Styles: Hip Hop, House Dance, Locking
Experience (select list):
- Studios: Tmilly, Movement Lifestyle, Millennium, STEPS,
- Universities: Chapman, AMDA, Studio School, Santa Monica City College
- Dance Conventions: Dancer Palooza, Dance Excellence
- Dance Competitions: Act 1 Talent, Urbance Barcelona, February Hip Hop Madrid, Feel The Bounce Mexico City, Expression Dance Mexico Chihuahua, The Release Dance Comp Vancouver Canada , The Roof Dance Comp Mexico City
Class Descriptions:
- House Dance: High Energy footwork with a lot of grooves. I emulate a club party vibe and focus on making everyone feel great and part of the experience. The class can be across the floor exercises, drills, house dance combos or a mix of all.
Ray Basa is a Los Angeles native, who loves to use dance to inspire positivity, teach self love, and share happiness. He has taught workshops across the world, including Spain, Japan, Mexico, and India, where he continues to spread his contagious joy for life thru dance. He has choreographed multiple dance numbers from music videos for various Electronic artists like Icona Pop and DJ SKT to live stage performances for music festivals like “Lightning in a Bottle” and “Electric Forest.” where he loves to make artists and dancers feel comfortable in their own movement. He has worked with industry choreographers including Toogie Barcelo, Anthony Lee (Kinjaz), Shaun Evaristo, Scotty Nguyen, and Monika Felice Smith to create impactful pieces. With an urge to give back to the local community he loves, he has lead youth outreach programs and spent some time as asst artistic director for Culture Shock Los Angeles. Ray Basa is still dancing through life with an infectious smile on his face, and continues to motivate others to approach life with the same passion. Some of His Credits Include: Finneas, Tove Lo Sunshine Kitty Tour , Icona Pop, Disney Plus Hip Hop Nutcracker, DJ SKT, Alex Metric, Lighting in a Bottle, Nickelodeon’s Victorious, Coca Cola, Disney’s Shake it Up.
