Our Creative Team

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Our Team of Instructors is comprised of extremely talented and experienced performers

who share the desire to teach and impact lives.  Most of our teachers have toured

the United States, Europe & Asia performing and teaching young people.

In addition to their training in the arts, our instructors have taken college courses in

childhood development and education as a means of being fully-equipped

to reach and impact  the students they work with.

BRUCE SAMPSON– Director & Producer

Bruce hails from Southeastern Louisiana and has been involved in entertainment most of his life. At age 15, he was accepted to The American Musical Theater program and The Young Americans. At 17, he signed a recording contract with Rosemont Records in New Orleans and embarked on a summer concert tour, opening for such acts as Maynard Ferguson and Kool and The Gang.

He went on to perform and direct with The Young Americans in Southern CA and Atlanta, GA for several years before breaking out and starting his own entertainment company which produced shows at Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and concert halls all over the West Coast.  For 5 years, Bruce co-wrote and produced over 20 original shows for Tibbies Music Hall, an award-winning dinner theater in Newport Beach.

For 4 years, he directed the arts component of several summer youth camps in Louisiana for D.A.R.E.   He has also shared the stage with Stevie Wonder and Buddy Ebsen among others.  Sampson has advised arts organizations (developing arts education curriculum), received arts grants, choreographed for a number of Southern California show choirs. He currently serves as Associate Director with The Young Americans International Music Outreach Tours, teaching and directing in England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Sweden ,Japan,  and all over the United States.

“I have been extremely blessed with caring mentors, teachers , directors and opportunities. ​

Now, it’s my turn to give back a little.”

 

 

Tara Stoltz- Associate Producer              

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Ontario, Canada, Tara Smart is a professionally-trained gymnast and dancer with a strong passion for the performing arts. She has taught students of all ages and performed as a dancer in a variety of styles including Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, and Tap.

As a gymnast, she has been trained by Olympic Medalists, and has competed in all gymnastic events at a national level. Since 2003, Tara has toured the world with The Young Americans, as a performer, teacher, associate director and assistant producer.

Her skills as a dancer, gymnast and choreographer are incomparable and her dedication to her chosen profession is unfaltering. She is, by all definitions of the term, a “Team Leader”.