Dance Creations

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 2026 🎓

No better way to finish off our 2026 Senior Spotlights than with Jael Lamarque!

Jael has been dancing since the age of 3 and started competing at Dance Creations when he was 6. He is graduating from Monte Vista this year and plans to attend Pace University in New York City to pursue a BFA in Commercial Dance. He hopes to pursue dance professionally afterwards, dreaming of touring professionally with an artist and eventually pursuing teaching full-time.

One of his favorite memories was placing first overall for the first time with his solo “The King’s Queen,” shoutout to Hannah Curry for choreographing it. Two of his favorite dances of all time would include “I Wanna Know” choreographed by Hannah Curry and “The Plastics” choreographed by Guynemer Caceres both ending his senior season.

Jael enjoys being able to perform for others and loves to entertain with his tap solos (placing in the top 5 consistently during this season). He clearly favors tap as his style of choice as he also started to teach tap this year.

If Jael could give one piece of advice to other dancers, he would recommend putting yourself out there, even if you aren’t 100% confident, as so many opportunities can be presented when taking risks that you wouldn’t think are possible.

Fun fact about Jael: He was also dual-enrolled at Simi Valley High School as a member of the SVHS Dance Team for 4 years getting to be a part of the first-ever competitive team at WCE regionals back in 2023 as well as being one of the first-ever members to attend WCE Nationals this past semester.

Jael would like to thank all of his teachers at DC for helping him grow not just as a dancer, but as a person. He’s deeply grateful to his friends for filling the journey love and laughter, and to his family and parents for supporting him through all the highs and lows along the way.

Jael, we are so proud of you and your outstanding commitment to what you do. We are so excited to watch you step into this new chapter of your dance career and wish you only immense success. We will miss having you as both a student and teacher, but your DC family will always be here! We love you so much Jael! 💙

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 2026 🎓

Next up to our senior spotlight is Naomi Foote!

Naomi is has been homeschooled her whole life and has been taking Moorpark dual enrollment classes the past few years to get some of her general Ed done. After graduation, Naomi plans to attend Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, and major in Human Services.

Naomi started dancing at Dance Creations when she was 6 years old but took a few years off to try other interests before coming back to dance when she was 9. She has been dancing ever since and it’s now been nine years! She competed for four years and her favorite dance memories have always been cheering backstage with her friends. Her favorite genre of dance is contemporary or modern but she also really loves ballet.

Naomi also really enjoys music whether it’s playing, singing, dancing, listening to, or writing it. “I enjoy expressing my feelings through music or dance. I love the people at DC and it’s awesome getting to perform with all of them. It’s so rewarding to walk off stage feeling closer to your friends and proud of the work you’ve put in.”

Naomi we are so so proud of you and the kind human you are. You are the sweetest soul and we are so happy to have had you apart of our DC Family for so long! We are so excited to see all the amazing things you do in your future. We love you so much! 💕

THIS FRIDAY: MAY 29TH
COMPETITION TEAM AUDITIONS for our 26-27 SEASON! This post has updated times so please be sure to reread!

Any and all dancers are welcome to come audition for our 2026-2027 competition team on May 29th! Please ensure you fill out the audition sign up google form (link in bio) by Thursday, May 28th! 💫

Scroll for specific audition and meeting times, and more information regarding makeup auditions! We hope to see you there! 🥳