Annie Dubrinsky – Music Together®
Annie graduated from University of Michigan in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Music History, where she received the Robertson Award for Outstanding Performance in Music. She moved to Los Angeles in 2002. She is a singer-songwriter and piano player who performs regionally and nationally under the name Annie Stela. She was signed to Capitol Records from 2003-2007 where she recorded her first album, Fool, available at Dragonfly DuLou. Annie has spent several years as a nanny to two very special families, as well as teaching private piano lessons to kids. Combining her love of music and children by teaching Music Together is an organic and exciting step for Annie. See you in class!
Deborah Dietrich- Music Together®
After graduating from U.C. Berkeley with a BA in Humanities & Women’s Studies, Deborah joined KITKA Women’s Vocal Ensemble in Oakland, an eight-woman a cappella group specializing in Eastern European folk music. They collaborated with a plethora of fascinating performers, including Bobby McFerrin’s SoVoSo. She has sung solo vocals for Steven Spielberg/John Williams on the “Minority Report” score, backup vocals for Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, and performed live on the Academy Awards, among many other artistic endeavors. The height of her creative success, however, was giving birth to her daughter Alexandra, in 2004,with whom she attended her first Music Together class and is now her biggest inspiration! Deborah has conducted music workshops for kids across the country and is looking forward to joining Dragonfly DuLou!
Angie Solomon – Music Together®
A native of Iowa farm country, Angie most recently lived in Kansas City, where she was the soprano apprentice with the Kansas City Lyric Opera. She has a broad resume of opera and musical theater roles to her credit, including recent stints at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Besides stage work, Angie has several years of experience teaching private voice and piano lessons, and maintained a studio of undergraduate voice students at the University of Kansas. She also particularly enjoys working with young children and has worked (and played!) extensively with them at music schools in the Kansas City area. Angie received her B.A. in music from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN, and her masters of music from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Lucia Lynn – Music Together®
Lucia Lynn is a soprano who has been a featured soloist with the La Jolla Symphony, the Mississippi Symphony, the Valley Symphony, the Armand Hammer Museum’s New Music Series, the Natchez Opera Festival and Mesopotamian Opera Company. Passionate about bringing opera to children, she is also a frequent performer with Guild Opera of Los Angeles. Originally from Minnesota, she holds a BFA from CalArts and a Masters of Music from University of Southern California. With USC Opera she has performed the roles of Lucia in “…Luretia” and Giulietta in “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”.
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!
Carlos Nieto III - Art for Kids
Carlos is a classically trained visual artist with multi media experience in graphic and architectural design as well model making. He has 12 years of experience working with children, teens, and families..
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Lesa Turner - Ballet for Kids
Lesa’s ballet training began with The Atlanta Ballet under instruction of the renowned Pavel Rotaru at The Rotaru International Ballet School. She continues to strengthen her ballet technique and has performed in numerous productions, including the Nutcracker and Cinderella at the famous Fox Theater in Atlanta. She began as an assistant teacher to the “baby ballet” classes at the age of 14, and she continued to teach young children’s ballet and tap throughout the years. Lesa continues her education by attending conventions and professional level classes in Hollywood. She is excited to bring her experience to the families of the Los Feliz area at Dragonfly DuLou!
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.
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.
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!