Our Faculty

Clarisse Takemoto

Clarisse has been dancing since the age of five and has just graduated with a degree in Dance at Chapman University. She taught and choreographed award winning pieces for the past 5 years for our dance studio, high school varsity song teams and professional dance teams at the university level. As a competitive dancer, Clarisse has won the title of Miss Showbiz and Miss Global Dance International numerous times and was awarded the Future Star Award from Dance Spirit Magazine. Clarisse has assisted Tina D’Amato Sidoni at the LA Dance Magic conventions and the Pacific Coast Dance Festival. She has been a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild for 11 years and appears in numerous commercials and has performed on stage at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards and the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Clarisse is excited to choreograph some amazing pieces for South County’s Competition Team.