{"id":180,"date":"2013-09-12T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/denispg.wordpress.com\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:41:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/?page_id=180","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Backstage Dance<\/strong> began as a home-based dance studio in the Benson area.\u00a0 In August 2005, the studio relocated to Cherry Hills off of I-680 and the Irvington exit.\u00a0 The studio is well-located with its ease to interstate access and close to shops and dining.\u00a0 Backstage Dance is pleased to offer a wide variety of classes for students of all ages.\u00a0 Class sizes are limited so each student receives individual attention to continue to grow in their dance training year after year.\u00a0 We teach with family-friendly music and moves.\u00a0 We have a shop with dance apparel, shoes and accessories available online throughout the year and in the lobby at various times of the year.\u00a0 Costume design and alteration services are also available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Backstage Dance<\/strong> is owned and operated by Karli Torosian and Andrea Gilbert.\u00a0 Both instructors have advanced training as dancers, instructors and directors.\u00a0 We feel very blessed that we have the opportunity to share our love of dance with others!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karli Torosian<\/strong> has been teaching children and adults for over 25 years.\u00a0 She has a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Fine Arts and completed the Royal Academy of Dancing Syllabus at Creighton University.\u00a0 Karli began dancing and gymnastics as a little girl and continued through college, performing in many competitions, musicals, and dance companies.\u00a0 When she is not teaching, Karli is spending time with her husband and four children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea (Gilbert) Robertson<\/strong> has been dancing and competing since she was a little girl, attending several conventions and competitions, and studying in Los Angeles.\u00a0 She has been teaching and choreographing for over 25 years and has taken her students to competitions and performances around the United States, including DisneyWorld, DisneyLand and the Outback Bowl.\u00a0 Andrea is also head coach of the Concordia High School Dance Team.\u00a0 When she is not teaching, Andrea is designing costumes\/apparel for her other business (AKG Designs) and spending time with her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backstage Dance began as a home-based dance studio in the Benson area.\u00a0 In August 2005, the studio relocated to Cherry Hills off of I-680 and the Irvington exit.\u00a0 The studio is well-located with its ease to interstate access and close to shops and dining.\u00a0 Backstage Dance is pleased to offer a wide variety of classes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1304,"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180\/revisions\/1304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backstagedanceo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}