Jacqueline Hill
Studio Director
Jacqueline has studied dance for over 25 years including 17 years of professional teaching spanning four continents and a dozen countries. While living in the UK, she studied and trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance in London. Upon returning to Santa Clarita, Jacqueline received a professional scholarship to EDGE Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, where professional dancing became an all consuming passion.
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| Trained in all styles of dance from Classical Ballet to Hip Hop Jacqueline is a rarity among studio owners, dancers and performers. A first-time audition with the Laker Girls led to her selection to the troupe. Quoted in many newspaper articles she references the tools you need to be successful on the team. "It helps you in retaining information and learning it quickly”.
While performing professionally she continued to teach internationally with multiple world renowned Dance Conventions including; LA Dance Force, 3D Dance Network, Hoctor's Dance and the Texas Association of Teachers of Dance. This international experience allowed her to hone her training and coaching techniques with a wide variety of students, skills and experience.
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Jacqueline has been a successful choreographer for many years. Her performance groups are booked solid at least a year in advance, beating out L.A. studios Millennium and Edge. Working with up and coming Radio Disney Bands and Actors, Hip Hop artists at the Key Club on Sunset, music videos, stage and television, along with endless local performances. The Westfield Group includes ELITE in all of their biggest events. Kids Day International uses ELITE exclusively. The City of Santa Clarita keeps ELITE on their calendar year round requesting Jacqueline’s latest creations to make their events the best. The Italian Feast books ELITE for the dinner slot knowing that they will entertain the audience non-stop. ELITE is the only dance studio to be invited to perform annually at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station “Haunted Jail House” and the Saugus Speedway’s “Oldies and Goodies” Auto Show hosting audiences in the 10,000’s!
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Choreography credits also include a variety of stage and screen performances including Toy Story 2, and multiple Holiday Shows all at The El Capitan Theatre. the World Premiere of Mulan at the Hollywood Bowl, the re-release of The Little Mermaid at Madison Square Garden, and Sweet Valley High (where she was also a performer). Competition Teams across the USA request Jacqueline years in advance.
Jacqueline's performance credits include The Tracy Ulman Show, American Choreography Awards, Sweet Valley High, Jerry Lewis Telethon, the Hunchback of Notre Dame stage show's world premiere, Toy Story at the El Capitan in Hollywood, Romeo and Juliet guest performer with the Joffrey Ballet Company and the 1997 MTV Movie Awards where she worked with Mike Myers on his opening number. Myers was hysterical, and his satire of "Lord of the Dance," has often been referred to as one of the funniest moments on television. She also worked with Holland America Cruise Lines as the Principal Dancer/Dance Captain aboard their cruise ships.
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Jacqueline also has an extensive local history. After launching Company 84, Dance Studio 84’s most advanced performance group, she continued to teach, choreograph, costume and direct the group for 8 years. Due to the inadequate overall studio program and lack of professionalism Jacqueline moved on to begin ELITE Dance Studios. She couldn’t hold back her desire to offer the Valley a truly professional dance studio.
Being an expert in dance is not new to Jacqueline; with her extensive training and professional history she travels the world not only teaching dancers but training teachers of dance. Ranked in the top 3 studios in Southern California Jacqueline’s dedication to make ELITE Dance Studios the best and most professional studio available has happened overnight…her dreams have come true!
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