The Hiland Theater Faculty & Staff
Our dedicated faculty works to provide individual attention to each of our students. Teachers work in a warm, nurturing manner that is inclusive and welcoming of all students.
Hiland Theater Staff
Layla Amis
Layla Amis received her dance education from World College of The Arts in Miami, and in Chicago...
Tom Porras
Tom started his dance training and performing early, competing on “Star Search,” and being...
Wendy Barker
Wendy has been working as a teacher for NDI New Mexico for over 15 years at The Hiland, The Dance...
Tish Ulibarri
Veronica Estrada
Hiland Theater Faculty
Antionette Segura
Antionette, a native of Albuquerque, began her dance training at age three in ballet, jazz, tap,...
Bianca Starr
Bianca Lily Starr, MA & MSc is an alignment and safe dance specialist with an expertise in...
Chelsea Neiss
Chelsea received her Bachelors of Arts in Dance from Cal State Fullerton. Chelsea has performed as...
Corey Nagel
Corey holds a B.S. in Dance from Illinois State University and has served on the dance faculties...
Daisha Montano-Baca
Feli Blea
Feli Blea started their dance career at the age of 8 as part of New Child Players Production...
Francois Achan
Jocelyn Montoya
Jocelyn Montoya has broad experience in the performing arts. A University of New Mexico graduate,...
Kai Morgan
Kai began dancing at an early age in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Dance for Joy, Charisma and NDI New...
Kimberly White
Kimberly White was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She began her early dance training...
Lina Ramos
Ms. Lina Ramos a native New Mexican is an arts educator, director, conductor, opera singer and...
Rosalinda Rojas
Rosalinda Rojas is originally from Harlem and the South Bronx, New York City. She is a dance...
Simone di Pietro Reche
Born in Campinas, Brazil, Simone di Pietro began dancing at age of 10. She studied in Brazil, the...