About
Liza Marians, Owner, Dance Instructor, Choreographer
Liza is a friendly, patient, and talented dance instructor who has been choreographing and teaching wedding dances and a variety of social dances in San Diego for twenty-five years. She was professionally trained as a ballroom dance instructor at Mac Vitties Dance Studio where she taught for a few years and then branched out on her own furthering her training with experts in the field. The daughter of an accomplished international folk dancer, Liza has been dancing all her life.
Her favorite things about dance are: how it lifts your spirits, musicality, being sociable, and performing. Liza just started competing in dance in 2022 and has won awards in the genres of Country Two-Step and West Coast Swing. See her list of awards below.
Liza is also a DJ at Country DJ Events and will start DJ'ng at dance conventions such as The Edge Dance Event in Temecula in March 2026. She specializes in country western hoedowns but is happy to DJ weddings, birthday parties, corporate events, and more.
Liza earned a bachelor's degree in social science with an emphasis in cultural anthropology from SDSU. She also studied at Brandeis University in Massachusetts and Grossmont Community College in El Cajon. She loves what she does and is grateful that she gets to spread the joy of dance & music everyday!
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Mark Pablo, Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Mark is an enthusiastic, kind, and gifted dance instructor and choreographer who brings out the best in his students. He has been teaching with Liza for 5 years but has over twenty-five years of dance experience. A Hawaiian native, he loves to laugh and enjoy life and will make learning to dance a joy! As he loves to say to our new students: "Welcome to the dance world!"
His favorite things about dance are: creating unconventional movement and choreography, musicality, connecting socially and energetically on the dance floor, and teaching body mechanics and connection. He has an eye for perfection which helps his students attain excellence in whatever they're doing.
Mark's expertise is in Hip Hop, West Coast Swing, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Country Two-Step, wedding dance choreography and basic social dance. He has been competing in West Coast Swing for over 20 years and is an All Star Champion dancer who is on staff at the High Desert Dance Classic and San Diego's Dance Diego parties. He has worked with some incredible dancers over the years and has even coached participants on So You Think You Can Dance! However since he is so humble and down to earth, you'd never know all of his accolades. He's just grateful to be doing what he loves and will be there for his students whether there is 1 or 100 in the class.
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