Ohana Dance of Manhattan Beach

Ohana Dance of Manhattan Beach is a dance studio in Manhattan Beach, CA. The studio serves dancers of all ages, offering classes for both adults and children scheduled daily and taught by industry choreographers, dancers, and judges. Styles on the schedule include Hip Hop, Breakdance, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Ballroom, and traditional Hula, with instruction geared to every level from beginner through competitive. The studio works with dancers across the South Bay LA area and holds a rating of 4.60.

The studio is led by Founder and Co-Director Krista Kupau, whose dance background is in hula, where she trained under the late Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire. Co-Director Jack Virga-Hall brings a background in martial arts and musical theater to his teaching. The faculty also includes Amie Kilgore in Ballet, Jazz, and Tap, originally from Tucson AZ; Angelica Keamy, an LA native who began dancing at age 2 and specializes in Hip Hop; Frankie "Flave" Nunez, who started breakdancing at 13 in East Los Angeles; Halie Donabedian, a nationally awarded dancer and choreographer who began training at The Dance Company in Kingsburg, CA; Justin Uesugi, born and raised in the South Bay, who discovered dance in 2007; and Kateryna Kamnieva in Ballroom, originally from Ukraine.

The studio structures its programming around three tracks: a ballet conservatory route for students aiming to dance with a ballet company, a competition team for dancers pursuing the commercial dance industry, and a recreational class program focused on physical and creative growth. Instruction is shaped around values of courage, honesty, thoughtfulness, and inclusivity, with instructors including a Principal Ballerina from the Royal Swedish Ballet and an Award-Winning Professional Hula Dancer.

The studio holds a 4.60 rating and serves families across the South Bay with a roster of instructors who have trained in hula, ballet, hip hop, breakdancing, and ballroom across the US and abroad.