Styles: Ballroom (Basics), Heels Technique
Popular Studios: Broadway Dance Center, STEPS
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Class Descriptions:
Ballroom (Basics) - Learn the history, technique, & basics of one of the 5 International Latin dances (chacha, samba, rumba, paso doble, jive) with professional Ballroom dancer Natalya Z. This workshop will educate students on how to study the hip/leg-action & basic syllabus steps of their chosen Latin dance both solo & in partnership, as well as how to apply these ballroom fundamentals to more commercial-based solo choreography.
Heels Technique - Dive-deep into the technique & expression behind the art of Heels Dance with the creator of ZTHEORY, Natalya Z. Using the training methods that she developed during her professional career as a competitive Ballroom Dancer, Natalya’s teaching style revolves around a deep understanding of leg, knee, & hip action - as well as how it informs the quality of our movement & performance. This class serves as a space to equip students with the necessary tools to further refine their Heels technique, complemented by choreography that challenges them to express themselves without inhibition.
Natalya Z is a Los Angeles–based dancer, instructor, and choreographer with a foundation in competitive Ballroom Dance and a specialization in Heels technique. After over a decade of international competition and training under world-renowned coaches, Natalya transitioned from DanceSport into the commercial dance world—merging ballroom precision with contemporary movement.
In 2020, she founded ZTHEORY, a dance company and training method designed to empower dancers of all levels through technical mastery, performance confidence, and self-expression in heels. Her classes emphasize clean technique, body awareness, and authenticity, fostering not just strong dancers, but mindful artists and instructors. Today, ZTHEORY has grown into a creative community influencing a new generation of performers across the U.S.
