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
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
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
Emily Mendoza
Tumble Bears, Gymnastics 1, Jazz and Ballet.
Jenny Camacho
Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, and Lyrical
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
Esther Her
Princess Ballet, Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary
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.