Brandy has a strong passion for dance. Dance isn’t just an activity but her lifestyle. After training in dance, she found her passion in teaching. Her students bring her happiness because they have grown not only as amazing dancers but as beautiful individuals. She finds her joy in molding the young minds into the new generation of dance.

Brandy started her dance training at the age of ten and has been dancing ever since. She is well trained in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and hip-hop. At the age of thirteen Brandy started to assist and substitute classes and that is where she found her passion and love to teach. By the next year, she continued this teaching journey and took on multiple classes.

Brandy attended Santa Susana Performing Arts high school, where she was the president of the dance team and captain of the hip-hop team. After graduating high school Brandy went on to continue her dance career at Moorpark College. While she was there, she had performed and choreographed for multiple dance concerts.

Since her journey of dance, she has been in a few music videos for VA street, Pixi Kill, and some commercials. She has won many awards in dance whether it has been competing at competitions or at school. Her choreography has won many titles, as well as outstanding awards.

Brandy is so humbled that she gets to do what she loves every single day and is so happy that she gets to be a part of the Westlake High School as their head coach and share their passion and knowledge with all their wonderful students.

Katie grew up in the Conejo Valley and is a graduate of Westlake High School and a WHS Dance Team alumni.  She earned her Bachelors degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in physical education and coaching from San Diego State University while being a part of the SDSU Dance Team. Katie then went on to get her teaching credential from Cal Lutheran University and began teaching and coaching.

She has coached several national championship teams over the past 20 years. Katie strives to provide an excellent education to students while fostering their personal growth and a sense of belonging. She also wants to serve as a mentor for ethical and moral leadership and empower students to share responsibility for their learning while participating in their educational development.