Our Faculty and Staff

Susan Maryn

Studio Director

Susan is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University with degrees in Dance and Radio/Television Production. She has choreographed and performed for numerous television shows, commercials and stage productions. She has performed with the Dallas Civic Ballet, Havana Fama and many USO tours throughout the United States and overseas.Susan is also a graduate of the Los Angeles Trade Tech Nursing program and holds active credentials as a Registered Nurse. She’s also an expert seamstress and in her spare time enjoys designing and making costumes. She has won numerous trophies for her costume designs in both regional and national dance competitions!

Breilyn Brantley

Tap, Jazz, Ballet, & Combination Classes

Brei started her dancing career at Cypress Academy of Dance and Gymnastics in Houston, Texas at the age of 3, taking tap, ballet and jazz. She later was a member of the competition team and concert dance group at Joee School of Dance where she studied ballet, tap jazz. Lyrical and modern dance. Brei also began her teaching career at Joee’s where she taught 3rd and 4th graders. In 1995 she became a member of Keith Cross’s Texas Dance Theater Company where they performed in the show, “Dance Salad” along with members of the Houston Ballet and Belgium Ballet Companies. She continued her studies of dance and teaching at Colby College in Waterville Maine and became a member of the CDT dance Company and both performed and choreographed tow main stage productions. She also helped develop a community service project to provide dance classes for Waterville students.

Robert Calderon

Business Manager and Instructor

Robert has an extensive background in dance and enjoyed performing at a young age with his sister at his neighborhood dance studio recitals. Robert later studied at the Edge Dance Center in Hollywood with many top choreographers in the industry. Robert appeared on the hit TV show, “Fascilisimo!” and was a choreographer/performer with “Havana Fama Dance and Theatrical Company”. Robert’s students have won many awards at local dance competitions throughout the Southland.

Chelsea Cano

Assistant Director

Rosanna Perez

Office Manager

My name is Rosanna. I started working with Fox Studio in October 2017 as an office manager. I enjoy working with children and meeting all the new friendly faces that come to the studio. From doing office portion of the job to watching the children learning all their dance and gymnastics skills. It’s amazing to see how talented these kids truly are.

Steven Lopez

Hip Hop

"Steven “STEFAN” Lopez is a born dancer, performer and teacher who has a passion to teach and inspire the youth to accomplish their dreams and feel confident about themselves. Steven loves expressing himself on and off the stage and camera with performances with Lizzo, Ally Brooke from Fifth Harmony and a guest spot on the Tammi Mac Show. He still continues to perform on stage with other music artists, in music videos, live events, showcases and more. When he is not performing, he teaches dance throughout Southern California."

Verneé Watson

Emmy Winning Acting Instructor

Ms. Vernee’ has been a seasoned actress for many years and has appeared in literally hundreds of TV shows, commercials and movies throughout her career. Best known for her role as Will Smith’s mom in “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, she has also been on “Welcome Back Kotter”,“Jessie”, “Aunt Farm”, “Two and a Half Men”, and currently has a recurring role on daytime’s “General Hospital”. Many of her students have gone on to professional careers “in the biz”!

Sandra Barnes

Gymnastics 1, Parent N Me, Super Bears, Tap

Sandra "Sandy" Barnes is a seasoned Theater, Tap, and Gymnastics instructor with a wealth of experience spanning several decades. As a former dance studio owner, Sandra was known for her dynamic teaching style and passion for the performing arts and has mentored countless students in mastering their craft. After a long hiatus, she is thrilled to return to the classroom, bringing her extensive expertise and enthusiasm to inspire a new generation of performers.

Natali Nemeth

Office Staff

Natali Nemeth has over 7 years of customer service experience and has been with Fox Studio of Dance on and off since October 2017. With a passion for working with children of all ages, she enjoys being part of a team that fosters a safe, fun, and comfortable environment for kids. Natali is dedicated to helping others and contributing to a positive atmosphere.

Lauryn Rodriguez

Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, & Gymnastics

My name is Lauryn Rodriguez. I have been dancing/doing gymnastics for 17 years. I started training at Fox Studio with gymnastics, tap, ballet, & hip-hop. Further down the line, I studied with Jayvee Dance Center dancing tap, jazz funk, contemporary, and hip-hop. I competitively danced Hip-Hop with Teen Groove, Junior Hit-List, and Downey Dance Team. I also studied with GRaVy babies for a season, being exposed to many different styles of Hip-Hop, and training intensively. From there I branched out to teaching at Downey High School as a CTE assistant for their Dance 2 program, focusing on choreographing a Contemporary Recital Piece and cleaning two routines. After graduating, I studied the History of Hip-Hop at Long Beach City College, as well as the general History of Dance. I taught and wrote the curriculum for Barbizon of Hollywood’s Dance Program. I have also taught at local studios such as Onstage Dance Center, Art Dance Academy, Hands4Hope LA, and teaching at a public school program for the Riverside Arts Council. Now I teach for a private gym company, GroovinKids owned by Katy Cryns and plan on enjoying my time here at Fox Studio again, completing my full circle back at my home studio.

Leslie Augustine

Princess Ballet, Ballet 1, 2, Jazz

Leslie hails from Pennsylvania.  She is a professionally trained dancer in ballet, jazz, modern, bellydance, and Bollywood dancing. She dances professionally with various companies throughout Los Angeles as well as New York. Leslie is also a professional actress in film, television, and stage.
As a dance instructor she focuses on dance technique and enjoys working with students and sharing the joys of dancing with them.
thank you!
chelsea

Emily Mendoza


Tumble Bears, Gymnastics 1, Jazz and Ballet. 

Emily started her dance career at Pittsburgh Performing Arts Academy, formally known as Delta Ballet Academy. She trained in various styles of dance for eight years, including ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and modern. She then went on to being an instructor and permanent substitute teacher at PPAA teaching ballet, jazz, lyrical, and acro. Emily also danced with Black Diamond Ballet Company participating in their yearly Nutcracker performances. Before she was a dancer, she was a competitive gymnast, competing in levels 1-3. Emily graduated with her BFA in Performing Arts Acting from AMDA College of the Performing Arts. She currently works as a private swim instructor and is so excited to be teaching gymnastics at Fox Studio.

Jenny Camacho

Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, and Lyrical

"Jenny Camacho began dancing at the age of five & at the age of eight began private lessons. She continues to study jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, & lyrical. She was a member of Downey high school’s competitive dance team & won multiple national titles. She was also awarded 1st place in the state for her choreographic piece with the Reflections association. She graduated from Cerritos College with an A.A in Kinesiology with an emphasis in dance. She was accepted to California State University of Northridge to receive her B.A. Jenny has performed professionally around the U.S with KAR dance conventions. She has danced for multiple halftime shows for professional teams such as Clippers & Chivas. She continues to perform at her university’s main stage & other dance productions. Jenny also had the privilege to work with the Martha Graham Dance company & attend their workshops. She began choreographing & teaching for competitive dance studios as a teenager."

Kiana Delgado

Gymnastics, Acro, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, and Contemporary

Kiana Delgado has been dancing since she was 4 years old and competing since the age of 9 with Fox Studio Dance and Gymnastics. She was trained in Gymnastics, Acro, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, and Contemporary, and to further her training, she danced with other studios and choreographers. She was on her high schools dance team for 4 years where they competed in High School level competitions. She is in college furthering her education in getting a bachelors degree in Child Development and Adolescent with a minor in dance.

Quartay DeNaya

Tumble bears, Gymnastics 1-4

"Quartay DeNaya is a wife, actress, gymnast, dancer, & martial artist. She began gymnastics at the age of 12, although she had a passion for the sport long before then.  She later became Captain of her High School team both her Junior & Senior year. Had an all-conference title along with winning several Hardest Working & Most Improved awards. She left her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts to pursue her acting career. She has been teaching Gymnastics and working with children since then, and started teaching beginner martial arts to children in 2017. She considers it a true honor to encourage, discipline, and influence the younger generation towards their own personal greatness, and to see the power that comes with hard work and faith."

Esther Her

Princess Ballet, Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary

"I love teaching the art form of dance, why technique is so important and to inspire the creative artist that is inside all of us."

What We Believe

We believe in providing a quality dance and gymnastics education in a positive environment that fosters self-esteem, individuality, creativity, and a passion for learning that will last a lifetime. Our friendly and knowledgeable ​instructors and staff​ will be happy to assist you in getting started. We strive to provide good service and take care of all the “details” of attending classes and lessons so they are “hassle-free” and enjoyable. We create a wonderful environment which allows students to progress at their own pace and gain the understanding of their craft.

Happy Parents and Dancers

  • My daughter has been dancing at Fox Studio since she was 2 years old, and now is 15 years old. The instructors are very patient and professional. The owners love their business and care for all the students.
    -VL
  • Fox Studio has been great! My daughter loves it! She enjoys learning new moves and loved 
    being part of a recital. She loves Hip Hop but, is now trying ballet. The teachers and staff are great, super friendly.
    -MC
  • My daughter has been taking classes with Ms. Bethany and Ms. Samantha and she loves it. 
    Thank you, Fox Studio for all you do!
    -IP
Fox Studio Dance and Gymnastics
1115 Celis Street
San Fernando, CA 91340
(818)365-3330