
Jana Chapeton
Owner/Founder/Director
Jana Chapeton
Jana loves working with beginning level students and preschool dancers. She is most motivated to help students discover dance and movement. Jana has been teaching through out the Bay Area since 1998. Some of her previous performance and Choreography highlights include Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre Group, Anything Goes, It’s a Wrap with Guggenheim Entertainment, Speaking of Dance and He Said She Said with Visual Rhythm Dance Company, Rocky Horror Show with City Lights Theatre Company, Wholeness with Bliss Dance Company, and Paramount Great America’s Celebration Parade.
In 2007 Jana founded Small Fry Dance Club. Jana has since focused on growing SFDC. Jana hopes to bring the same drive and passion to Principal Creative & Performing Arts. Her goal is to mold and develop amazing dancers through both programs.

Carlos Chapeton
Owner/Director of Sales & Marketing
Carlos Chapeton
Before he joined Jana with Small Fry Dance Club on a full time basis, Carlos worked as a web/graphic designer, a video game artist, and eventually taught classes at Cañada College in Redwood City.
Carlos is in charge of our website, branding, and marketing efforts. He is also in charge of our sales and expanding our reach to new schools in the Bay Area and beyond. If you have any questions about marketing, partnerships, or bringing our dance classes to your school, please contact Carlos via email.
chapetonc@smallfrydanceclub.com

Stephanie Costello
Assistant Director – Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet
Stephanie Costello
In 2007, she went off to San Jose State University to further her education in Dance and Psychology. In her time there she studied with Gary Masters, Fred Mathews, Janie Scott, Heather Cooper, and Maria Basile. Furthermore, she studied all levels of Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Choreography. During College she paid her way by teaching dance classes for recreational centers and studios. In 2010, she graduated with two degrees and a passion for working with young children. She currently teaches dance classes for Pre-K level in various styles. Stephanie is also enrolled in child development classes and applying for Credentials/ Masters Program to teach young children.
Stephanie joined Small Fry Dance Club in 2011 and is currently a full time staff member. She will be splitting her time between both programs with a focus on preschool and school age dancers.

Christa Hurrell
Head Teacher – Musical Theatre Department
Christa’s love for dance started at the age of three when her Mom enrolled her in tap class and she never looked back. She kept dancing adding ballet, and jazz to her dance forms as well as performing in the Davis Jazz Choir and her local musical theater company (DMTC). She studied tap at the Davis Art Center under Jere and Julie Curry, Bill Strickland and Lee Harry for 8 years. While attending Palomar College she studied tap under Valerie Clark for 2 years. In 2009, She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in child development from Sonoma State. Christa has a great combination of dance training, teaching experience, and early childhood education exposure! Her teaching experience includes Echale (Stanford University), Davis Art Center, and Gretchen Higgins Elementary School. Her favorite dance styles are tap and musical theater. Christa is passionate about teaching young dancers. Combining her love for music, dance, teaching and children is a dream come true. Christa is one of our Small Fry parents. Her daughter has been taking classes for 2 years now and her younger son also started dancing with us in 2014. Christa will be splitting her time between both program teaching all age groups from infants to adults!Christa Hurrell

Torie Warren
Head Teacher – Performance Teams
Torie Warren

Karen Luu
Head Teacher – Hip Hop Department
Karen Luu is a contemporary hip hop dancer from Southern California who has moved to the San Francisco to broaden her dance styles in Modern, Jazz, and Ballet. She has danced competitively in her High Schools hip hop dance team and has been under the instruction of all San Francisco State University’s dance faculty for the past five years. Karen has choreographed for the SFSU collegiate showcase for two years in a row which allowed her pieces to be showcased at Stanford University’s Bay Area Dance Exchange. Karen has a passion for educating arts and has experience in teaching dance to children with special needs, she hopes to one day become a physical therapist for dancers. She’s currently performing with University Dance Theatre’s company and is expecting to graduate this spring with two bachelor’s degrees of Dance and Kinesiology.Karen Luu

Nekai Abriol
Instructor Since 2019 – Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre
Nekai Abriol

Sarah Artha Mui
Instructor Since 2020 – Ballet
Sarah earned a Bachelor of Science in Business/Marketing from Northeastern University in 2009 and is a full time corporate meetings and event planner. In 2017-2018, she began teaching ballet part time at DanceFIT Studio in Natick, Massachusetts. Having lived in the Bay Area from 2010-2015, she recently relocated from the East Coast back to the Peninsula with her family in 2019. As a mother to two young children, Sarah is thrilled to be part of the Small Fry Dance Club & PCPA company and share her love of dance with young students.Sarah Artha Mui

Nick Christman
Instructor Since 2020 – Musical Theatre, Jazz, Hip Hop
Nick Christman has a history in theatre/musical theatre. His credits include Once on This Island, HAIR, Chicago and In The Heights. He’s had extensive training in acting, vocalization, scene study and performance technique. Additionally, Nick Christman has experience in stage managing and directing on-stage productions. He’s excited to be joining the PCPA family and would like to thank his mother and Beyoncè for all his accomplishments.Nick Christman

Amy Komatsu
Instructor Since 2019 – Ballet, Jazz
Amy has been dancing since she was 2 years old. Her favorite styles are contemporary, lyrical, jazz, ballet, and tap. At Sequoia High School in Redwood City Amy was a part of the advanced dance program and the dance team. After graduating high school, she earned her Bachelor’s in mathematics with a minor in dance at San Jose State University. While studying at SJSU Amy was also a part of the Spartan Competitive Dance Team. Dance has always been a huge part of Amy’s life, and she is very excited to be a part of the Small Fry and PCPA family.Amy Komatsu

Kirsten Jay
Instructor Since 2019
Kirsten has been dancing since she was four years old. Her favorite styles are ballet, contemporary, and lyrical. While she was a student at Notre Dame High School, Kirsten was a part of the advanced dance program and acted as a student teacher for the beginning dance classes. After graduating college with her degree in Journalism, she returned to the Bay Area to teach dance classes at Notre Dame High School. Kirsten is passionate about dance and loves teaching young dancers. She is excited to be part of the Small Fry and PCPA family and make a difference in dancers’ lives. Kirsten Jay

Jeric Peregrino
Instructor Since 2019 – Hip Hop
Jeric Peregrino

Sara Rosenbloom
Instructor since 2019 – Musical Theatre, jazz, ballet
Sara Rosenbloom
Sara Rosenbloom fell in love with dance at 3 years old. Living in Los Angeles she had incredible opportunities to study under the best in the business. She studied at the Performing Arts Center, Millenium, and The Edge. By age 10 she was dancing 23 hours a week, studying Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Modern, and Contemporary. She studied voice under Lis Lewis, Monte Ralstin(Old Deuteronomy, Cats), Marsha Bagwell(Big Momma, Chicago). She moved on to get her BFA in Musical Theater from the University of Arizona in 2007. She has performed for theater companies in Arizona and California and still does. Her other passion in life is teaching children. Having the opportunity to convey the passion and dedication she has through dance to the next generation is a dream come true. She taught her first hip hop class in 2000, and directed her first musical in 2004. She worked in Marin teaching Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Musical Theater, and several competition teams for the last 8 years. Having recently moved to San Mateo, Sara is very excited to be a part of a studio that cares as much about the students themselves as well as their training. Whether they will turn this love of dance into a career, or use these tools to learn a hard work ethic and dedication, she is happy to share in this part of their lives.

Sara Shirley
Instructor since 2016 – Hip Hop, Latin Jam
Sara Shirley
While studying at Utah State University, Sara became a member of the university hip hop dance company “Vilociti.” It was with this talented crew of dancers that Sara choreographed and performed at several major events, spring showcases, and workshops. She graduated with her Bachelor Degree in social work with an emphasis in psychology. Sara taught as a full-time teacher at an elementary school for children with autism in Salt Lake City, Utah. Along with working as a youth counselor, a school teacher, and now a mother to a busy toddler, Sara has continued dancing and teaching. Most recently Sara taught as a Zumba and hip hop dance instructor in several studios in the Idaho/Utah region. Sara has a big heart, a passion for dance, and loves to inspire confidence in children and adults.
saras@principalarts.com

Elseana Skowronski
Instructor Since 2021 – Ballet
Elseana Skowronski
Elseana Skowronski grew up in Oakhurst, CA and started dancing at age 7. Although she started in only one jazz class a week, her interests quickly broadened to include ballet, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, and eventually pointe, and modern dance. While her main focus was training at her local studio, she also explored other opportunities in the dance industry. Elseana attended several dance conventions and intensives throughout California, including the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) month-long dance intensive in Valencia, CA in the summer of 2014. Additionally, Elseana participated in “The Nutcracker” under the Valley Performing Arts Council for 5 years, dancing alongside the Sacramento Ballet in several roles, including Angel, Candy Cane, and Flower. Elseana is currently the Assistant Elite Team Director at Yosemite Dance Company, where she choreographs for and coaches elite level dancers, ages 5 to 18. After transferring from Fresno City College, Elseana received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from San Francisco State University in December 2020.
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Giamaica Zeidler
Instructor Since 2016 – Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop
Giamaica Zeidler
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