Instructors

Torre Randel, is a NYC based Dancer, Musical Theatre performer, and choreographer. Her varied career has led her to many stages across America,  working in theaters, theme parks, and even a circus! Her passion for bringing the arts to young performers has pushed her to find a love for teaching. She is so grateful to have shared her talents with academy students at several theaters, as well as public school children in the New York and surrounding areas. One of her biggest dreams, and most exciting endeavors, is becoming an entrepreneur, and starting her own company. This dream, is finally becoming a reality, and Bevel & Co. is born.

AJ Hernandez is an NYC based artist and creative. After discovering theatre in his small Texas hometown, he pursued an education and career in the performing arts. Often called a “Jack of all trades”, AJ excels in several facets of the arts, from theatre production, direction and design to arts education and coaching. With a passion for storytelling and a flair for the dramatic, he hopes to live a life creating captivating pieces of theatre that explore real life stories and people. 

Marth Brown is an Actor, Photographer, Creator based in New York City. She is a proud Alumni of The University of Idaho, The National Musical Theater Institute and The Stella Adler Film and Television Workshop all for furthering her craft in Acting and performing arts. Marth has been honored to travel with ArtsPower while helping teach and lead workshops for students around the country. She has worked as a teaching director at San Marin High School, The Broadway Academy for 3 years, as well as taught summer classes for students with Marin Summer Theater and Kids Stock. While she is not in the Theater, Marth is a photographer and content creator, you can find her work on her social media platforms @samart_h

Ellen Kilgo - Originally from Oklahoma, she graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Music in Musical Theater. She has been lucky to perform all over the country including in Oklahoma, New Jersey, Florida, and Wisconsin. She previously worked for Lyric Theater of Oklahoma as the Assistant Director for the children's theater camps and the school semesters production classes. Past favorite performing credits include Anything Goes, Oklahoma!, Will Rogers Follies, Cabaret, and Spamalot. She loves helping kids and performers of all ages find their love of performing and building their confidence with the help of music and dance!

Gabriella Graziano-Lo Presti started dancing when she was two years old and then competitively when she was 14. After graduating high school, she studied dance at Broadway Dance Center and then went to American Musical and Dramatic Academy of the Performing Arts LA Campus, where she was a Dance Theater major. Although her main focus through college was dance, she was also taking acting and singing classes which furthered her development as an artist.
Within a year of graduating in LA, Gabriella auditioned for Kelly Donovan and Dancers, based in New York. She moved back to the east coast and performed with the company for one year. Following that, her dance performance journey to her back to Cali to perform in a Salsa infused Hip-hop show called “Hot Rhythm Nights” at California Great America.
Now Gabriella is currently a teacher at Flair Dance Academy, where she is the head of the Contemporary Department, owns and directs Reflection Dance Company and Reflect Training Company, and works a corporate job during the day.