Addy Park - Music Together
Addy Park graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing in 1997. She has spent the last few years taking care of children as a nanny ranging in ages newborn to 7 years. Addy has found this work to be deeply inspiring and fulfilling, while experiencing how uniquely creative each child is in their own way. Along with taking care of the little ones, Addy plays guitar and sings with her band, Adeline. She is excited about combining these passions and helping teach Music Together at Dragonfly DuLou!!!
Shoshana Vogel - Music Together
We are thrilled to welcome Shoshana Vogel as our Summer Music Together® teacher at Dragonfly DuLou !!! Shoshana created a vocal enrichment program in the Los Angeles area for elementary school students. She also recently collaborated with the Museum of Tolerance on a music and cultural education project focusing on the Civil Rights Movement. A graduate of UCLA’s World Arts & Cultures program, she is a vocalist and guitarist who believes everyone should SING….all the time!!!
Michelle Hanley - Hip-Hop for Kids & all Ballet classes
Michelle graduated from the University of Oregon with a minor in Dance, as well as early-childhood development. She has developed a unique creative movement class that focuses on a variety of genres, and helps young children develop motor-skills, classroom skills, specific fundamental technique, and most importantly, a love of dance!
Michelle has been teaching Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hula, African, Circus and
Hip-Hop to kids age 2-18 since 2000
Shannon Fincke - Eco-Art
Shannon Fincke is an artist and certified visual arts teacher with over a decade of teaching experience in a variety of settings with children of all ages. Currently a visual arts specialist in various LAUSD elementary schools, Shannon previously worked as an art teacher in LA independent schools, a Project Arts Coordinator and teacher in NYC public schools, and a museum educator and teaching artist for various organizations on both coasts, including the LA Department of Cultural Affairs. Her work is in private collections throughout the US, is exhibited in solo and group shows, and is featured in commercials, film, and television. Shannon lives in Los Feliz with her husband and their two young daughters. She is excited to be introducing her newly developed Eco-Art workshops at Dragonfly DuLou this summer!
Dr. Proton - Gimme Science
Dr. Proton, that’s how he was known (even as a boy), always had a fascination with experiments! He would often mix substances around his house to create inventive concoctions. After spending many lifetimes in his lab, doing tests and finding the right methods for teaching children the mysteries of science, he has decided that Dragonfly DuLou is the ONLY place to share his zany fun with all our young scientists of tomorrow!!!
Alessandra Romeo Mulas - Italian for kids and adults
Alessandra Romeo Mulas graduated from the University of Rome, La Sapienza, with a degree in Political Science. She also has a degree in Fashion Design from the International Academy of Fashion and Costumes “Koefia” in Rome. In Italy she attended numerous courses in Public Relations and Marketing. Originally from Rome, Italy, Alessandra loves teaching the beautiful language of Italian to adults and children. Alessandra lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Andrea, and two young daughters, Nicole and Sabrina.
Amy Conroy - Habla Blah Blah
Amy Conroy is an Anthropologist, mother of two young boys, and a native Southern Californian. Shortly after the birth of her first child, Amy began researching and studying language acquisition of young children. Children in countries throughout the world easily maneuvered through two, three, and even four languages at very young ages…why not here? Her own child responded to Spanish, Japanese, and French music. Further linguistic and anthropological research clearly supported exposing your child young, in a fun way, but finding the right teaching tools proved to be a challenge. After fruitlessly looking for classes and purchasing many CDs, she decided to create her own. Amy has started Habla Blah Blah to create a fun, accessible way to begin learning a foreign language!
Laura Earley - Habla Blah Blah
Laura was a child development specialist for First 5 School Readiness project prior to bringing her skills and enthusiasm to Habla blah blah. She received her B.A. specializing in Elementary Education from California State University, Los Angeles in 2001 and is returning to graduate school to pursue her Master’s degree in Fall 2007. As a bilingual speaker and educator since 1999, Laura has worked with children of many ages and backgrounds. Her warm spirit and gregarious personality engage children and adults navigating a new language ~ she creates a fun and stimulating environment that seems more like a Spanish playdate than a class!
Carry Kim - Tibetan Yoga
Carry is a Hatha & Yoga of Joy (Tibetan Vajrayana & Primordial yoga) teacher, Shiatsu therapist & nutrition educator specializing in living & raw foods. She completed teacher training with Ana Forrest in 2002, studied intensively at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in 2005 & has studied Tibetan Yoga with her root teacher Yuan Miao since 2003. She is currently training to become a Yoga Therapist through the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation. She teaches ongoing classes, retreats and workshops in nutrition, Hatha and the Yoga of Joy.
Nancy Beyda - Toddlers and Twos
Nancy Beyda is has three children and has been a doula and childbirth educator for the past decade. She has been working with new parents and babies for the past three years.
Kate Movius - Bradley Childbirth Method
Reknowned Certified Chilbirth Educator Kate Movius has many years of experience guiding couples through childbirth. A mother of two, Kate’s teaching style is gentle, informative and inspiring!
Richard Pass - CPR and First Aid
Richard’s experience includes many years as a clinical practitioner in clinical care areas, including large ER departments. Save a Little Life began when Richard decided to take a simple yet quality educational program to the community.
Emily Wagner - Custom Digital Portrait Sessions!
Emily Wagner has shown her work extensively in Los Angeles, Texas, New York, and Frankfurt and is represented by the Acuna-Hansen Gallery in Chinatown. Her last two solo shows at Acuna Hansen in 2003 and 2005 received “Pick Of The Week” in the LA WEEKLY.