Sierra - Owner

Sierra has been dancing since age three and has been teaching for over 10 years. Her training includes many years of tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, and other styles. Sierra has achieved her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology as well as minors in Spanish and Dance from San Diego State University. Her passion for teaching extends further than just the steps. In her classes, she strives to not only produce wonderful dancers but, more importantly, create wonderful people.

Sydney - Cheer, Acro, Contemporary, Ballet, & Tap & Ballet Combo

Sydney has been dancing at Billy Clower since she was three years old. She has trained in tap, ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, and hip-hop for 15+ years. She has also been cheering for over 10 years at Billy Clower, Ventura High School, and currently at Long Beach City College, where she is currently team Captain and her team will go on to compete this year at nationals. She is currently attending Long Beach City College studying Baking and Pastry Arts as her major; she is also a part of the dance program there.

Chloe - Tap & Ballet Combo

Chloe was born and raised in Ventura, CA, and has been studying jazz, tap, and ballet since she was three years old. She trained as a teacher's assistant for over 10 years and has been a teacher now for over 9 years. Chloe attended VHS where she was on the dance team all four years, and a captain her senior year. She continues to be a featured guest choreographer for the team! Chloe is an alumna of Pure Joy Moving Company and has done multiple shows with the Ventura College Dance Program. She currently works at a local Chiropractic office during the week and enjoys teaching at Billy Clower whenever she can!!

Sage - Jazz 

Sage is a Director, Choreographer, and Teacher; born and raised in Ventura, CA she has studied dance for over 20 years. With over 10 years of teaching experience, she has studied dance pedagogy at multiple institutions. Sage is an alumna of Pure Joy Moving Company, former Captain of Ventura High School Dance Team, and an alumna of the Ventura College Dance Program, where she was assistant to the head of the Dance Department, a featured choreographer, and an associate producer for multiple Ventura College Dance Productions. Her choreography has appeared throughout the country, including on the East Coast where she was the head of the Dance Department at a prestigious Summer Camp. She is currently the Drama Director at Santa Clara High School, where she Produces, Directs, and Choreographs at least two full musical productions per year. She continues to share her love of dance and theatre through her teaching at Billy Clower.

Sylvester - Hip Hop

Sylvester started freestyling as a kid and learned about choreography in his senior year of high school when he joined a local hip-hop team. He continues to train in LA when he can, in order to keep growing as an instructor and dancer. Sly loves the family-friendly environment of Billy Clower and how hungry the kids are to learn new things. In addition to teaching Hip Hop, Sylvester is the director of our award-winning Billy Clower Dance Company. Under his guidance, our hip hop team has received the Hip Hop Genre Award and Best In Show Award at Adrenaline, the Best Overall Elite Senior Division, Judges Choice at Rainbow Dance and was voted the #2 Dance Troupe in Ventura County.

Cassidy- Tap

Cassidy started dancing at the age of 3. Early on her instructors saw her potential in tap, and she started performing (and winning) tap solos in competitions at the age of 9. By the age of 17, she began taking classes at the Lou Conte School of Dance in Chicago, IL, and was asked to audition for a professional tap company as an understudy. Upon auditioning, Cassidy became a full member of the Chicago Tap Theatre. She performed in the midwest and toured the south of France with them for 4 years. During this time she taught students throughout the Chicagoland area, most notably at the Joel Hall Dance Studio. She also attended Columbia College Chicago as a dance major. After moving to Ventura County, She spent a season performing with the tap group Pumping Metal in Oxnard, and has since performed with the band Noble Creatures and poet Lady May, and has had her taps recorded as musical accompaniment. She has taught at the Ojai Recreation Center, was a featured guest choreographer and teacher for multiple years at Nordoff High School, and is on faculty at Encore Dance Studio in Santa Paula. In January 2017, Cassidy opened her own dance studio/performance venue, Ojai Arts Exchange, with her musician, singer/songwriter, and producer husband Bernie Larsen. Cassidy instructs group classes & private lessons in tap, ballet, and jazz. Bernie and Cassidy perform all over Southern California as a duo; he plays guitar and sings and she performs improvisational tap.

Seneca-Cheer, TA

 Seneca has been dancing for almost 15 years, training in Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Pointe, and Jazz. She also has about 8 years of Cheerleading experince, cheering on teams at Billy Clower, Ventura High School, and currently at Rockstar Athletics.  She is a 2x All American Cheerleader, was Varsity Captain, and is now cheering on collegiate level team as a Senior. She loves working with kids and seeing them learn new skills and grow!

Keen - Hip Hop

Bio coming soon! 

Kyle-Office Manager

Kyle works as our Office Manager and loves to help out with classes wherever needed. He has been dancing for many years, and working with Billy Clower since 2022. Kyle looks forward to helping you with everything from choosing the right classes, to boutique orders, keeping the studio clean, and helping with recital production! He can't wait to meet you and your kiddos!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Kerri- Ballet, & Pointe 

Kerri began her dance training at age 3 at Jill Johnson’s Dance Studio and trained rigorously in classical ballet at Oakley Ballet Center. She attended summer intensive programs with Ballet Pacifica, Ballet Austin, and Joffrey Ballet and apprenticed with Joffrey Ballet in 2009 where she performed both classical and contemporary works. She danced professionally for companies such as Zen Arts, Quixotic, Insomniac, Sensation, and Bienale Danza. Kerri has over 14 years of experience teaching ballet and she is a certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor. From

2016-2021 she worked as the artistic director of Aviano Community Ballet Theater in northern Italy where she choreographed and directed full-length productions. Kerri graduated from California State University Channel Islands in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in performing arts. In 2020 she graduated from California Southern University with her master's degree in psychology and she is currently beginning her doctoral degree in clinical psychology. Kerri integrates her knowledge of psychology in her teaching methodology and she emphasizes training dancers in both strong technique and positive motivational strategies. 

 Marni - Tap for Beginners, Ballet, Combo,  & Adult Classes

Marni began her career as a dancer winning multiple scholarships in ballet, jazz, and modern from Ballet Arts, Professional Dancers Society, Stanley Holden's, Debbie  Reynolds, and the Ka Ron Brown Dancers company. Her credits as a dancer includes; Debbie Reynolds celebrity benefits, Stevie Wonder's "Black Arts Festival" at the Rose Bowl, " 14th Annual NAACP Image Awards", opened for a Richard Pryor movie premiere, a tribute to Foster Johnson hosted by the Nicholas Brothers, P.D.S. Tribute to Johny Carson, performed with the " Dottie Starr Tap Dancers", on a "Different Strokes" episode, the NBC Affiliates Awards Show and many more. She has taught and choreographed in the Ventura and L.A. County area for over 20 years. She loves to share her passion for dance with her students!