concert, Azra's "Dimensions" Music Video, Covered California Promotional Tour-Los Angeles, and 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. 
With a history of being well versed in multiple genres, Chelsea enjoys teaching multiple styles of dance. Her favorite to teach is Modern, specifically Horton technique. It is her goal to take the knowledge she has received from professionals she has had the opportunity to learn from and to pass this knowledge on to her own students. She strives to make her classroom environment challenging and rewarding at the same time. Chelsea believes all her students can achieve their goals with hard work and dedication. Her choreography has won numerous awards and is recognized regionally and nationally over the years. Chelsea enjoys being part of the Fusion family and is looking forward to all creative ventures. 

COBY MOSBY

COBY MOSBY

Jacoby Mosby grew up in the Liberty, MO, and danced at the Conservatory Of Dance Education under the direction of Phil Vitug. Coby is a talented all around dancer/choreographer, trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical, Swing, and his love, Hip Hop.  Credits include a Budweiser Commercial (Super Bowl 2013), Bank Of The Ozarks Commercial, television show “Community” on NBC, co-star in new short film called “Silent Treatment,” the movie “Gangster Squad,” a TV show “Amway” in Hawaii, and the brand new #1 hit show in Las Vegas called “Raiding The Rock Vault.”

EMILY RODRIGUEZ

EMILY RODRIGUEZ

Growing up in Mount Airy, Maryland, Emily Rodriguez has been dancing for nearly 19 years. She danced competitively for 9 years, traveling to conventions, competitions, and elite intensives all across the east coast. Through her competitive years, Emily has had the opportunity to perform in shows such as Dancin Downtown at the Joyce Theatre in New York City, as well as Adrienne Canterna from Bad Boys of Dance, ‘Relief for Hurricane Sandy” Show. She also danced with a professional contemporary company in DC called Deviated Theatre. From there, she moved to Los Angeles and completed 3 months in the Millennium Certificate Program. Now signed with Go 2 Talent Agency, Emily continues to pursue dance all over LA and has worked closely on projects with choreographers such as Martha Nichols, Donyelle Wilson, and more from So You Think You Can Dance. Emily also has been able to become closely involved with an injury prevention program for dancers in the LA area called Sugarfoot Therapy. She is excited to be able to share her knowledge with all of the Dance Dimensions dancers!

FRANK SOARES

FRANK SOARES

Frank Soares began dancing at the early age of 12. In 2012 Frank relocated to Southern California after spending some time training and performing at  the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts. Frank signed with Go 2 Talent Agency in 2012 and Disney opened the first door to consistent work performing. Now nearly 9 years later Frank has performed at the California theme parks, a national tour with “Disney Live!”, Disney Channel commercial work, the Tokyo Disneyland Resort in Japan, and performing for Disney premieres at Hollywood’s El Capitan theater. Other credits include FX’s “American Horror Story”, Heineken Commercial, World of Dance @ Vidcon, and dancing for multiple artists including Vanessa Hudgens, Olivia Rodrigo, and Joji. In 2019, Frank began dabbling in the creative, training as an install director for Celebrity Cruise Entertainment, and assisting choreographers on other large scale projects. Most recently Frank can be seen dancing spectacular Casey Nicholaw choreography in the Netflix movie "The Prom" based on the hit Broadway musical and directed by Ryan Murphy.​