Strong Dance Studios:
Pre-Professional Company
Our Pre-Professional Company is our traveling company that will showcase choreography throughout Southern California. These dancers are looking to challenge themselves in new ways and push their dancing even further, all while performing for new eyes and in new environments. This program is a way to explore dance, past what they are used to at the studio. We created our Strong Pre-Professional group in hopes to not only give our older and more experienced dancers an opportunity to mature as dancers but to also give our younger dancers something to strive for and look forward to as they continue to grow with us. Below are the faces of Strong Dances Studios first ever Pre-Professional Dance Company!
Meet our Pre-ProfesSIONAL Company
Brenna P.
Brenna Pop is in 9th grade and currently 15 years old. Her inspiration to dance comes from her teachers, peers, and parents. She’s been dancing for 6 years at Strong and 8 years in total. She loves dancing because it brings her joy. Some roles she has been granted are Columbine and lead Marzipan in the Nutcracker, Timon and Shenzi in the Lion King, and the Cheshire cat and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Her dream role is Clara en pointe in the Nutcracker, and is currently living that dream! She has been an apprentice at Strong for multiple seasons and cannot wait for many more! Recently, she Has been granted a spot in Pre-Pros Cabinet as the Facilitator! She is so excited for Season 2!
Brooklyn L.
Brooklyn is 16 years old and in the 10th grade. She is the President for season 2 of Prepro. Brooklyn has been at Strong for 13 years and plans to stay and work here. Brooklyn has been cast in past principal roles such as Clara, Dew Drop, and Aladdin. Outside of dance, Brooklyn is involved in choir and theatre, both through school and community, where she has also earned leads. Brooklyn has a lot of leadership experience, such as Strong’s Apprentice Program, and many many many clubs at school. For example, Best Buddies, RSVP, and Hip-hop Club. Brooklyn hopes to one day pursue a career on Broadway or with Disney, by attending college at NYU. Brooklyn is so excited and grateful to be a part of the Strong family and to be on the Strong Pre-Professional Company.
Bruno M.
Bruno is 15 years old and this is his 2nd season of the Strong Pre-Professional Company. Bruno started dancing when he was 10 and was inspired to start dancing because of his mom and watching World of Dance. Bruno has many accomplishments since joining Pre Professional. He was awarded a scholarship at a dance convention that the Strong Pre-Professional Company attended and recently was awarded Best Emerging Performer at the SoCal Dance and Choreography Festival. Bruno is very excited for new opportunities and exploring more of the dance world.
Claire K.
Claire Kim is in the 8th grade and is 14 years old. Her adventure started with several hobbies and one day, her mom found Strong Dance Studios where Claire was inspired by watching older dancers perform. Her favorite part of Strong is that it is a second family to everyone and the unison of the studio. She has been a part of this studio for 5 ½ years and has been dancing for 6 years. In past productions, she has gotten understudy Clara, Snowflakes, Marzipan and Flowers in past Nutcrackers, as well as the Rose in the recent Beauty and the Beast production. In the 2022 Nutcracker, she has gotten understudy Sugarplum, Snowflakes, and Flowers. Claire will serve as the secretary of season 2 of Prepro and will attend Oxford Academy. Claire has been in a leadership program in Elementary since 4th -6th grade and is a part of the middle school board of HOSA at Oxford Academy.
Hailey G.
Hailey is in 8th grade. She is 14 years old. She has been dancing for 8 years at Strong and 11 years in all. She loves dancing because it makes her happy when she is having a rough day. Her favorite part about dancing at Strong is that she is able to see all her closest friends. Primas that she has been in past productions are Snow Queen, Sugarplum, and Clara Act II en pointe. She has already been in her dream role, Clara en pointe. Other roles in Strong productions include Fritz and Drosselymeyer in Nutcracker. In Aladdin the Genie, Lion King Timone, and Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth. Leadership experiences that she has done are the apprentice program at Strong, and a student council member at school. She is the dance team captain at school, ASB secretary, and treasurer for Prepro. A goal she would like to accomplish is to get accepted into a good college.
Jocelyn D.
Jocelyn is in 7th grade and is 13 years old. She has been dancing at Strong Dance Studios for 9 years. She loves dancing because it gives her joy. She also loves working with kids and she loves watching them grow. She has been the Lion in the Wizard of Oz, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and just recently got Dew Drop in the Nutcracker. One of Jocelyn’s goals in dance is to step out of her comfort zone and try new things. Jocelyn looks forward to dancing with the Pre-Professional Company this season!
Eadie B.
Eadie is in 9th grade. She has been in Pre-Pro for 2 seasons and loves the opportunities brought her way. She has been dancing at Strong Dance Studios for 5 years! She has performed as the Rat King, Drosselmeyer, and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, and in 2022, she performed as The Nutcracker Prince. She also had a lead role as Simba in Strong Dance Studios’ production of The Lion King. Eadie enjoys expressing herself creatively through the art of dance. She is currently attending Orange County School of the Arts.
Jenavie M.
Jenavie is 17 years old and is in 12th grade. She has been dancing since she was three years old and has been dancing at Strong for 7 years. Jenavie loves to dance because she gets to express herself. Lead prima roles that she has been in the past productions are Snow Queen, Dew Drop, and Dorothy. For Nutcracker 2022 Jenavie received the role of Sugarplum. Leadership roles she has had at school are ASB and linkcrew, and at Strong she is a team lead in the apprentice program. She is very involved in school and is in ASB. Past positions she has had was sophomore vice president, junior class president and is currently senior class president. Jenavie is also in advance dance at school. Jenavie’s goals for the future is to be accepted into a dance company and become a dance teacher.
Lillian M.
Lillian is in 10th grade. She started out with ice skating and 7 years ago her coach told her she needed a ballet class to help with pointing her feet, and she has been dancing at Strong ever since. She learned she loves dancing especially because she gets to inspire little kids as the older girls inspired her when she first started out. She has been Jafar in Aladdin, Glinda in Wizard of Oz, and currently is a Flower and a part of the Rat Pack in the Nutcracker. She is a lead apprentice at Strong, where she gets to help out little kids. Lillian’s goal for the future is to go to New York Ballet to pursue her passion of dancing.
Mia P.
Mia is 14 and in 8th grade. She has been dancing at Strong for 4 years. Mia loves dance because it gives her an escape from reality and makes her happy. Her favorite part about being at Strong is her friends and teachers. Mia has had 1 lead role as the Wicked Witch of the West in Wizard of Oz. She is also taking multiple classes to earn a principal role. Mia is so excited for Season 2 of Prepro!