JOIN ISABELLE WITH HER DAC FUNDRAISER AS SHE DANCES AT HER SENIOR KAR FINALS!!!

Isabelle Irene Richards  is a 17-year-old San Diego based dance artist. She is a senior who currently attends High Tech High school and Mesa college concurrently. In the Fall she will be attending Boston Conservatory at Berklee on a Presidential Scholarship.She has attended The Element Dance Center for the last 7  years and teaches the  pre mini, mini and petite classes . She strives to gain as many dance skills as possible and  also trains with  Malashock dance and  The Brea space.She choreographed the California Cinderella Music Video, “Stand By Me” and “ Girls just wanna have Fun, along with several other HTH  dance team performances.

She is the founder and CEO for her own non- profit organization that serves Wounded and injured service members. This organization is what has shaped her future aspirations of attaining her BFA in dance and to open her own Dance Therapy studio.

Isabelle trains in all forms of dance, but especially enjoys  Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical  and contemporary. In 2020 Isabelle was recognized as the National KAR  Senior Overall winner in Las Vegas. In 2021 she won several overall senior Elite awards as well as Miss Senior Dance. For 8 weeks in 2021 she served as a dancer assistant to Angela Cifone and traveled all over the country working with younger dancers who were learning new skills.

In addition to dance awards Isabelle was named the Navy Military Child of the Year award for her leadership, community service and resilience. She was nominated along with over 1000 other military children and received her award in Washington, D.C.

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