Bret Leake has been dancing for 21 years now, he started when he was ten at "On Your Toes School of Dance" out of Eugene, Oregon.  He has taken everything from tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, ballet, hip-hop, and swing!  Bret started Touring with the "Zreiak Artistic Perfoming arts Program" traveling all around the United States and England.  When Bret was 18 he studied with Kieth Clifton at the L.A Dance Force where he found his love for Lyrical jazz, at 23 he was chosen to intern at the Broadway Dance Center in New York.  

Bret is very excited to begin teaching at Aloha Dance Studio and looks forward to sharing his passion of dance with all the students!

Andrea began dancing 25 years ago with Miki Casalino of Salt Lake City.  Her love for the art of dance and music started when she studied with Willam F. Christensen, founder of Ballet West and San Francisco Ballet.  She then continued her training on full scholarship with School of American Ballet, in New York City.  Later, Andrea studied modern dance at the University of Utah and in the Bay Area.  It was in San Francisco where she began her professional career with Annie Rosenthal and Roco, and was a founding company member of Printz Dance Project (PDP), whom she danced with for 5 years.

Andrea has been fortunate enough to travel internationally and dance in collaboration for Paris Fashion Week with Michael Clark and Alexander McQueen.  Also, while living in Cape Town, South Africa, Andrea danced with Cape Dance Company.  She is excited to be on the beautiful island of Kauai and share her love and experience with dance!

Dulce Catania a recent graduate of Kauai High School has been dancing with Aloha Dance Studio for over 3 years and is currently a Senior Company Member.  She has been teaching ages 6 - adult in Hip Hop & Contemporary Jazz for 2 years.  Dulce is an energetic and a creative  choreographer.  She loves teaching kids and is an inspiration to all ages. 

She most recently won a VIP scholarship for the "JUMP" dance convention on Oahu May 2009 for best dancer from her age group!