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Meet The Team

Anthem Dance Academy provides exceptional San Antonio dance classes to Northwest San Antonio. Our instructors are passionate, dedicated and experienced in the world of dance! Texas Dance Educators Association members, we offer top tier San Antonio dance classes.

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LAUREN MONTES

DIRECTOR/INSTRUCTOR
​​Lauren has been dancing from the age of 2. Gaining professional performing experience with SeaWorld, Brandeis Lariettes Dance Team, Brandeis Ballet Company, SA Metropolitan Ballet Company, and the Joffrey Ballet. Continuing dance training on Angelo State's dance team as an ASU Angelette. Lauren continues to dance professionally with Anthem Entertainment and her philanthropic work with the Alzheimer’s Association.
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ELLA GRAFFUNDER

INSTRUCTOR
 Ella has been dancing since she was 5 years old. She grew up dancing on a competitive studio team until graduating high school. Ella has experience with styles like tap, jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary, and more. She found a passion for helping and teaching others, especially dance, and assisted and taught classes in addition to training and competing in her late teen years. This passion makes her enthusiastic and readily equip to meet every dancer where they’re at.
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ITZEL GATAN

INSTRUCTOR
For the past 7 years, Itzel has trained in many styles like HipHop, Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and Modern. Participating in competitions for three consecutive years 2015, 2016, and 2017.  In 2017 Itzel won a dance workshop, and the opportunity to go dance in Las Vegas. Afterwards, she moved to San Antonio and started high school. Now Itzel continues her studies at Northwest Vista, where her  major is in dance and education, and is a member of both their dance company and cheer team.
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HALEY LANE

INSTRUCTOR
Haley Lane has studied dance for eight years and received her Associates Degree at Northwest Vista College. There she was exposed to a plethora of dance genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Improvisation, and Ballroom, where she was also part of the NVC Dance Ensemble. Haley's enthusiasm for teaching dance began in high school; today she hopes to share that passion with her students and give them the tools to excel in their dance journey.

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