Tara-Caprice Broadwater
Owner/Director of Love2Dance All-Stars
Tara is a former Golden State Warrior dancer with over 20 years of Dance and Performance experience. She has trained many award-winning and nationally ranked teams, including the Studio’s own Love2Dance All-Stars. Tara has won many awards for her dancing and choreography. She is very involved in the community and continues to be active in local schools and volunteer work in Novato. Tara encourages positive attitudes and fosters a supportive environment, which promotes increased self-esteem and a feeling of accomplishment. Tara makes every student feel special and welcome. She looks forward to many more years of inspiring Novato dancers both young and old.

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Jen Testa
Jazz Instructor
Jen recently completed her sixth season as a member of the Golden State Warriors Dance Team and is currently dancing with “La Femme Panache”, a San Francisco based Dance and Talent Company. Jen has been teaching and choreographing for the past 15 years. This is her fourth year teaching at Love2Dance. Her training includes ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, acrobatics and ballroom. Her professional dance career has taken her to many places including China, Las Vegas, Taiwan, the Philippines, and London where she performed in The New Year’s Day Parade. Jen’s creativity and fabulous choreography makes you feel like a Jazz Diva. 

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Dawn Gilbert
Ballet Instructor
Dawn Gilbert's performance repertoire is quite diverse, and includes playing "Connie Wong" in A Chorus Line at the age of 17, levitating as a magician's assistant, soloist in various dance reviews, a Golden State Warrior Girl and being a spokes model and riding an elephant in a long running show.  She has trained and performed all over the world in many facets of dance including ballet, Pointe, classical jazz, hip hop, gymnastics, flamenco, and modern to name a few.  Dawn has produced, directed and choreographed many shows including Miss Nevada 2000 and 2001, which is a preliminary to Miss America and Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2006. She has coached many young teens and women to win scholarships in the pageant world. Finally and most recently, she became a judge and dance coach for Women's Gymnastics.

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Jessica Hall
Jazz Instructor
Jessica danced professionally for 20 years in Los Angeles.  She worked for MTV for 9 years doing casting, choreography, dancing and celebrity/audience coordination.  She owned her own performing arts studio for 13 years and just returned to Marin in June 2005. Jessica currently teaches at studios throughout the Bay Area; we are fortunate to have her expertise in Novato.

Dana Cash
Hip-Hop & Break Instructor
Dana started dancing at the age of three; starting with ballet and continuing on to jazz, lyrical & Hip-Hop. Dana is former member of the Love2Dance All-Stars. She currently teaches dance at Love2Dance and Sonoma State.  When Dana is not dancing or performing you will find her working as a certified equine masseuse.  Dana is continuing her education in the fall in hopes of becoming a first grade teacher.

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Eilish Roche
Hip-Hop Instructor
Eilish’s dance training includes hip-hop, ballet, jazz, and Irish dancing. She was a member of the Love2Dance Senior All-Stars for five years. Eilish has won many awards & top honors at competitions around the state. She continues to perform in many different events and fundraisers all over the Bay Area and assists with the All-Stars. She also works in the corporate headquarters of Best Collateral as an office manager.

Trey Wright
Break Dance Instructor
Trey Wright is new to the Bay Area, and brings styles of popping, locking, b-boy, and crumping to Love2dance. Trey is originally from Florida where he has been dancing for 14 years. He studied at Crown Studios in Orlando, and was on Deja Vu, Hit Squad, and Kut Som dance crews. His crews performed at night clubs, concerts, and charity events. Trey is a sports enthusiast, including football, basketball, baseball, and of course, dance.

Maher Misif (Mischief)
Break Dance Instructor
Maher AKA B-Boy Mischief is a member of a Hip Hop collective known as Urban Apache. He has been dancing all of his life and enjoys music and art.  Maher has trained with top B-Boys known around the World and has developed an original style of footwork, top rocks, freezes, transitions, power moves and musicality.  He can be seen performing (battling) throughout the Bay Area.  

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Karen Gee
Business Manager
Karen has recently graduated from Dominican University with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She began working at Love2Dance over two years ago. Her duties include recital coordination, accounts receivable, birthday party scheduling and managing the studio event calendar. Karen is the direct liaison between Love2Dance families and the studio director. Karen also tutors students of all ages in a variety of subjects, including Math, English, and History. When she's not working, Karen enjoys exercising and vacationing in Hawaii. 

Jeanne Tidwell
All-Star Co-Director
Jeanne has been involved in Love2Dance since its inception as camp counselor, recital volunteer and participant. For the past 5 years, she has been co-director of the Love2Dance All-Stars. She and her husband Larry recently started a scholarship awarded to the Love2Dance student who shares the same enthusiasm for academics and dance that their daughter Jennifer enjoys.  Jennifer was a four-year member of The Sr. All-Star team and currently attends Chapman University. You will also find Jaime participating in classes, Love2Dance events and summer camps.

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