Our Instructors

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 Ginger Fatale loves to dance, perform, and teach – but their true passion is helping their students find safety in their bodies, sensuality, and their own brand of sexy! In 2021, they founded Soul On Fire Dance – where dancers of all intersectionalities can feel seen, valued, and have ownership of their art.  Ginger strives to make every person who comes to class feel successful – whether they’ve been dancing for years or this is their first class ever and high heels are a foreign object. As a professional burlesque performer and choreographer who is also a mental health professional (specifically a dance/movement therapist!) creating safe spaces and a sense of community is a cornerstone of their work. Also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer – they makes sure students are safe in their movements with in-depth knowledge of body mechanics, providing necessary options and workarounds for injuries – because all things start to creak and ache as we age. The last 25+ years of dance training, 15+ years of burlesque performance, and 10+ years in mental health have changed their life – and they have witnessed dance and movement to have changed the lives of countless others. Are you ready to change yours? 

Koko Knockout comes from a background of performing arts and has been dancing his whole life. From being the first male cheerleader at his high school to getting his AA at Fresno City College, and then eventually graduating at Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Dance. 

He’s been performing/dancing at a big named theme park for over 10+ years now in parades, shows, and commercials. While doing that, Koko has found a love for choreographing and teaching. He has taught at multiple dance studios, choreographed for several charity fundraising events, and currently performs and choreographs for Soul On Fire's performance collective.

 Slinky has been dancing since she was two and a half years old and hasn’t stopped since. She was heavily involved in theater, dance clubs, and dance studio training throughout elementary and high school. Once Slinky graduated, she went off to get her bachelor’s degree in dance. After graduation, Slinky had the opportunity to teach while also performing with dance teams such as The Philadelphia Rugby Dance Team, The Philadelphia Lacrosse Dance Team, along with a modern dance company called Co Exist Dance. After some years of planning, Slinky moved from her hometown, Philadelphia to Los Angeles to chase more of her dancing dream. Since then, she has been a part of a go go dancing agency where she gets to dance at a lot of fun events. Slinky has been dancing burlesque for over five years and recently, she is forever grateful to say she is a part of The Soul on Fire Dance Collective as a performer and now a teacher at this brand new studio. Slinky finds her core dance passion in choreography and cannot wait to share that passion with you all in her classes. 

Kat is a graduate from California State University with a B.A. in Recreation with a specialization in Recreation Therapy & Entertainment Management and MFA. from UCLA. Kat begun as competitive gymnast and soon begin dancing at various studios. She has trained throughout the LA and Orange County areas in a multitude of dance styles including Ballet, Horton, Modern, Jazz, Broadway, Hip Hop, Tap, Vogue , Afro Caribbean, Middle Eastern, Hula, Ballroom, and Latin dance. Through dance she discovered yoga and took to it naturally. During her practice she found the beauty and soul behind the movements. Yoga provided a way for her to integrate her love for body movement, expression and conditioning within a warm and peaceful environment. Kat’s is a mini yogis certified teacher and completed her 200-hour training at Yoga Works. Throughout the years she has performed in various school, cultural and philanthropic productions. After graduation she began her career and performed varies of roles at Club Disney, The Disneyland Resort and Arthur Murray. She continued to grow her passion for the Arts and studied make-up artistry under the top Hollywood and theatre make-artist. She began teaching Tap, Hip Hop and Dance 101: Creative Movement at Treguna Studios and Arborland Academy of the Arts and Afterhours Dance Studio where she incorporated respect, integrity, creativity, attitude, and a lot of ENERGY to these particular styles. Her love yoga, dance, and teaching children lead her to mini yogis foundation training with Shana Meyerson and continued her yoga training at YogaWorks. She actively volunteers with Camp del Corazon sharing the joy of yoga, dance, movement, and expression with children and young adults battling life threatening diseases providing them a positive, creative, fun experiences which strengthen their emotional well-being, better equip them in their fight against disease, and allow them to be children. Her passion for dance and yoga continues to thrive. It is her continual goal to share her knowledge, instill a love of dance, movement, yoga and help guide others them achieve their dreams

DW is an Art Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Abstract Artist and Wellness Speaker. Originally from Brooklyn, New York where she had a fruitful career working in Entertainment in various roles (Cable: Nickelodeon, NICK Games And Sports, TV Land/Nick-at-Nite) before making a career switch/life dedication to helping others live a fulfilling life. She found the beauty in transformations via therapy and yoga with all the hats she wears. 

“Finding your own authentic self/truth while developing your voice and connecting with your body is super empowering”.

She received her Associates degree in Applied Science in Graphic Design at Parsons School of Design, NYC (where she rekindled her love for abstract art); Bachelor of Science in Psychology at The New School University, NYC; and combining both professions to later receive my Master’s degree in Creative Art Therapy & Development at PRATT Institute in Brooklyn, NYC. She received her RYT-200 in California after falling love with the positive impact of yoga has been for her. She decided early on that whenever she started teaching yoga, she would also encourage students to journal what came of for them after class on their own time so they too can see their own transformations. 

Meghna started her dance training at the British Dancing Academy at the age of 5. After 12 years of training, she went on to the University of Washington to obtain her BFA in Dance Choreography and Teaching. After graduation, Meghna had the opportunity to teach at her old training academy while choreographing and performing with her Bollywood performance company at various community events. She moved to Southern California in 2012 and while she started working in Early Childhood Education, she continued to express her love of dance by taking different classes. Meghna started her YouTube channel in 2021 and has posted various productions of Bollywood fusion choreography. She loves all types of dance and wants to help students bring out their emotions through movement. Meghna is so excited to share her passion for choreography, dance, and Bollywood with you! 

 Natalie started her dance journey when she was 12 years old.  Before that, she was a gymnast and still loves to tumble every once in a while.  She started in Tap and slowly grew her dance knowledge through college at CSU Long Beach where she studied Modern and Ballet.  She has danced and performed at theme parks all over Southern California.  Over the past 3 years, she found a new home in Burlesque and was lucky enough to perform at clubs and bars in LA such as Songbird Café.  She has always had a love of teaching and letting her students find what they needed to feel and heal through dance.   

MysTery has a deep love for the art of dance and it’s healing qualities. Dancing since a young girl, she has experienced the transformative power of dance and strives to bring that sense of transformation to her students. MysTery has a BA in Dance, specializing in Musical Theatre, from the State University of New York and an MA in Dance / Movement Therapy from UCLA. MysTery is certified as a personal

trainer through the American Council on Exercise. She also studied Movement Analysis at the Laban / Bartenieff Institute in NYC and is Certified as a Movement Analyst. Over the past 25 years, she has honed her teaching style to help dancers understand how their bodies work while enhancing their confidence as creative movers.

 Vitta Venom is a queer, nonbinary teacher and performer. Ever since they could walk, Vitta has been training and performing various styles of dance such as ballet, jazz, hip hop, and bellydance. Vitta graduated with an AA in Dance and an AA in Theater, then went on to pursue a career in live performance as a burlesque entertainer and costumer. Vitta can be found performing burlesque and bellydance all over the Southern California area. Whether onstage, backstage, or in a learning setting, Vitta strives to uplift performers and create a safe space for BIPOC and the LGBTQ+ community.  

Sarah has been dancing since childhood. She has been belly dancing for 20 years, while exploring Western and Eastern styles of stage dances, ranging from swing dance to Bollywood. She trained and performed with the Angelika Nemeth Dance Ensemble for several years, and then branched out into Urban Belly dance Fusion and ATS, which she performed, studied and taught for the next several years. She has taught at numerous studios and taken part in dozens of dance events, co-producing many herself. After the birth of her son, she began teaching from her home in Santa Ana and limited her public performances, mostly dancing at Renaissance Faire with the Seraphim Arabesque Ensemble. She is delighted to join the wonderful team at Soul on Fire and bring this affirming and empowering dance form to her community!

 Daphne is a lifelong dancer with training in jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, ballet, lyrical, and burlesque. She is now an international burlesque performer and producer based in Long Beach. Daphne is also trained in barre fitness through The London Method, a practice focused on lengthening and strengthening the body through small low impact movement. She believes in the power of movement as medicine. Come take class with Daphne and make some new friends!