If you don’t have a little person under the age of 6 in your home, you may not have met instructor, Angie Torres. Angie has been teaching gymnastics with Arista’s Jump Start Gymnastics for three years and has recently added Children’s Ballet & Tap as well as Jazz & Tap classes for adults here at Red Morton Community Center. I met with Angie recently to go over Spring & Summer class ideas and was overwhelmed by the crazy amounts of energy she exuded. She can start a class at 9am and finish at 9pm, exercising the same amount of high-energy throughout the entire day! I felt like I needed a nap after our meeting, but in a good way OF COURSE! Here’s a little more about our beloved, resident Energizer Bunny!
When & Why did you start dancing?
I have been dancing since I was seven years old. I went to see the San Francisco Ballet perform the Nutcracker and I fell in love with the Sugar Plum Fairy. I wanted to be just like her, so I started taking lessons. Ballet was my first love, but soon I discovered my passion for jazz and tap as well.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be a teacher. When I was very young I wanted to be a school teacher. As I got older I wanted to be a dance teacher (and a broadway star!).
When did you start teaching? 
I began teaching dance at age eleven. My mother had an art camp which she ran out of our house. She taught painting in the garage, and I would teach dance in the play room downstairs. We had about 40 kids a week. At the end of each week we would have a show for the parents. I have been teaching ballet, tap and jazz at Kirkpatrick’s School of Dance in San Mateo for six years as well as gymnastics with Arista for three years.
Fun Facts
Favorite Style of Dance: Jazz
Favorite Broadway Show: Guys and Dolls.
Favorite Performer: Bette Midler.
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake AND Chocolate Mousse!
If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be?: Betty Boop
Come learn to dance this Winter from a seasoned dancer who makes learning fun. Classes for kids adults are held at Red Morton Community Center.
Click links to register for Angie’s classes!
Children’s Ballet & Tap – Ages 5-7
FRIDAYS 3:45-4:45pm
REGISTER (in progress 1/13-2/210)
REGISTER (2/24-3/30)
FRIDAYS 4:45-5:45pm
REGISTER (2/24-3/30)
Adult Jazz
THURSDAYS 8-9pm
REGISTER (1/19-2/16)
REGISTER (3/1-3/29)
Adult Tap
MONDAYS 8-9pm
REGISTER (1/23-3/26)
Angie happy birthday!!