Our Faculty
We employ highly trained, loving and positive teachers, so that your child feels welcomed and encouraged! We want your child to receive the best quality training in the dance room, as well as provide dancers with the emotional support they need to succeed! Classes focus on teaching proper technique from day one, so that dancers can build the proper skills and gain confidence on the dance floor.
Founder & Owner
Alyssa Batson
Alyssa started Inspire Dance Arts (formerly Next Level Dance Center) with her sister, Amber, in the Summer of 2016. Having danced since the age 3, she knows what a positive influence dance can have in all areas of a dancer's life. Alyssa's goal at Inspire is create well-rounded, service oriented dancers with a focus on personal growth and camaraderie. Alyssa is now the sole owner of Inspire.
Instructor & Team Choreographer
Miss Kalia
A recent grad of Inspire Dance Arts, Kalia has been teaching acro classes and competition choreo for the last 2 seasons. Kalia has a knack for highlighting dancers strengths and making them shine on stage. Beloved by all her students, she loves encouraging dancers to work hard and have fun!
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Miss Anna
Anna has been teaching dance for over 25 years. She holds a B.A. in Dance from San Jose State University and was part of the SJSU faculty from 2006-2011. She was the owner and director of Vision Dance Center in San Jose for 13 years. Her career has taken her all over the world from Las Vegas to Japan. We are lucky to have her talents and expertise at Inspire Dance Arts!
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Miss Tayler
Bio coming soon!
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Miss Anya
Bio coming soon!
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Miss Megan
Megan danced competitively at Inspire for 5 years before graduating. She has now taken on many of our rec classes at the gems, mini, and junior levels! She teaches some dreams co. technique classes as well. She is very patient and kind with her students.
Instructor & Team Choreographer
Miss Brittney
Brittney spent nearly 2 decades dancing at competitive dance studios all over the Greater Sacramento Area before turning to teaching. She has over a decade of dance instruction experience, and she brings her dedication to both our rec classes and our dance teams. Her choreography has been awarded at multiple competitions with our Dream Teams!
Instructor & Team Choreographer
Miss Steph
Stephenie is a California native who has been involved in the performing arts since age 6. She studied at the New York Film Academy for musical theater and completed a certification program to instruct dancers through Millenium dance complex in Southern California. She's worked with Netflix, Hulu, and TBS onscreen and off, and has won a couple Sacramento Elly awards for best choreography and lead actress in a main stage musical.
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Miss Summer
Bio coming soon!
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Miss Maddy
Maddy teaches Opal technique and Mini Jazz/Acro! This is her second season teaching at Inspire. A fun fact about her is that she performed the role of Elsa in our Season 7 summer showcase "Inspire's Frozen Adventure!"
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Miss Amber
Bio coming soon!
Team Instructor
Miss Aria
Aria is currently teaching team ballet. She loves working with the kids and helping them improve their foundational technique!
Instructor & Team Choreographer
Miss Emily
Emily has been training in Ballet for most of her life, and brings her passion to the classroom! Her choreography has been awarded at competition. Our students love Miss Emily, and she loves sharing her passion for dance with our youngest students, all the way to our comp teams!
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Miss Kiki
Kiki started dancing in San Diego at 1.5 years recreationally and began competing at the age of 5 through age 13, throughout that time she was student teaching and co-choreographing. She has taught professionally in Arizona and California, where she inspires students to thrive and dance to their best potential!
Team Instructor
Miss Kassie
Kassie brings her tap expertise to our team classes! She absolutely adores those kids and helping them learn and grow each week!
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Miss Lindsey
Bio coming soon!
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Miss Julia
Bio coming soon!
Tap Instructor
Miss laura
Laura comes to us with tons of professional experience! She has been an award-winning competitive tap teacher for years. She was a judge for Headliners dance competition, and a professional dancer for the NBA Warriors team!