Our Teachers

Eliezer "Eli'' Rabelo is a dancer choreographer and Teacher rising from Brazil where he start his career. He has over 30 years in the performing arts field and has performed principal roles with the resident company at the  Amazon Opera House and several ballet and modern dance companies in Brazil and USA including renowned Los Angeles ba

Eliezer "Eli'' Rabelo is a dancer choreographer and Teacher rising from Brazil where he start his career. He has over 30 years in the performing arts field and has performed principal roles with the resident company at the  Amazon Opera House and several ballet and modern dance companies in Brazil and USA including renowned Los Angeles based Lula Washington Dance Theatre. He has developed Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, and Pilates curriculum at different institutions, and founded projects dedicated to the arts including Cia. Ballet da Barra in his hometown Manaus - Amazonas - Brazil. He has studied with many Masters in Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Voice, Cello, and Pilates. 

His experience and his passion for Ballet is contagious. He focuses on the basic principles to ensure the highest quality of care and technique in his work, while integrating form and fun for a more efficient work during his classes, whether you may be a professional or someone that may have just started on your journey as a performer.

You can catch Eli’s work here in the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire,  and don’t be surprised if he is speaking in Portuguese, or Spanish, or even a bit of Italian.