Meet Our staff

Nikki started training in a studio at age ten and began teaching at age 13. She danced

competitively for her studio and her high school dance team throughout high school.

Nikki then continued to train through college at Mt. San Antonio college with professional

award-winning choreographer Lee Martino. There, she also taught and choreographed sets for their spring and fall dance concert.

Nikki has 20 years of dance experience in a variety of styles, including jazz, tap, ballet, and hip hop. She specializes in teaching Lyrical, Contemporary and Modern Dance to ages 2-18.

Nikki has choreographed for multiple schools such as: Don Antonio Lugo High School,

Claremont High School, Ontario High School, Upland High School and The School of the Arts Enterprise.

In addition to dancing competitively, Nikki has choreographed competitively for 17 years, winning numerous first place overall awards, regional and national titles, and best

choreography awards.

All of Nikki’s past students have moved on to have professional careers in dance. You can find them successfully teaching and choreographing at a schools and studios or dancing professionally for companies and television.

When Nikki is not teaching and creating choreography, she loves to spend time with her husband and two young children. She enjoys taking spontaneous trips to Disneyland and the Beach.

Nikki looks forward to working with the students of Studio M Dance Collective and helping to guide their journeys toward becoming successful dancers.

Courtney Jaimes started dancing at eight years old. From a young age she found a passion in the art and loved performing. For college, Courtney attended Mt. Sac and for several years was selected for their Repertory Dance Company under the direction of Lee Martino and Amy Nakamura. She performed at the American College Dance Association (ACDFA) where she received feedback from prestigious judges and mentors. As a working dancer, she has had the opportunity to share the stage with artists such as Jennifer Holiday, Rogelio Douglas Jr. and Obba Babatundé. In 2016 Courtney won first place and crowd favorite with her hip hop crew at World of Dance Los Angeles. When teaching, she prides herself on creating a safe space for her dancers to feel encouraged. She provides a positive environment while helping students improve and blossom into the best versions of themselves. When Courtney is not dancing she is spending time with her husband and two boys. She loves going to Target, Disneyland and usually has coffee in hand. 

 I have trained and competed since the age of 3 years old at Dance Dimensions in many styles! After high school I attended Riverside City College for 2 years, where I was on the dance team my Freshmen year and competed at the collegiate level in Daytona Florida. Which was one of my favorite memories of competing.
My Junior year I transferred to California State University, Fullerton which I attended my last two years of school. In May 2022, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations.

On my free time, I like to go to Country concerts/ line dancing, go on trips, go to the movies, and anything fun!

I’m very excited to be apart of Studio M Collective and can’t wait to see the growth of all the dancers! 

Julie is the friendly face at the front desk ready to help with any questions or concerns and also teaches our Ground Acro and Flexibility Class.

The oldest of five kids, Julie was home schooled by her wonderful parents and is now following in their footsteps to become an entrepreneur. 

Julie likes to say that she was blessed with two left feet! However, she loves dance and

especially loves watching people express themselves through their art. You may even catch her peeping through the window, wishing that she could move like the dancers at Studio M.

When she is not at the studio, Julie enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and reading. 

Julie looks forward to getting to know the students at Studio M Dance Collective and getting to witness their dancing journeys.