Ms. Rinaldi holds her Fellowship, (passed with distinction) in Cecchetti USA and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and is a member of Cecchetti International. The Fellowship is the highest teaching qualification awarded. She is Chair of the Board of Directors for Cecchetti USA. In addition, Ms. Rinaldi is an examiner for the organization and travels around the country evaluating students in this capacity. Her training began with Carol Garland, whose Cecchetti background emphasized pure classical styling. She received her degree in Theater from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied with many fine dance teachers. She received private coaching both as a dancer and a teacher from Sheila Darby, FISTD, head and founder of Cecchetti USA. In 1983, she set her first choreography, (on Goleta Civic Ballet) and won the NARB Monticello Scholarship to the Craft of Choreography conference from the Pacific Region.

Emmy Lou Crawford has taught creative dance, ballet, modern and jazz for the past thirty years. She holds an ACUSA, Licentiate Cecchetti, USA and her Associate Diploma (ARAD Dip) from the Royal Academy of Dance based in London, England. Each year, she enters students in the RAD or Cecchetti examinations from primary through professional to ensure excellence in training. Ms. Crawford's early training was with Eugene Loring at the American School of Dance in Hollywood, California. She received a full scholarship, which included eighteen classes a week of ballet, free style, character, choreography, and jazz. This opportunity afforded her teachers like: Merce Cunningham, Aaron Gerard, John Butler, Carmen deLavallade, Roy Fitzell, Matt Mattox, and many others. After her studies she went on to a professional career in Television and movies. She did shows including Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball and movies like 'Hello Dolly', "Finians Rainbow" and others. Ms. Crawford also holds AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) certificates for three to six year olds and six to twelve year olds. She currently teaches a six to twelve class in Lompoc, California.