Instructor: Ryan Rodriguez

Always an active kid Ryan’s parents enrolled him in dance at 13, with the hopes of guiding his high energy in a constructive way. As one of the four boys enrolled as a competitive dancer at Studio West School of dance (a Santa Cruz dance company now known as No Limits Dance) he competed nationally and as with all competitive dancers at the studio trained in Ballet at The Studio. After a few years Ryan was recruited by an agent to start working professionally as a dancer/actor, after a number of auditions for national commercials he decided this direction was not enough about dance or movement. With the limited number of male dancers in the studio, and no male teachers there were few masculine role models for him to follow in this world of movement bringing Ryan to seek change.

Ryan ventured out of his studio and away from his agent at the age of 16, and has spent the past 15 years teaching and choreographing Hip-hop through out Santa Cruz county, including UCSC, Santa Cruz Parks and Rec., and the Dance Center, he later became the chief Break dance teacher at No Limits Dance, and most recently has trained small groups out of his home gym .

While teaching, Ryan has continued to train himself in many forms of movement many of which lend themselves to his uniquely eclectic and masculine style of hip-hop and break dance. These movements include,;African dance, gymnastics, yoga, popping, locking, flamenco, mountain biking, rock climbing, surfing, trials biking, snowboarding, Jiu-Jitsu, boxing and more extensively in Capioera and cross training. Ryan brings all of his movements to his break dance style, and his classes are a unique mix of a high impact work out, acrobatic break dance, choreography and thorough stretching.

DJ SCHOOL

“Divas & Dudes” dj school instructed by Dj Don-ette G teaches you the basic skills needed to become a dj. Live community performances every 8 weeks.

$15 per class/$25 for private lessons.
Contact Gina @ (831) 325-4881