Diana has been dancing since the age of three. In fourth grade, she auditioned for dance at Miami Elementary School and made it. She was also part of the Electric Dance team in middle school. Diana has been with Just Dance It since she was fourteen years old. She won numerous awards while she was a student. She has also appeared in the Spanish TV show Sabado Gigante. Diana has been teaching with us for the past five years. She has a degree in fashion design and is currently attending Miami Dade Community College majoring in education.

Kristina Alexis Carmona has been dancing for ten years. She never discovered her talent in dance until she came to know about Just Dance It. As a few years passed, many began to recognize her. She moved up and competed for many of those years. She has won many awards and was selected to compete in the World Championships in Reisa, Germany where she placed Top 10 in her division. She continues to dance and has devoted her time to share her talent with others. Kristina hopes to be able to have an impact on others and share her passion for dance with all her students. Kristina is currently attending Miami Dade Community College majoring in nursing.

Yara started he ballet training with Ms. Carla Perotti, and Italian teacher, in Brazil, under the Royal Academy of Dancing of London Methodology. In 1975 she graduated from RAD and started working as a teacher in Ms. Perotti's school. In 1981 Yara moved to London to improve he teacher training. In 1982 Ms. Perotti moved back to Italy and Yara took over as Director of the School. As a dancer Yara danced with Groupo Experimental de Danca, Neon Cia de Danca, and Opera Paulista Ballet. In 1992 she traveled to Havana, Cuba for a methodology seminar with Fernando Alonso. Yara moved to Miami in 2000 where she has been teaching ballet to children of all ages and levels.

Alexandra was a student of Heidi and Joe Melchiona’s Dance Center since 1985 and has been teaching since 1996. A gifted dancer herself, she has won many awards in both dance, beauty and poise. She performed several seasons with American Dance Theatre of Miami and was an original member of Tap Maniacs, Heidi and Joe’s elite tap company. She continued teaching when Just Dance It bought Heidi and Joe Dance Center in 2004 as a tap teacher for our competition team and noncompetitive classes. She is a graduate of the University of Miami, where she received a BS in Elementary Education and Psychology. She completer her Masters Degree in Curriculum in 2005 and just completed her Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership last year. She is currently a Geography and English as a Second Language teacher at Lamar Louise Curry Middle School and hopes to acquire a position as an Assistant Principal here in Miami-Dade County within the next two years.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Lyda studied ballet from the age of seven at the National Conservatory of Havana. She continued her studies at the Alicia Alonzo Academy until she was nineteen. In 1966 Lyda came to the U.S. where she married and began her family. For 8 years she was a member of the Gratelli's Zarzuela performance company. Lyda is the co-founder of Bolivia Magica, a Bolivian folkloric dance group which has performed locally, throughout the country and in Puerto Rico. Lyda is currently teaching Spanish dance and ballet at the Center.

Jessica (Laiken) Allen Jessica was a student at Heidi and Joe Melchiona's studio since 1984 and started teaching for them in 2000. She continued to teach for Just Dance It when they bought Heidi and Joe's Dance Center in 2004. Jessica has trained extensively in ballet, tap, and jazz. She has won numerous awards in regional and national competitions as a soloist and as a member of the competition team. She is also an original member of Tap Maniacs, Heidi and Joe's elite tap company, which won the Titanium Cup at the 2000 DEA Las Vegas Nationals. Her students have won numerous awards both regionally and nationally, including choreography and overall top scores. Jessica has her Master's degree in Social Work and a Minor in Dance. She is currently working on her second Master's degree in Guidance Counseling and is currently a school social worker for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Carolina has been present in the artistic world since early age. At 4, she started dance lessons in Valencia, Venezuela, where she learned Classical Ballet, Tap and Classical Flamenco. At the age of 17, Carolina became part of the Javier Trujillo Dance School and she was later selected to participate in his professional company, "Compañía de Danza Nuevo Flamenco." She first started as a group dancer and soon became one the of principal dancers. Carolina toured to almost every city of Venezuela and participated in important dance festivals in the city of Valencia. At the age of 18 Carolina moved to Miami and soon after she started teaching Flamenco at our Studio. She is currently in charge of most 3 to 5 yr old classes and ran our babies summer dance camp last year which was a great success.

Christie started dancing at the age of 2 starting with Ballet, and soon branched out to Jazz, and Modern at the age of 5. While training in these styles, she soon fell in love with Hip-Hop and Salsa at the age of 8, but continued to train in previous styles. Christie performed in dance programs at Glades Middle School as a part of the Upbeat Dance Team, along with the dance programs at Southwest High School as a part of the Illusions Dance Team. She has earned countless awards for her achievements in dance including choreography, and has appeared on local shows like "Aqui Todos Ganan," "Deco Drive," and " El Show de Fernando." She currently attends the Honors College at Miami-Dade, and continues her training in Hip-Hop, and Salsa to expand her horizons of skill and versatility.