meet our staff

Claudia began her dance training at the age of 5 in “La Casa De Cultura” - training in ballet, cha-cha-cha, and baile contemporáneo. She continued her dance training through middle school, high school, and college under the direction of Martica Ortiz and Janet Arce. She trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop. She attended Florida International University where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology.

As a professional dancer, she has danced for artist such as Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Jake Miller, Drake, Lil Wayne, Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, J-Alvarez, Farruko, and many more. Toured with Gente De Zona and Chyno Miranda. Has performed in Latin Music Award shows such as Premios Lo Nuestro, Premios Juventud, and Latín Billboards.

She has also performed in Latin TV shows for Telemundo & Univision such as Despierta America, El Gordo y la Flaca, and Sábado Gigante. Her teaching career began at the age of 17, assisting the directors of LDDF. Claudia has taught in many local Miami studios, ages 3-18, where she has choreographed small & large group pieces for local, state, and national competitions. Claudia’s group pieces have won choreography awards, special judge’s recognitions, as well as many first place over all rankings. She was the assistant dance coach for the St. Brendan High School Sabrettes from 2015-2017.

She is also the choreographer for Miranda Productions, putting together shows for national foundations such as La Liga Contra el Cancer & Centro Mater/Corpus Christi. She has also managed, organized, and directed for 7 years a Fashion Show fundraiser for Miami Learning Experience, which is an institution for students with special needs. She is also an NFPT Certified Personal Trainer since 2018-present. Claudia’s dream has always been to open her very own dance school where kids, teens, and adults can come and dance with no judgement and complete freedom to express themselves in the form of dance! She now proudly welcomes everyone to Vice City Dance Company!

Vanessa is our Company Administrator! She helps all of our Company parents with any and all information regarding competitions, performances, and events! Vanessa is a mother, a wife, and a business owner with over 10 years of experience managing teams and customer service!

Sandra is our Studio Administrator! She is the first face you see when you walk through our doors! She makes sure all dancers get settled for their classes and help parents with any information they may need! 

Ms. Valentina has a training background that exceeds 15 years. She is trained in Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Jazz. She began dancing competitively at 9 years old. Ms. Valentina loves to work with kids of all ages and is eager to share her dance and stage experience with our students!

Ms. Rachel began her dance training at 12 years old, and it quickly became one of the most important parts of her life. She trained for 9 years in a variety of styles such as Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Acrobatics. Ms. Rachel is currently finishing her Bachelor's Degree at Florida International University where she is studying Anthropology and Biology. Ms. Rachel has trained rigorously for 2 years under our Director's Instructor program, where she has successful ran our Summer Camp along side weekly classes! Ms. Rachel is eager to share her passion of dance with all of our dancers!

Ms. Lianet is our Company Ballet Instructor!. She began her ballet training at the age of 9 at the School of Arts Vicentina de la Torre, Cuba. Ms. Lianet's professional experience include Soloist at Ballet of Camaguey, Principal dancer at Ballet Laura Alonso in Cuba and Classical Ballet Sinaloa in Mexico. Ms. Lianet is eager to share her dance experience with all of our dancers!

Kaley is the newest member of our team, and a front desk administrator. Kaley danced since the age of 4, and was a dancer at Vice City Dance for 2 years. Kaley is currently working on her Bachelor's Degree at Florida International University. She has been a part of the family since our studio opened, and is now eager to be a part of our team!