Behind a successful performance dance group and a great dance studio, there is an amazing and hard-working mind: Caitlin Brozna-Smith. Bella Diva Dance artistic director and founder has quite a curriculum and extensive studies that back-up all the that is taught here. Let us share with you the impressive roadmap it took to get where she is now.
- At an early age, Caitlin was introduced into the world of figure skating, classical ballet and jazz. Caitlin has performed as a figure skating coach since 1997, at the Big Bear Ice Arena.
- She obtained a B.F.A. in Musical Theater and Dance at the University of Colorado, at Boulder.
- In 2001, she started her Samba no pe studies, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. For the past 13 years, she has continued her studies with Kaya & Sadie of Groove du Monde, Samba Ottawa and Luciana da Silva.
- In 2004, Caitlin began her Middle Eastern Dance training with Kaya & Sadie, and also performed in their internationally renowned company Groove du Monde, 2004- 2009. Her Middle Eastern studies continued with Shadia in Ottawa, 2010, and with Suzanna del Vecchio in Denver, 2011.
- In 2005, Caitlin received her Masters of Arts in International Affairs and Communication, from the University of Denver.
- In 2009, she began her Bollywood studies under the tutelage of Renu Gupta. She became a Teaching Associate and troupe performer with Gupta in her Bollywood West Dance Company.
- Caitlin is currently also an Adjunct Professor in the Theater Department and at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver where she teaches Musical Theater Dance, World Dance, Stage Movement and Choreographs for shows, too.
Caitlin’s extensive years of experience in different world dances, as a trainee and teacher, have led her to become a perceptive and communicative instructor, who easily detects how students learn best, whether they are dominantly visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners. Her  warm, funny and passionate personality will motivate you to continue learning more about the fascinating world of dance!
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Bella Diva Dance’s  new studio is located in the Glendale Center on E. Mississippi Ave and Birch St, near Colorado Blvd.  We offer you: Belly Dance, Samba, Yoga, Bollywood, Hot Hula Fitness, Afro-Caribe and Kids’ World Dance. Contact Caitlin for more information about classes: 303.359.9414 or email us at [email protected].