Teacher Bios
Celinda is the owner of En Pointe Dance & Fitness. She began dancing at the age of three in a small town in Northern California. She danced with Ballet Repertoire Theatre throughout her high school years.
She continued to dance in college and followed her love of dance to California State University, Long Beach where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance. Celinda owned and operated a children's mobile dance company for the past ten years, bringing dance to children in preschools, elementary schools and junior high schools.
She has performed in ballets such as "The Nutcracker," "Cinderella," "Alice In Wonderland," "Hansel & Gretel," "Sleeping Beauty" and many others. Celinda is a certified Burn at the Barre instructor and is licensed to teach Zumba, Zumba Toning and Zumbatomics.
She is excited for the opportunity to bring dance and fitness to the community through En Pointe Dance & Fitness.
Olivia, a New Mexico native, has been training in ballet, contemporary, and hip-hop for 18 years. She was a soloist in the Las Cruces Chamber Ballet throughout high school - dancing as the Spanish Chocolate in the Nutcracker, the Diamond Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, and the Black Swan in Swan Lake. While attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for her bachelor's in civil engineering, Olivia joined United in Movement, a dance team focusing on hip-hop and modern dance styles. During her presidency, she and her board of directors planned a performance that showcased all 13 dance clubs on campus, which sold out the 1,300-person capacity of the Performing Arts Center. Since moving to Long Beach, Olivia is looking forward to helping people realize their passion for dance, just as she has.
Veronica Resa Leveaux, a Long Beach local has been dancing and training ever since she was 2 years old at her local dance studio. She trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Hiphop, Jazz, Tap, and more, With her passion for dance she soon joined the Wilson High School’s Dance team her freshman year, making it into 7/8. She continued to dance all four years of High school, and improved allowing her to join Advanced Dance when she was a sophomore. Now in college, Veronica continues to share her love and passion for dance by teaching at En Pointe!
Elizabeth has been training in ballet, jazz, and contemporary for over ten years. She grew up in
Fallbrook, California and studied classical ballet at Academy of Ballet Arts. She performed in
the Nutcracker, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty. During
summers, she attended intensives at Ballet Arizona and State Street Ballet.
In high school, she joined the dance team where she learned jazz, tap, and hip-hop techniques.
She choreographed pieces for football games and recitals, and joined the National Honor
Society for Dance Arts. Elizabeth also became a swim instructor and discovered her love for
teaching children’s classes.
She attended San Diego State University for two years, where she had the opportunity to train
in modern, ballet, Horton, and somatic techniques. She collaborated on many choreographic
projects and performed in the University Dance Company. She was awarded a dance
scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Downtown San Diego. Elizabeth recently transferred to
Cal State Long Beach, where she is pursuing her BA in dance. She is excited to be furthering
her education across the dance field. She is thrilled to be starting her teaching journey with En
Pointe, and looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with the Long Beach community.
Ashley Temeyer, a Florida native, moved to Long Beach in 2022 to attend CSULB for her BFA in dance. Ashley grew up dancing competitively and training in contemporary, ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and lyrical techniques. She graduated from a performing arts high school and is continuing her dance education in college. She loves sharing her passion for dance and hopes to inspire the next generation of young dancers.
Melanie has been a dancer since she was old enough to walk! She has trained in all styles of dance, but her favorites are Musical Theatre and Jazz. Melanie is originally from Kentucky and moved to New York City after high school to go to a professional training program at The Institute for American Musical Theatre. While in NYC, she was a backup dancer for an indie pop artist, Shenna, she professionally choreographed Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party” at The Old Library Theatre in Fair Lawn, NJ, and she obtained her certificate to teach MELT Method. Life brought her over to Long Beach 3 years ago and now she cannot wait to bring her love of Musical Theatre Dance and MELT Method to En Pointe!