Meet The Faculty…

Our staff of highly skilled & educated instructors are passionate about what we do & how we train dancers in a POSITIVE and nurturing environment.

HAVEN

Haven is the owner and founder of Haven’s Urban Movement. She began dancing when she was six years old at Albany Dance Academy under the instruction of Lori Debord. She has trained extensively in various styles such as Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip-Hop (etc.) Owning and directing a studio of her own has been a lifelong dream come true. She wishes to inspire fellow dancers and help them find their passion through dance!

RACHEL

Rachel began dancing at the age of 11 at Dance Dimensions Performing Arts Center in Grand Terrace, CA. She quickly realized her passion for dance and would take class as often as she could in the styles of Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Tap and Hip Hip. Only six months after starting dance she began competing with their competitive company. Rachel, during her competitive career, went on to receive numerous awards, including 2 First Place Overall National Solos and being named Miss Celebrity at Celebrity Competitions Nationals at Sea in 2007. Rachel furthered her training at Cal State Fullerton and University of Oregon.

Rachel’s professional career began at age 17 when she began teaching at Dance Dimensions and by the age of 18 was choreographing for the competitive company. Rachel has been teaching in the Southern California area and Willamette Valley in Oregon for 13 years. Rachel has also choreographed for college productions at Chaffey Community College. Rachel has also done promotional work on the LA area for Matrix hair products. Students Rachel has taught in the past have gone on to perform with traveling companies, in music videos, movies and print.

Rachel loves sharing her passion with students and is so excited to be at Urban Movement where she can encourage them to embrace their own unique styles of movement.

SIERRA

Sierra was born and raised here in Albany. She began taking tumbling in Corvallis at the age of 3, dance in Albany at the age of 6, and competitive dance at the age of 11. She has studied Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, hip hop, fusion, and acro. Her love of dance continued into high school where she was a member of the West Albany Hi-Steppers for 4 years.

Sierra is currently a certified Gymnastics & Acro Instructor through USA Gymnastics.

NORAYLIA

Noraylia was born and raised in California, and was a competitive dancer from the age of 2. Training in jazz, tap, lyrical, music theater, contemporary, hiphop, pom and more. At her studio she was apart of the elite, comp and pom teams and apart of the ballet program. Earning national level solo and group winnings at Kar, Celebrity, Showstoppers and other big competitions. She has traveled the west coast gaining scholarships at Break the Floor conventions from a young age. Once in high school, Noraylia was USA All American top 10 and USA All American/Super Sensational Winner. She was 4-year varsity, 2-year varsity captain of her high school team and founding president of her schools National Honors Society of the Dance Arts. Noraylia currently attends Oregon State University majoring in Anthropology and is apart of the Beaver Dance Team. She is so excited to share her knowledge of dance with the next generation of dancers! 

Go Beavs! 

ANNAH

Annah grew up in Las Vegas and started taking ballet and tap classes at 3. After dancing for ten years at Dance Etc. and training in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, ballet, and musical theater she earned her high school diploma from Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts where she studied dance for four years. Annah developed skills in ballroom, modern, Horton and Graham and performed with many companies including Nevada Ballet Theater and Legends in Concert. After moving to Oregon, she continued to dance at Corvallis Academy of Ballet and Haven's Urban Movement.

BREE

Bree started dancing at the age of 12 years old with our very own Haven. She originally started in a hip hop class with the intention of just for fun but quickly ended up finding a passion for it. After her first recital she realized how much she loved performing.

This passion lead to her joining the high school dance team at South Albany. From there on she has had choreography opportunities such as helping with a section of her freshman year hip hop routine to co choreographing her senior year hip hop routine with another teammate! As well as being a captain her senior year.

Since then, Bree has trained in contemporary, jazz, musical theater, ballet, jazz fusion & hip hop.

For Bree, dancing was her outlet. Whenever she’s upset, frustrated or stressed, dance is the way to express herself & really let go. Whether it’s dancing for her own enjoyment or teaching, dance has made more confident & self expressive.

Bree is humbled to be apart of the studio & hopes to inspire dancers to become the artist they truly are.

SYIAN

Syian has been dancing for fifteen years doing all styles including ballet, lyrical, contemporary, modern, tap, jazz, fusion and hip-hop doing so competitively. She was also a gymnast for eight years. Syian started competing in both dance and gymnastics at the age of 6. She was on the LHS dance team for four years, a captain for three, and was a 2022 All State dancer. Syian is excited to share her passion for dance with others!

Syian is currently a certified Gymnastics & Acro Instructor through USA Gymnastics

CAMI

Cami fell in love with dance at the age of 4 and hasn’t stopped since. She began her dance journey at Cascade Performing Arts Center where she trained in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and tap. She was then a member of the Albany Gems Dance Team for 3 years. While on the team, the Albany Gems brought home two youth state championships. Following her time on the Albany Gems, Cami was a member of the West Albany Hi Steppers for 4 years, earning a State Championship title with her team as well as a spot on the 2022 DDCA All State Team and a DDCA Dance Scholarship. During her high school career, Cami continued to train at Haven’s Urban Movement for 3 years in styles such as ballet, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, jazz, and musical theater.
This year Cami will be continuing onto her 4th season as an Assistant Coach for the Albany Gems Dance Team. She will also be performing in her rookie season of the Rosebuds Dance Team. 
Cami is very excited to be teaching at HUM and to share her love and knowledge of dance.  

EVA

Eva has been dancing for fourteen years and has been competing since she was 6 in company & crew. She also has a background in competitive gymnastics. Eva has trained in dance styles such as: ballet, jazz, hip hop, fusion, contemporary, musical theater, creative movement, lyrical and tap. Eva loves to choreograph her own routines and has competed her own choreography in several competitions. She’s a 4 year member and 3 year captain of LHS Explosion Dance Team in Lebanon. Eva will be graduating this year. Eva says the first thing people notice about her is her long hair, which is roughly 44in long! a Fun fact avout her is that Miss Syian is her older sister! Eva is very excited to teach!

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