Bruce Biada (Tap) Bruce brings over 30 years of experience to Dance Connection. He studied with Mason and Stanley Kahn in San Francisco, as well as Lyle Miller and Pat Mason. As a member of the Youth of America Company he traveled all over the country and performed in benefit concerts with celebrities like Ray Boldger and Bob Hope. He taught in Europe and Athens Greece at various professional dance companies. He recently choreographed two pieces for the inaugural Bay Area performance of BAD Company.

Faith Bonitz (Ballet, Pilates) Faith began her training in the RAD technique and moved to New York where she trained under a Balanchine protege from the New York City Ballet. She then performed professionally with the Illinois Ballet where she studied the Russian Vaganova technique. Upon returning to New York, she joined her former mentor as an instructor and taught pre ballet through advanced classes and pointe for the past 4 years. Faith is certified through Fitour to teach beginner through advanced Pilates mat classes. Faith is the proud mother of her darling daughter, Mina.

Tina Campos (Jazz) Tina is a former USA dance camp instructor and camp director. She also works for e2k, an entertainment and event production company as a choreographer and show producer. She has coordinated three Pro Bowls and six American Bowls. She has been teaching dance for several years, and formerly directed her studio’s performing company. Tina will be coordinating the e2k Hawaii Bowl Tour and Halftime Show. Tina has been a popular teacher here at DC for the past four years.

Carrie Edwards - Carrie began her training at Dance Connection in 1990 as a student, and has now assisted and taught classes here since 1998. While recieving her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, she performed as a member of the Stanford Dollies, Urban Styles Jazz Dance Company, and the Ram's Head's production of "Cabaret". Carrie currently works as a Design Engineer in the Bay Area during the day, and is excited to be back at Dance Connection teaching evening classes.

Elizabeth Hutter (Ballet) Elizabeth Hutter’s involvement at Dance Connection began as the parent of her twin daughters Sarah and Grace, and now Sylvie, but we are now thrilled to have her join our faculty. Elizabeth trained with the Boston Ballet and later danced with Boston Ballet II. More recently, she is a competitive ballroom dancer and has her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. She is glad to be sharing her love of ballet with our children.

Elizabeth Santana - Elizabeth is a graduate of San Jose State University with a BA in Theatre/Creative Arts and an MS in Marketing Communications. She worked professionally in New York performing regionally in Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, and Some Like It Hot, to name a few, and toured Asia as a principle actor on Crystal Cruiselines. She has studied dance at both Broadway Dance Center and STEPS in New York, with notable musical theatre dance instructors, including Tony Award winning choreographer, Andy Blankenbuehler. She continues to perform throughout the Bay Area and enjoys sharing her love for musical theatre with young performers.

Grant Spencer (Ballet, Variations, Pointe/Pas de Deux) Grant trained with Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair at Yuma Ballet Academy in Yuma, AZ.  He was a founding member of the regional company Ballet Yuma, and helped them gain Honor Status with Regional Dance America/Pacific.  Grant supplemented his training at Joffrey San Antonio, BalletMet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet where he received full scholarships.  His professional experience began as a Corps de Ballet dancer with Sacramento Ballet where we worked his way up to Soloist performing pieces by Alan Heinlein, Septime Webre, and Katherine Posin.  During his time with Sacramento Ballet, he became well acquainted with George Balanchine’s masterpieces, and style, while performing in his Four Temperaments, Serenade, Western Symphony, Theme and Variations, and Rubies.  Grant continued his career with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, in New York City, where he performed as a Soloist in much of the Classic Russian Repertoire.  His favorite roles include Little Swans in Swan Lake Act II, Lucille Grahn in Pas de Quatre, Cupid Variation in Paquita, Spring Waters, Tarantella, and Stars & Stripes pas de deux.  Grant toured extensively with Trockadero to such countries as Japan, Australia, Italy, France, England, Thailand, China, Russia (at the Bolshoi) and the greater United States.  In 2006, Grant moved to the San Francisco Bay Area.  He performed with Peninsula Ballet Theatre and Company C Contemporary Ballet and danced works by Anthony Tutor, David Parsons, Michael Smuin, and Charles Anderson.

Joan Walton (Tap, Theatre, Ballroom) Joan's high-energy teaching style and ability to communicate concepts to all levels of learners have become well known at universities and dance studios across the country. She has deep knowledge of Vintage, Historical and Social Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Choreography and Theatredance Styles. She has been teaching at Vintage and Historical dance workshops nationally and internationally since 1991. Her work encompasses choreographing for musicals and operas at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, six of them winning 1st place at the National Opera Awards. At Dance Connection she has taught all levels of Tap Dance, performed as the Queen in “The Sleeping Beauty” ballet, and currently has a lively collection of Ballroom Dance aficionados that she meets for private lessons. She has performed and choreographed all over the country, and received a Masters degree in Dance Education from Stanford University’s prestigious School of Education in 1999.

Cindy Ginanni (Director; Children, Adults) Cindy has been teaching dance for over 31 years to all ages and abilities, and is now seeing the second generation of her dance students. She has a fondness for working with young dancers, and an educational background in Early Childhood Development. Cindy founded Dance Connection in 1987, and it has grown to become one of the most popular dance schools on the Peninsula. One of the rewards of teaching dance is the relationships that develop over the years with the DC dancers and families. Cindy credits the outstanding faculty here at Dance Connection for the quality training every dancer receives. She and her husband, Mark have three grown children, Joe, Christie, and John.