MEET OUR ARTISTS
CRYSTAL DURAN
CRYSTAL DURAN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. SHE IS AN INSTRUCTOR, DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND DANCER FROM DIVERSE DANCE STYLES SUCH AS SALSA, BACHATA, HIP-HOP, BALLROOM AND MANY MORE. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN KINESIOLOGY-DANCE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHRIDGE. SHE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON VARIOUS SHOWS SUCH AS TELEMUNDO, FUNNY OR DIE, THE REVOLUTION EVOLUTION SHOW, KINESIS, J.U.I.C.E., LOS ANGELES SALSA & BACHATA FESTIVAL, ALBUQUERQUE AND SEATTLE'S SALSA CONGRESS. SHE RECENTLY CHOREOGRAPHED FOR SHEMAR MOORE ON THE BOUNCE BACK. CRYSTAL IS OWNER OF ARTBOX STUDIO AND CRYSTALARTS DANCE ACADEMY, WHERE SHE INSPIRES EVERYONE TO NOT ONLY MASTER CREATIVE MOVEMENT, BUT TO DANCE FOR A PURPOSE AND WITH EACH PERSON'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE!
LILY CHURCH
LILY CHURCH WAS BORN IN TORONTO, CANADA AND RAISED IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE SHE DISCOVERED HER PASSION AS A DANCE, PERFORMER, AND CHOREOGRAPHER. SHE THEN MADE THE MOVED TO Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA TO FURTHER HER CAREER AS AN ARTIST.
SINCE, THEN SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO DANCE FOR ARTIST SUCH AS ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & PIT BULL, JASON DERULO, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, LOGIC, JORDAN SPARKS, LIL MAMA, LMFAO AND MANY MORE! SHE HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED AS A DANCER IN APPLE, TARGET, SAMSUNG AND BOSS AUDIO COMMERCIALS. LILY HAS ALSO BEEN CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR TELEMUNDO NETWORK. THIS HAS ALLOWED HER TO WORK WITH MANY ARTIST. BEING VERSATILE SHE’S BEEN ABLE TO HIT THE URBAN GENRE CHOREOGRAPHING FOR EL DEBARGE’S SUMMER TOUR, AND A CONTEMPORARY FEEL WITH ARTIST SUCH AS A DAN + SHAY. SHE’S HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO CHOREOGRAPHED COMMERCIAL FOR PLAYSTATION, THE WALKING DEAD ETC.
LILY IS A VERSATILE FREESTYLER DANCER, PERFORMER & CHOREOGRAPHER/ CREATIVE DIRECTOR THAT AIMS TO INSPIRE OTHERS THOUGH HER PASSION FOR CREATIVE MOVEMENT.
JOSE ESPINOSA
JOSE ESPINOSA IS A 3RD PLACE ARGENTINE TANGO CHAMPIONSHIP USA “MILONGA CATEGORY“
JOSE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL OF ARGENTINE TANGO. HE CARRIES WITH HIM THE STRONG PHILOSOPHY TO MAKE THE DANCE ABOUT YOUR DANCE PARTNER AND MAKING THE LADY SHINE ON THE DANCE FLOOR. AS SUCH, HIS TEACHING FOCUSES HEAVILY ON THE BASICS OF CONNECTION AND IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL STRUCTURED CURRICULUMS FOR TANGO. HIS TEACHING GIVES SYOU A VERY STRONG FUNDAMENTAL SKILL SET THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BUILD UP WITH ANY MASTER TEACHER. HE IS ALSO KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE FASTEST TEACHERS TO GET A NOVICE DANCER TO START LEARNING IN THE DANCE CLASS AND GETTING THEM TO COMFORTABLY DANCE AT THE MILONGA DANCE PARTIES.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CLASSIC TANGO CULTURE, DANCE IT IN TRADITIONAL STYLE, OBTAIN THE MOST SOLID FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES TO DANCE, AND HIT THAT DANCE FLOOR AS SOON AS YOU CAN, LOOK NO FURTHER!.
DARIUS FRYE
DARIUS FRYE HAS BEEN DANCING SINCE THE AGE OF 8 AND HAS BEEN APART OF THE COMPETITION COMMUNITY FOR 13 YEARS. HIS FIRST STYLE WAS POPPING. SINCE THEN HE HAS BECOME PROFICIENT IN LOCKING, KRUMP AND HIP-HOP CHOREOGRAPHY. HE BEGAN CHOREOGRAPHING AND TEACHING AT AGE 14 FOR HIS FAMILY’S DANCE COMPANY “SMALL FRYE DANCE ACADEMY“. ONCE HE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES IN 2008, HE TRAINED UNDER B-BOY MACHINE ON HIS COMPANY WESTBOUND“, A FREESTYLE BASED COMPANY FOR HIRE. HE COMPETED WITH USA CHAMPIONS, “ACADEMY OF SWAG” AND WELL AS “THEORIST” BEFORE BEGINNING HIS OWN CREW, “THE ORIGIN”. THE ORIGIN HAS GROWN INTO A LARGER COMPANY WITH 5 AWARD WINNING COMPETITION TEAMS CALLED “ORIGINATION“. THIS INCLUDES THE CURRENT TITLE OF USA BRONZE MEDALIST OF 2018.