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
Tom Porras
Alyx Sanchez
Vaughn Irving
Maura Chavez
Karina Onofre
Hiland Theater Faculty
Shane Montoya
Elena Anderson
Elana D. Anderson, PhD is an artist, educator, and scholar. She holds a BA in African American...
Anna Janicek
Anna Janicek began her dance training at 3 years old with ballet, attending Dance Unlimited Studio...
Allyssa Perhson
Allyssa Pehrson began dancing with Brigham Young University's (BYU) Children's Creative Dance...
Antionette Segura
Antionette, a native of Albuquerque, began her dance training at age three in ballet, jazz, tap,...
Emma Singleton
Emma began dancing in her formative years in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Dance for Joy and The Dance...
Feli Blea
Feli Blea began dancing at the age of eight with New Child Players Production Company and joined...
Francois Achan
Originally from Houston, TX, Francois has been dancing and teaching nationally for the past 17...
Jocelyn Montoya
Jocelyn Montoya is a long time advocate of NDI New Mexico’s mission and knowledge that the arts...
Kimberly White
Kimberly White, dancer and choreographer, was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She...
Kyla Aragon
Kyla "Ky" was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and trained with NDI New Mexico. She...
Malinda LaVelle
Malinda LaVelle (she/her) is a choreographer, dance/movement therapist, and mental health...