About Us

Our Founder

Hello! My name is Caitlin Liau and I am the founder of Dance to You!. I began dancing when I was three years old and am trained in a multitude of dance genres including ballet, contemporary, hip-hop and K-pop, jazz, musical theater, and Korean traditional dance. As a Principal Dancer with the NDT Pre-Professional Company Program at Nunnbetter Dance Theatre, I have performed in various leading roles in the company's Nutcracker and Spring Concert performances, and have attended many esteemed summer intensive programs at American Ballet Theatre, Ellison Ballet, Kaatsbaan, and Manhattan Youth Ballet. In addition, I have placed Top 24 in the Junior Women Classical Ballet Division as a soloist, and placed 3rd in the Small Ensemble Division as an ensemble member at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Philadelphia Regional Semi-Final. At the Academy of the Holy Angels (AHA), I also serve as Dance Captain and Student Choreographer in the Spring Musical Productions, and I am a dance troupe member at Woorigarak Korean Cultural Arts Center. I am incredibly honored to have received the 2025 New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education: Student Award for Exceptional Artistry & Community Leadership in Dance!

Image of Dance to You's founder, Caitlin Liau dancing

Our Story

When Caitlin was 14 years old, she was cast in her dream role of Clara in her dance company's annual production of The Nutcracker. However, earlier that year, her grandfather was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, and could not attend her performance. He had been to every one of her prior Nutcracker performances and she was deeply saddened that he would not be able to attend her biggest and most important performance yet. So, she decided to perform excerpts of her performance for her grandfather in his very own living room instead. He was so overcome with emotion and joy as he watched his granddaughter dance right in front of him! This led her to realize how difficult it can be for people in similar circumstances as her grandfather to go to the ballet and attend other types of dance performances. She also realized that there are many other people who find it more challenging to do so for other various reasons as well, inspiring her to start

Dance to You!.

Our Dancers

Emma Chang

Co-President

Emma Chang is a junior at the Academy of the Holy Angels from Rockland County, New York. She has been dancing since the age of three, but decided to dedicate her focus to classical ballet at the age of 10. She is an Upper Level dancer at Ballet Rockland and trains under many accomplished teachers, including a former principal dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet Theatre. Since 2019, she has attended the ballet summer intensives of prestigious companies such at the Bolshoi Ballet and John Cranko, with scholarships. Starting at age 12, she has performed multiple classical variations at ballet competitions, such as the Youth American Grand Prix. She also has performed in The Nutcracker, and most recently danced in her studio’s production of Alice in Wonderland as the lead role of the White Rabbit. While she spends most of her time training in ballet, she also loves various styles of dance. She especially enjoys planning and performing a K-pop dance with AHA’s Asian American Cultural Club at the academy’s International Night for the past two years. She is very excited to be part of Dance to You! and to share her passionate love for dance with others.

Sophia Velasco

Co-President

Sophia Velasco is currently 16 years old and a sophomore at the Academy of the Holy Angels. She lives in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, and has been dancing since she was three years old. Sophia is a senior ensemble dancer at Coupe Theater Studio who has trained in many dance styles including ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary. Over the past few summers, she has attended several prestigious ballet summer intensives including Orlando Ballet School, Miami City Ballet, and the School of American Ballet. Sophia has competed in the Youth American Grand Prix for the past three years. She also participates in her dance studio’s annual production of The Nutcracker, performing roles such as Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen, and Clara. Sophia is thrilled to be a member of Dance To You! and can’t wait to spread her passion for dance to others!

Reika Chakrabarti

Vice President

Reika Chakrabarti is 16 years old and lives in Tenafly, New Jersey. She started dancing when she was three years old, and has since trained in several genres including jazz, contemporary, modern, hip-hop, and ballet. She is of Indian descent and has taken great pleasure in learning Bollywood dance as well. She has danced with Arya International, and has participated in many fundraisers for the Indian community. Reika spent a summer dancing at the Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive, and she loves to perform in her dance studio, Nunnbetter Dance Theatre's production of The Nutcracker. She has worked her way from the part of the Angel all the way to her dream role of Clara! No matter what she does in the future she knows her love of dance will remain, and she will continue to share this love with others!

Image of one of Dance to You's dancers, Reika Chakrabarti dancing

Nora Shin

Secretary/Treasurer

Nora Shin, from Tenafly, New Jersey, fell in love with dance at the age of five when she had her first ballet class. Since then, dance has become her favorite activity, and she has enjoyed continuing to learn ballet as well as other dance styles such as contemporary and jazz. She is a member of the Pre-Professional Company at Nunnbetter Dance Theatre in Bergenfield, New Jersey and placed Top 6 in the Ensemble category at the YAGP Philadelphia Regional Semi-Final in 2025. Nora has enjoyed volunteering as a student ballet teacher at her dance studio and looks forward to contributing to her community through dance.

Brooke Neuman

Social Media Director

Brooke is from Tenafly, New Jersey and has had a passion for performing for as long as she can remember. She began dancing when she was two and a half years old and ever since, has been training in multiple dance genres, including ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and lyrical. Her professional credits include work as a model and actress for campaigns with J. Crew, Abercrombie, Samsung, and Hard Rock. Brooke recently returned from her first national tour as part of the cast of Hits! The Musical. Her dream is to make it as a performer on the big screen or on Broadway!

Serena Chang

Dancer

From Tenafly, New Jersey, Serena discovered her love for dance at the age of three, and has been dedicated to ballet ever since. She is currently training at the Grainger Academy of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, where she lives and trains. Serena has also attended many summer intensives, including Ellison Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, John Cranko, Richmond Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Kaatsbaan. At age 14, Serena also placed Top 24 in the Junior Classical Division at the YAGP Philadelphia Regional Semi-Final. Looking ahead, Serena hopes to join a professional company and fulfill her dreams of performing on stages all around the world.

Ava Cifelli

Dancer

Biography coming soon!

Elodie Fraga

Dancer

Elodie Fraga, from Dumont, New Jersey, has loved dance for as long as she can remember. She is currently a part of Nunnbetter Dance Theater's Pre-Professional Company. Although ballet is her favorite style of dance, she loves to expose herself to different styles by taking classes such as jazz, contemporary, musical theater, hip-hop, and modern. Last summer, she trained at New Jersey Ballet’s Summer Intensive. She has participated in YAGP for three years so far, and will be competing this year in the Junior Division. In the future, Elodie would love to work as a costume designer for various ballet companies.

Sophia Garzon

Dancer

Sophia Garzon, 15, is a sophomore at the Academy of the Holy Angels. She has been dancing since the age of two and began competing at six. Currently, Sophia is a Varsity Dancer on the Holy Angels Dance Team. Outside of dance, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and working with little kids at a local dance studio. Being part of Dance to You! gives Sophia the opportunity to share her love of dance and inspire others to find joy in it too.

Kateryna Golub

Dancer

Biography coming soon!

Juliana Hernandez

Dancer

Juliana Hernandez is a 14 year old dancer from Teaneck, New Jersey. She has always had a passion for dance having danced since she was three years old, and has studied many genres of dance such as tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, hip-hop, and ballet. She has danced at Nunnbetter Dance Theatre for 11 years and during summers, she has attended intensives at Ballet Academy East, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Ellison Ballet. Not only does she love to dance, but she also loves to sing and act. She has been in a play for Jazz Power Initiative and A Class Act NY, and was a part of her school’s musical, Chicago. In the future, she would love to become an actress and will always love dancing and spreading her passions everywhere.

Eva Miller

Dancer

Eva Miller is a 14 year old dancer living in Teaneck, New Jersey. She has been dancing since she was three years old and has trained in genres such as ballet, jazz, and contemporary. Eva is a sophomore at Hawthorne Christian Academy. She spends most of her time as a company dancer at Nunnbetter Dance Theatre, in Bergenfield. New Jersey. She has also participated in competitions, such as YAGP, StarQuest, Jewels Festival, and Aspire Dance Challenge. Eva has always had a passion for dance, and always will. She is very excited to be a part of Dance To You!, and cannot wait for incredible opportunities to come!