Where Movement Meets Artistry
A vibrant dance and movement studio in Garden Grove, CA, where passion, technique, creativity, and personal growth come together.
EXPLORE CLASSESA Space to Grow, Move & Create
Garden Dance Centre is a welcoming dance and movement studio in Garden Grove, CA, where everyone has space to grow. From foundational dance training to Pilates Mat and conditioning, each class brings together artistry, technique, physical well-being, and a genuine love for movement.
Classes are available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced dancers, with offerings in ballet, jazz, Pilates Mat, stretching, and conditioning. Group and private dance lessons provide opportunities to build confidence, coordination, strength, flexibility, and resilience while developing a deeper connection with movement.
The studio is dedicated to creating an uplifting and intentional atmosphere for dancers and movers of all ages and experience levels. Every step is an opportunity for personal growth, physical strength, creative expression, and artistic fulfillment.
Build Your Foundation
Tuesday
Ballet 3
5:00–6:30PM
Pre-Pointe
6:30–7:30PM
Wednesday
Pre-Ballet
4:30PM
Ballet 1
5:30PM
Ballet 2
6:30PM
Saturday
Pre-Ballet
10:00AM
Experienced Teachers, Intentional Movement
Meet Stella McKenzie
Stella McKenzie is Garden Dance Centre’s Ballet & Jazz instructor. She fell in love with the art of dance at the age of eight. By seventeen, she had won three National Championships for Mater Dei High School and was awarded the title “Dance Star” by the United Dance Association.
Stella attended UCI and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Social Ecology. After years of studying under world-renowned choreographers, she perfected many dance forms, including Classical Ballet, Fosse Jazz, Egyptian Dance, and Brazilian Samba.
Her career has taken her across the nation and around the world. Starting in New York City, she trained and performed the Fosse style of Jazz with Broadway star Anne Reinking. She later became assistant choreographer and principal dancer for Akubra Contemporary Ballet Company in Los Angeles. Her early projects included choreographing HBO’s “Pretty Things” and performing for Michael Jackson.
Stella toured the world with Imagine Nation before landing a lead spot in the Vegas-style revue for Sandcastle in Saipan in the Marianas Islands. Back in Los Angeles, she danced with the award-winning Layla and the Lotus Dancers for six years, appearing in numerous music videos with Persian Pop artists Mansour and Leila Forouhar.
Her performance career also included becoming a Las Vegas Showgirl at the world-famous Rio Hotel and Casino, launching a solo dance career, performing at weddings and cultural events, appearing in staged shows including “King King Folies” in Hollywood, and performing the Dance of the Seven Veils. She was also a featured dancer at the Official Grammy Awards After-Party.
While performing has always been her passion, Stella considers the time she spends with children the most fulfilling part of her life. While pursuing her dance career, she simultaneously worked as an elementary school substitute teacher for Montebello and Los Angeles Unified School Districts. She taught bilingual and special education classes in inner-city schools for seven years and has taught dance to children and teens in studios for more than seventeen years.
In 2023, Stella graduated Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in counseling from Palo Alto University. She is currently an AMFT specializing in therapy for children and adolescents.
Stella’s Schedule
Thursday
Ballet 2 · 5:30–6:30PM
Jazz 2 · 6:30–7:30PM
Saturday
Ballet 1 · 11:00AM–12:00PM
Jazz 1 · 12:00–1:00PM
Meet Rachel Le
With a background in occupational therapy, Rachel Le is passionate about helping people move, heal, and regain strength and independence. Her approach centers on intentional movement that supports rehabilitation, mobility, and overall well-being.
Rachel discovered Pilates as a powerful tool for strengthening, mobility, and the mind-body connection. She combines her therapeutic background with mindful, intentional movement to create classes that feel purposeful, empowering, and accessible.
Whether the goal is recovery, improved mobility, greater strength, or increased confidence, Rachel encourages each person to connect with their body and move with intention.
“I believe in movement as medicine.”
With love, Rachel
Rachel’s Schedule
Saturday
Pilates Mat · 10:15–11:00AM
Find Your Way Into Movement
Ballet
Foundational through advanced ballet training designed to develop technique, coordination, strength, and artistry.
Jazz
Explore rhythm, musicality, expression, and dynamic movement through jazz dance.
Pilates Mat
Mindful movement focused on strength, mobility, control, and the connection between body and mind.
BOOK PILATESStretching & Conditioning
Build physical strength, flexibility, mobility, and body awareness to support your movement practice.
Weekly Classes
Sign-up opens Mondays and ends at the start of class or once the class is full.
Tuesday
Ballet 3
5:00–6:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Pre-Pointe
6:30–7:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Wednesday
Pre-Ballet
4:30–5:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Ballet 1
5:30–6:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Ballet 2
6:30–7:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Thursday
Ballet 2
5:30–6:30PM
Stella McKenzie · Studio 1
Jazz 2
6:30–7:30PM
Stella McKenzie · Studio 1
Friday
Ballet 1
5:00–6:00PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Ballet 2
6:00–7:00PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Stretching/Conditioning
7:00–7:30PM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 1
Saturday
Pre-Ballet
10:00–11:00AM
Amecie Lublin · Studio 2
Pilates Mat
10:15–11:00AM
Rachel Le · Studio 1
Ballet 1
11:00AM–12:00PM
Stella McKenzie · Studio 1
Jazz 1
12:00–1:00PM
Stella McKenzie · Studio 1
Find Your Place in Movement
Whether you are discovering dance for the first time, continuing your training, or looking for intentional movement through Pilates and conditioning, Garden Dance Centre offers a supportive space to move, create, and grow.
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