DOREE CLARK | Owner and Artistic Director 

Owner of Stage Dor Dance Studio, founder and artistic director of the Don’t Quit Your Day Job Dancers, and past National Ballroom Champion, Doree has danced and choreographed for stage, television, and film. She currently teaches classes in Ballroom, Jazz, and theatrical performance for Musical Theatre. She is the founder and visionary behind The Don't Quit Your Day Job Dancers, a community dance company that has been performing in the Bay Area for over 20 years.

SHARA SWITALA  |  Jazz Fusion

Shara comes from a traditionally trained background of dance and performing arts. She spent five years touring the U.S. as a Middle Eastern dancer and has performed in vaudeville dance revues and Latin dance troupes in San Francisco.

RINABETH APOSTOL | Jazz Funk, Rhythm Nation Workshop

Coming soon...

Instructors & Master Teachers

JOMAR TAGATAC  |  Hip Hop - Acting - Improv

Jomar has been a teaching artist since 2006 instructing students in "Creative Play" and teaching Hip Hop in the Bay area. He earned his B.A. in Theater from San Diego Stage University, and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco.

Over the past 20 years, Shanti has studied with Marin Ballet, Dance Arts Studios, The Boston Conservatory, The American Musical and Dramatics Academy and Broadway Dance Center in NYC. She has also been a part of the Salsa, Lindy Hop, and West Coast Swing Community for nearly 10 years and continues to compete today. From her exposure to many forms of dance and technique, Shanti enjoys the challenge of finding new ways to blend styles into her own unique groove which she shares through her classes and choreography.

SHANTALA DAVIS  |  Burlesque Jazz - West Coast Swing

CELESTE LOCOCO  |  Tap

Celeste’s musical theatre dancer/performer/choreographer experiences include A Chorus Line, West Side Story, No No Nanette, Promises Promises, The Boy Friend, Good News, 42nd Street, Me & My Girl, How to Succeed in Business, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma, Bye, Bye Birdie, Snoopy, and Suds. Celeste has danced professionally in Branson, Mo. for The Berosini & VanBurch Show which was choreographed by the famed Michael Darrin, and in Las Vegas for the long-running review An Evening at La Cage and the Four at Four Tap Review. She has also danced all over the Bay Area at night clubs, corporate events, The Dickens Faire and at 49er games. She is currently a member of The Don’t Quit Your Day Job Dancers.