INSTRUCTORS
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Brittney DeMars
You can call me: Bobbie
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Day Job: Middle School Program Coordinator and Academic Adviser
Favorite Diva: Aaliyah and Celia "La Reina de Salsa" Cruz
Favorite Music Video: Remember The Time - Michael Jackson
Favorite Emoji: Salsera Emoji
Favorite Food or Cocktail: :Plantain Chips (unsweetened)
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Crop Top and Shorts
Dancefloor Jam: Anything I can show-out to!
Fave Beauty Product: LASHES and Lip Gloss!
A Secret: I write poetry, haikus, and I love journaling.
Personal Mantra: Speak things into existence.
My Hashtag Is: #boricubana -
Felicia Dylan
You can call me: Felicia, Baby Gaga, Fee-fee, Feleesh
Hometown: Hard to say.... grew up military
Day Job: Zumba Instructor and Catering team member
Favorite Diva: Lady Gaga
Favorite Music Video: Lady Gaga "Marry the Night", Grimes "Butterfly", Chet Faker "Gold"
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Curry and rice, Ramen
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Crop top, shorts/skirt, Platforms, Moon face
Dancefloor Jam: any Grimes song
Fave Beauty Product: hemp oil face moisturizer
Personal Mantra: Be the best you you can be!
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Jami Stigliano
You Can Call Me: Head Diva
Hometown: Waco, TX
Day Job: Founder, CEO of DivaDance
Favorite Diva: Brit & Bey
Favorite Music Video: Britney "Slave 4 U" & Cassie "Me & U"
Favorite Emoji: Peach emoji
Dancefloor Jam: Ginuwine “Pony”
Fave Beauty Product: Eyelure lashes
My Hashtag Is: #soextra #thriving
A Secret: I was the mascot at The University of Texas at Austin in college!
Personal Mantra: “What I visualize, I magnetize.”
PS: Wanna see what it's like to be the Queen Bee of DivaDance? Stalk the Head Diva on IG at @divadancefranchise -
Jocelyn Gomez Maciel
Preferred Pronoun: She / Her
Hometown: Long Beach
Favorite Diva: Ariana Grande
Favorite Music Video: Ciara "Ride"
If I was a cereal, I would be... Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Dancefloor Jam: Juvenile "Slow Motion"
A Secret... I hate cooking but force myself to do it
My life motto: You are the only one who needs to be okay with how you live your life.
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Julio Rodriguez**
You can call me: July or July-O
Hometown: Dallas, Tx.
Day Job: UberEats
Favorite Diva: Rihanna
Favorite Music Video: Lady Gaga "Applause"
Favorite Emoji:
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Anything chicken related and jack n’ coke
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Long sleeve, black sweat pants, tube socks and heels
Dancefloor Jam: anything disco
Fave Beauty Product: Jeffree star cosmetics
A Secret: I hate flats. Shhhhh
Personal Mantra: Use your fatigue to your advantage.
My Hashtag Is: #juliochoreo
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Kirsten Gonzales
Preferred Pronoun: She / Her
Hometown: Kyle
Favorite Diva: Ariana Grande
Favorite Music Video: Ariana Grande "God Is A Woman"
If I was a cereal, I would be: The original Coco Pebbles
Dancefloor Jam: Anything with a beat
A Secret... I hate avocados...
My life motto: Live like tomorrow isn't promised
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Laurita Vargas
You can call me: Laurita
Hometown: Rhome, TX
Day Job: DivaDance HQ Operations Manager & Franchise Success Coach
Favorite Diva: Megan Thee Stallion
Favorite Music Video: "Yummy" feat. Sorry Girls & Friends
Favorite Food or Cocktail: I'm a food and drinks kind of gal, I do not discriminate
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Leggings, crop top+flannel and a hat!
Dancefloor Jam: Up - Cardi B
Fave Beauty Product: NYX Marshmallow Primer
A Secret: I throw axes in a competitive league!
Personal Mantra: Progress, not perfection
My Hashtag Is: #loveyourself -
Magda Mayagoitia
Preferred Pronoun - She / Her
Hometown Torreon, México Favorite Diva The Pussycat Dolls Favorite Music Video Umbrella- Rihanna If I was a cereal, I would be... fruity pebbles Dancefloor Jam Any reggaeton music A Secret... Don't like Nutella My life motto Anyone could be Anything
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Mary DeVillez
You can call me: Mary
Hometown: Friendswood, Texas
Day Job: Creative Team Manager
Favorite Diva: Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Selenas
Favorite Music Video: "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
Favorite Emoji: ✨
Favorite Food: Cheese
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: bike shorts and a cut-off tank
Dancefloor Jam: Cardi B "Bodak Yellow"
Fave Beauty Product: Lipstick
A Secret: Used to be a bouncer in college
Personal Mantra: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
My Hashtag Is: #allthatandabagofchips -
NaKia Whitaker
Preferred Pronoun She / Her, They / Them Hometown Tyler, Tx Favorite Diva Lizzo Favorite Music Video Wild Side by Normani If I was a cereal, I would be... Fruity Pebbles Dancefloor Jam Anything by Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, or Lizzo A Secret... Years ago I made homemade kombucha while living in my hometown, and I had completely forgotten about it upon moving out. It wasn't until recently that I remembered about my forgotten kombucha baby... Legend has it, it's still in hidden in that house to this day. My life motto c'est la vie
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Natalia Maravi**
You can call me: Natalia
Hometown: Austin, TX but from DFW
Day Job: Mama, DivaDance North Dallas Owner, Dance Instructor, Financial Queen for a super small tech company
Favorite Diva: Britney Spears
Favorite Music Video: Slave For You by Britney
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Sweets! Mrs. Baird's Powdered Donuts
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Leggings and a crop top with heels
Dancefloor Jam: Anything Britney!
Fave Beauty Product: Mascara
A Secret; I enjoy walking through the cleaning products aisle of grocery stores just to stand there and smell it lolol
My Hashtag Is: #livingmybestlife
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Rebecca Juarez**
You can call me: Rebecca or Becca
Hometown: Austin
Day Job: Nanny and a future high school dance teacher, woohoo!
Favorite Diva: Selena Quintanilla
Favorite Music Video: Movement-Hoizer
Favorite Emoji: The snowflake because I love the snow.
Favorite Food or Cocktail: My favorite food is lemon pepper wings (BONE IN of course!!!) and I love me a nice Blue Hawaiian!
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: A romper paired with some thigh high boots and hoop earrings
Dancefloor Jam: Chunky- Bruno Mars
Fave Beauty Product:Any product that tames the curls y'all!
A Secret...: I have a secret talent/obsession with air hockey. So far i've been undefeated since I was 11 and would love to find air hockey lovers to play with!
Personal Mantra: Why be moody when you can shake your booty?
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Tanci Soulier**
You can call me: Fanci Tanci
Hometown: Cypress, TX
Day Job: Dance Instructor
Favorite Diva: Lady Gaga
Favorite Music Video: Rhythm Nation
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Spicy Mexican Martini
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Leggings and a tank
Dancefloor Jam: Usher's YEAH!
Fave Beauty Product: Anything Mary Kay
My Hashtag Is: #blessed -
Taylor King
You can call me: Tay
Hometown: New Jersey
Day Job: Preschool Teacher
Favorite Diva: Britney Spears
Favorite Music Video: "De Una Vez" Selena Gomez
Favorite Emoji: Flowers and stars
Favorite Food: Anything spicy and all things french fries!
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: A fun dress !!
Dancefloor Jam: "Kiss me More" Doja Cat ft. SZA
Fave Beauty Product: Rare beauty by Selena Gomez!
A Secret: I can play piano very well
Personal Mantra: Life is about moments. Don't wait for them, create them !
My Hashtag Is: #Hotgirlsummer
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Trey Maxwell
You can call me: Trey!
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
Day Job: Human Resources Recruiter
Favorite Diva: Lady Gaga
Favorite Music Video: "Wig" by Todrick Hall
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Ginger Beer!!
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: Light sweats, a DivaDance shirt, and a DivaDance waist wrap
Dancefloor Jam: "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat
Fave Beauty Product: Any Rascal product from the Gents Place
A Secret: I used to dress as Felicity, the fierce nighttime drag queen
Personal Mantra: Live life smiling
My Hashtag Is: #slaytrey -
Chantel Serita
You can call me: Chantel
Hometown: Chicago
Day Job: I’m a self-love coach, dance instructor and manager wrapped in one.
Favorite Diva: Cardi B is my spirit animal
Favorite Music Video: Tierra Whack “Clones”
Favorite Emoji: ✨
Favorite Food or Cocktail: Old fashioned all day baby...cuz Whiskey. Yep, I’m an old head.
Favorite Outfit to Slay In: A cute jumpsuit
Dancefloor Jam: Hands on my knees shakin on my thot $#!t
Fave Beauty Product: Lashes, but I suck at applying them!
A Secret: I have a few alter egos...ask me about them
Personal Mantra: Fine wine gets better with time.
My Hashtag Is: #changotmoves