Our Team
Diona Peltcs comes to us with over 20 years of teaching and dancing experience in ballroom and latin dance. She started her training when she was 17 years of age at Fred Astaire Chandler, then went on to train with local and out of state coaches. In 2006 Diona obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Small Business and Dance from ASU, where she danced competitively as a collegiate competitor. In 2007 she began teaching ballroom as an adjunct faculty at Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Chandler-Gilbert and Estrella Mountain Community Colleges. In 2014 she started teaching at Arizona State University while working to complete her Master of Fine Arts Degree and secondary education certificate from ASU. In 2018 she completed her MFA in Dance and graduated with honors.
Diona enjoys sharing her passion and love for ballroom dance with others. When she is not dancing, you can find her out at the lake on her kayak, or out and about, exploring beautiful Arizona!
Diona Peltcs
Ballroom Dance
Our dance department offers a one-of-a-kind program with a variety of dance genres such as Ballroom, Social Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical Dance and Hip Hop. We offer courses for beginners, intermediate dancers and also classes for the advanced technician. Dance teams such as our Elite Ballroom, Motion 8 Dance Company, and the American Leadership Academy, Queen Creek 7-12 Pom Line offer advanced performance and competition opportunities.