Our Teachers

Audrey Dias has been dancing at Kings Dance Center since she was 2 years old! She has been a member of the Dancers Unlimited Competition team since the age of 7. As part of the competition team she has had the opportunity to attend Nationals with Hollywood Connection and has been awarded several scholarships from Hollywood Connection, Velocity, LA Dance Magic, & others! She currently attends Sierra Pacific High School where she is the Captain of the Varsity Dance Team and the Overall Captain for the Varsity Cheer Team. Audrey has been a Teachers Assistant at Kings Dance Center for the last 5 years and was chosen as the Dancer of the Year 2024 for Kings Dance Center! Audrey is trained in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, & Tap. She is very excited to share her love for dance with her students!

Brooke Faria graduated from Jefferson Charter Academy as a fluent bilingual student and graduated from Sierra Pacific High School as a graduate of distinction. She is attending Fresno State, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders, to become a Speech Language Pathologist. Go Dogs! She was awarded Miss Kings County’s Teen in 2024, placed top 10 at the Miss California Pageant. She was also voted "Miss Congeniality". She has been dancing since the age of 2 and was on Kings Dance Center Dancers Unlimited Competition Team for 11 years. Brooke has received training in Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Pointe, Jazz and Hip Hop. She has been the recipient of several dance scholarships from Hollywood Connection. Brooke was a teacher's assistant for 4 years and has enjoyed teaching classes from tiny tots to tweens. Brooke cannot wait to share her training and love of dance with others!

Claire Fierro has grown up dancing at Kings Dance Center for the past 14 years. She is also dancing on their competitive dance team, Dancers Unlimited. She gained additional experience with the "Dance League" Company when she was 14 years old, and has received many accolades for her solos. She has played Varsity Basketball for Redwood High School and is a life long member of California Scholarship Federation club. She also enjoys doing volunteer work in her spare time and is very involved in the Catholic Church of Visalia. Claire has also assisted and trained alongside Martha Kelly-Fierro and is now instructing on her own here at KDC. Claire is very excited to begin her new teaching role. 

Courtney Fontes walked into her first ballet class at the age of 3 and at 8 years old, joined the very first Dancers Unlimited Mini’s Competition Team. Courtney has trained in various styles of dance including, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Tap and began teaching at age 15. As a member of Dancers Unlimited for 9 years, she was the recipient of several scholarships from competitions/conventions like West Coast Dance Explosion, KAR, Encore, LA Underground, and 1st Overall Awards for her solos. She was also a member of Martha Kelly-Fierro’s company Altered Modalities for 2 years before moving to Los Angeles for college. While pursuing a career in the film and television industry, she taught at a handful of local dance schools and was a cast member at Disneyland Parks, performing in the 50th Anniversary and Christmas parades. Courtney earned a Bachelor's Degree in Cinema and Television Arts with a focus in Television Production from California State University, Northridge. Her knowledge and experience in production is broad, she has held many titles like production assistant, editor, camera operator and producer, to name a few. She has worked on short and long-term projects for companies like Mandeville Films (Walt Disney Studios first look), Sony Pictures, Madison Gate Records, Toyota, Facebook/Instagram (Meta), MTV/Vh1 and Comedy Central. Courtney also fell in love with aerial arts and has been training in silks, lyra and hammock for 8+ years, and has been an instructor for 6 years. After moving back to Lemoore, Courtney completed a Nutritional Therapy Program and is now a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She is also excited to be back at her home studio sharing her love of dance with her students.

Halle Stone is a graduate of Kings Christian School. While at Kings Christian she had the opportunity to work with the elementary and be one of the few high school students who is a teacher assistant. Halle has been dancing with Kings Dance Center since the age of 6. She joined the competition team, Dancers Unlimited, when she was 7 years old. While being on the competition team she has had the opportunity to train in numerous styles including: Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Hip-Hop. While being a member of the competition team, it has also given her the opportunity to receive several dance scholarships from Velocity, Hollywood Connection, and Reinforce Dance Experience. She’s been able to attend & compete at both Hollywood Connection and Velocity dance nationals!! Halle has been at teacher’s assistant for the past 4 years and has assisted ages from pre-teens to tiny tots. Halle cannot wait to share her love and passion for dance while teaching young students!!

Hannah Bos grew up dancing at Kings Dance Center, and has worked with young dancers for over 17 years. She was a Dancers Unlimited competition team member for 7 years. Hannah was also Miss Woodland Hills 2020 and competed in the Miss California Pageant in 2021. She is a graduate of Fresno Pacific University, with a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts, and a Masters Degree in Education. She currently teaches 4th grade at Hanford Christian School. She has a passion for working with the youngest of dancers and instilling a lifelong love of dance and a sense of confidence. Hannah and her husband currently reside in Hanford, CA. 

Jillian is a student at California State University, Fresno.  She has been dancing at Kings Dance Center for 16 years and has been a member of the Dancers Unlimited Competition Team for 11 years. Previously, Jillian has performed with the Sacramento Ballet as the lead role of both Fritz and Clara in their production of the Nutcracker. Jillian has also studied with the American Ballet Theater and Alonzo King Lines Ballet. She enjoys all styles of dance and is excited to share her love of performing with the younger dancers.

Maddy is a student at California State University, Fresno working towards a liberal arts degree to become an Elementary School Teacher. She has been dancing since the age of 5 and joined the competition team, Dancers Unlimited at the age of 7. She has trained in all styles of dance and has received dance scholarships from Hollywood Connection and NUVO. She is so excited to be part of the teaching staff at KDC and share her love of dance with her students.

Martha Kelly­-Fierro has traveled the country and abroad choreographing, instructing, and showcasing her contemporary dance company.  Her unique style of dance was nurtured by assisting and touring with such world renown choreographers as Mia Michaels (So You Think You Can Dance), Keith Clifton (The Edge Dance Studio, Hollywood), and Jeff Amsden (A Few Good Men Dancin' ­ Broadway, NYC).

Her contemporary company, Altered Modalities, has been in existence for over 14 years and has performed in New York, Houston, Washington, Arizona, and throughout California. She has won several awards, including the new choreographer award at the Dance Under the Stars and the prestigious Gold Leo award at the Jazz Dance World Congress in 2000. Several of the dancers she has trained have gone on to dance, choreograph, or instruct professionally. She toured the United States as a faculty member with West Coast Dance Explosion and has been sought after as a master teacher because of her passion for movement and growth.
Currently, Martha and her husband reside with their seven children in Visalia, CA.

Meghan Verheul has been dancing at Kings Dance Center since the age of 3. She has trained in numerous styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and tap. Meghan was also a member of KDC’s Dancers Unlimited from a young age, winning various awards such as the Fame award and Icon runner-up at Hollywood Connection as well as a scholarship to AMDA performing arts college. In addition, she was accepted into the Joffrey Chicago ballet summer intensive. She was also named KDC Dancer of the Year in 2017! Meghan earned her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Fresno State and currently works as a Speech Pathologist in Clovis, CA. She looks forward to sharing her love of dance with her students!

Michelle Clevenger has been teaching for 20 years and has studied all genres of dance. Dancing with KDC since she was 7 years old and was part of the KDC Dancers Unlimited competition team for 6 years. She was part of the KDC Nutcracker and performed in the Waltz of the Flowers, Snow, Spanish Tea, Marzipan & as the Arabian Soloist. She also traveled to Oregon doing The Nutcracker for the Northwest Pacific Ballet Company performing in the roles of Waltz of the Flowers, Snow & Marzipan. Michelle and her family lived in Illinois for 2 years and while there she was teaching competitive dance teams. She has studied musical theater and lighting production and performed a solo role in the play "Carousel". Michelle has taken classes from many award winning choreographers and has traveled to dance conventions all over California. She enjoys teaching various styles and age groups and currently resides in Lemoore, CA with her husband and 5 children.

Sarah Verheul has been dancing at Kings Dance Center since she was 4 years old. She has trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip-hop. Since she was 14, she has been a teacher’s assistant for the Creative Dance and Dancing Tots programs. She was also on the KDC competition team, Dancer’s Unlimited, for seven years. In addition to being heavily involved in dance, she is also a graduate of California State University, Fresno in Speech Pathology with a minor in dance. She currently works as a Speech Pathologist in Clovis, CA.  At Fresno State, she was also a member of the school’s Contemporary Dance Ensemble, who has put on numerous shows throughout the community, as well as traveling to the American College Dance Association where they placed in the top 10 out of 40 numbers in 2017.  She looks forward to continuing her teaching career and sharing her love of dance.