Kathy Meyer has been a full time dance instructor for the Grossmont College Dance Department since 1989. She has served as department coordinator/chair for the past twelve years. She received her B.A. in Dance from California State University at Long Beach and her masters in dance and theater at California State University at Fullerton. She has danced with the Gloria Newman Dance Theater, The Matti Lasco Dance Company, and studied and performed with Repertory Dance Theater (RTD). She has danced and choreographed for a variety of musicals including Sweet Charity, Pajama Game, Dancin’, The Lorax, Fiddler on the Roof, Once Upon a Mattress, and others. She has performed in musical videos and various industrials. Additional teacher/ master class teacher credits include CAHPERD workshops and pilates masterclasses for Grossmont High School, Valhalla High School, and Sweetwater Springs High School. She completed her comprehensive pilates certification through On Center Conditioning, located in Costa Mesa California, and under the tutelage of master instructor Rael Isacowitz. The 600 program incorporated academic study, apparatus work, extensive apprenticeship training and observation. In addition to developing the Pilates course, (titled Body Tone and Strengthening) for Grossmont College Kathy has also developed the curriculum and initially instructed the following courses for the dance department: Musical Theater Dance, Dance History, Turns, Studio Workshop in Ballet, Studio Workshop in Jazz, Studio Workshop in Modern, and the Beg/Int/Adv. Courses in Teaching Practicum in Dance. Kathy currently teaches Body Tone and Strengthening (Pilates), Modern, Studio Workshop in Modern, Studio Workshop in Jazz, Choreography I/II, and co-directs both the faculty and student dance concerts.

Melissa Adao is known for her energetic performances and her continuous passion to become a better dancer. She began training at the age of 17 and since then, has soared into a successful journey of dance experiences. Melissa has danced with Unity Dance Ensemble, Urban FX, Hi-Fidelity and is currently a company member is Super Galactic Beat Manipulators under the direction of Kevin Brewer . Professionally, she has worked with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Andy Dick, Athena Cage, and appeared on the Nickelodeon series, "Taina" just to name a few. She also performed with rock group No Doubt, in the Super Bowl Halftime Show. She has taught and performed internationally in Zurich, Switzerland for the Culture Shock Summer Workshop Series and in Qatar.  Melissa received a B.A. degree in dance from San Diego State University.  She currently teaches hip hop at Grossmont and Mesa Community College.  As an instructor, she enjoys sharing the love and passion for dance with her students and is blessed to be a part of the journey that helps them reach thier maximum potential.  She thanks God for giving her the gift of spreading the art of dance and the opportunity to use it in a positive way.  In her free time, she loves to box at the boxing club and read books that challenge her mind.

Kristin Arcidiacono has been teaching in San Diego for over 20 years.  She holds a Masters Degree in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance. She has performed with Strictly Jazz Dance Company and Jazz Unlimited Dance Company in San Diego and toured Europe as a Jazz and Musical Theater dancer with various dance companies. Kristin also performed in a German television documentary on Jazz Dance.  She has acted and danced in several television commercials, and has worked with local T.V. personalities on Industrials and charity events with her choreography endeavors.  She was Dance Captain for the Cashai Dancers during their weekly performances in San Diego and on tour for several years.  Kristin has choreographed for the Dance Departments at UCSD, San Diego Ballet, Stage 7, Peninsula Dance Arts, Mesa College, City College and Grossmont College.  She is currently on the Faculty at UCSD, City, Mesa and Grossmont Colleges and teaches Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theater Dance.

Nancy Boskin-Mullen teaches Social and Ballroom Dance at Grossmont College.  She enjoyed a nomadic career as a professional dancer and choreographer which spanned three decades and three continents, before attending UCLA, where she received a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures with a concentration in dance, and an M.A. in Dance.  She has been on faculty at several colleges in Los Angeles and San Diego, instructing a variety of classes including Jazz, Tap, Modern, Swing Dance, World Dance, And Social and Ballroom Dance. She has also instructed lecture courses in Dance Appreciation, Field Studies, and Movement as Cultural Behavior.

Sylvia Morales has danced all her life. Her extensive training and professional experience began with ballet and has since included other forms – modern, jazz, classical Spanish and flamenco. Sylvia had the honor of performing as a youth in the children's ensemble during The Bolshoi Ballet Company tour to her home city and as a corps dancer during the first two seasons of the California Ballet Company. She has performed as a soloist and ensemble dancer throughout the United States at major theaters such as Lincoln Center in New York City, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Civic Theater and Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego. As a soloist and choreographer Sylvia performed in prestigious venues including Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Colorado Dance Festival, Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival and with The San Diego Symphony collaborating with conductor Jung Ho Pak. She was a featured dancer with the Los Angeles Opera Company, the American Opera Center in New York City and Ballet Metropolitano de Caracas, Venezuela. Sylvia is also a member of Screen Actor’s Guild. She has performed and choreographed solo and ensemble projects for commercial film and television. She has taught dance for many years in the public and private sectors including master classes at major dance festivals and for university and public school arts programs. Sylvia has worked as an arts coordinator creating curriculum, teaching classes to students and teachers including improvisation-choreography, dance technique, appreciation and history. She coaches and directs students, teachers and other professionals in successful performance practices. Sylvia also completed a comprehensive teacher-training course in pilates. Ms. Morales currently teaches at the college level and in private studios, choreographs solo and ensemble works and for special occasions performs original pieces and improvisations. Sylvia has taught ballet for the Grossmont College Dance Department since Spring 2008. Ms. Morales has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The Juilliard School in New York City and a Master of Fine Arts degree in performance-choreography from UCLA.

Debi Toth-Ward holds a BFA in Performing Arts from Johnson State College in Vermont and an MA from San Diego State University, where she was awarded the 1998 alumnus of the year. Debi’s choreography has been presented in New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, and recently in the “Other Side” festival in Seattle. In 1996, Debi was selected by the San Diego Union as one of the top ten choreographers to be watched. She has an extensive performing career as will. She was a member of the Throne Dance Theater in New York, where she appeared with Dave Brubeck and sons. In San Diego she has been seen with Three’s Company, Patricia Sandback and Dancers, and was a founding member of Malashock Dance, where she assisted the director for nine years. Debi has taught children of all ages, several college residencies nationally, and is on the faculty at Grossmont College, City College, and Southwestern College.

Karl Warkentien began his career dancing in a trio with Gene Kelly on The Mike Douglas Show. TV: Tim Conway Special, Diagnosis Murder, ABC AfterSchool Special, 1984 Olympics Opening Ceremony, . Film: Disney’s Pocahontas, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Chances Are, I’ll Do Anything, Mirrors, Breakdown. Stage: Wizard of Oz at Radio City Music Hall, Midsummer’s Night Dream, Brigadoon, West Side Story, South Pacific, Music Man, Phantom, On the Town, Gypsy, Pirates of Penzance. Clio award winning Pepsi commercial opposite Michael J. Fox. Morton Gould’s Tap Concerto with orchestras across the U.S.