MeEt tHE TeaM
Shannon M
Shannon Mueller holds an MA in Performance Psychology, a BFA in Dance Performance, a Minor in Integrated Educational Studies, and is a certified PBT instructor. Shannon is formally trained in ballet, jazz, modern, and tap.
Shannon has won numerous awards for her choreography, which has been presented internationally and worldwide.
Amanda H
Amanda danced two seasons with The Fresno Ballet, before receiving her BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts. Upon graduation, she established her 501c3 dance company Hart Pulse Dance Company and her annual national MixMatch Dance Festival in 2006. She was recognized as a Woman of Outstanding Leadership in 2014 by The International Women's Leadership Association and had the pleasure of accepting the Best Dance Company of 2013 and 2014 award by the Pasadena Awards Program. Miss Hart served as Board Chair of the Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles from 2010-2015 until she retired from teaching full time. While Amanda now focuses on her new career in Investor Lending, she has continued to produce and direct her MixMatch Dance Festival, held annually in Santa Monica, CA. She is excited to jump back into teaching and share her love of dance with CAST Academy!
Lois May B
Lois is originally from the UK, where she trained at professional ballet schools gaining a BA degree in Ballet Performance. Since then she has toured across the UK and US with companies such as Northern Ballet, Moscow Ballet and more. Career highlights include dancing iconic Ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and other classical and neoclassical works. Lois teaches Ballet and is also working towards her Pilates Instructor qualification.
Izabella S
Izzy is a trained dancer and teacher from Yuma, Arizona. She is skilled in numerous dance styles, including Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet/Pointe, Musical Theater, and Tumbling. She has also danced competitively and was a teacher’s assistant under the mentorship of her instructors. Currently, Izzy is pursuing a degree in Theatre Arts and is thrilled to begin this new chapter with CAST.
Chloe A
Chloe has been dancing for 17yrs, training in ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, acro, contemporary, ballroom, and is a former competitive dancer and titleholder. She now shares her love of dance by helping others find their passion and confidence through movement.
Anna A
Anna began acting at 7 with the Premiere Productions in "Charlie and the Chocolate factory." She studied Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop. Her education also included extensive training in gymnastics.
Eden A
Eden, originally from Tiburon, California, began dancing at 8 with the Boston Ballet in "Alice in Wonderland." She studied ballet and jazz at the Worcester Academy School of Performing Arts in Massachusetts, earning a BA in Dance Therapy and an MS in Physical Education from the University of Maine.
Jennifer J
Studio Director at CAST Dance Academy, Jennifer is a graduate from UCLA Theatre, Film and Television with a BA in Theatre. Involved since the inception of CAST, she currently serves as the Administrator of CAST Academy.  With over 40 directing credits, she also enjoys directing the annual dance performances.  Also, Jennifer is  a licensed Music Together director and teacher. ​
Patricia H
Patty is the Original Founder of CAST Dance Academy, in 1993 out of a desire to fill a need when theatre classes were cut from the public school budgets. Patty has mentored and shared theatre with over 2,000 children. She is still an integral part of our team here at CAST!