A 5-6-7-8 Dance Company
A 5-6-7-8 Dance Company, 7535 Fallbrook Avenue, West Hills, CA 91307
About
A 5-6-7-8 Dance Company offers classes in ballet, tap, tumbling, jazz, acro, contemporary, hip-hop, Polynesian, lyrical, and Musical Theater. Ballet students are eligible to participate in a full-length, professionally staged production of the Nutcracker Ballet every other December, and all dance students take part in a June recital. Loaner tap shoes are available upon request, and beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes are offered in each level, with each child assessed during their trial class.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Dance classes begin in August with continuous enrollment throughout the year
• Price: One free trial class. Bring a friend who registers to receive a $25 credit. First trial class free. Drop in classes available.
Director and owner Holly Dipoma has been running A 5-6-7-8 Dance Co. since 1992, began dancing at age 3 at Marge Patka Dance Studio, taught her first class at age 15, and has performed professionally as a featured dancer at the Starlight Theatre and Fantasy Island Restaurant. The leadership team lists Holly Dipoma as director and owner. Staff members include Valerie Adani, who has been involved in dance since an early age, sang with the United Nations Children’s Choir, acted as an extra on various television shows, danced with the Lakewood Philharmonic Association, performed leading roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, and Rose Queen with the West Valley Ballet Co., and studied classical ballet with Eugene Loring, Valerie Silver, Anita King, and Suzanne Haffamier. Miss Christie earned her bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of Illinois. Savannah Lee May is a 24-year-old actress, singer, and dancer who played Carrie Wilson in the Netflix series Julie and The Phantoms, was a series regular as Buttercup on the Nickelodeon series Knight Squad, guest starred on School of Rock, Bizaardvark, and Cousins for Life, and stars in the Lifetime movie The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders, the feature film A Cowgirl’s Song, and the film Dance Rivals. Amanda Mason choreographed and performed in the Pierce College dance company and has been trained in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, contemporary, salsa, and tap. Justyce Kaelin is a dancer and choreographer from Florida and has been teaching at A 5-6-7-8 Dance Company since 2018.
The program’s stated mission is to provide each dancer with an uplifting and enjoyable experience while learning the art of dance, with teachers who believe it is beneficial to learn in an atmosphere of joy and confidence, and to strive for dancers to feel they have become part of a dance family. Community involvement includes Holly teaching at the park and rec in Simi Valley, all Woodcrest schools, and several Montessori schools from West Hills to Burbank. For all ballet classes, the required attire is pink tights, pink ballet shoes, any style solid assigned-color leotard, hair in a bun, and an optional skirt.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Dance classes begin in August with continuous enrollment throughout the year
• Price: One free trial class. Bring a friend who registers to receive a $25 credit. First trial class free. Drop in classes available.
Director and owner Holly Dipoma has been running A 5-6-7-8 Dance Co. since 1992, began dancing at age 3 at Marge Patka Dance Studio, taught her first class at age 15, and has performed professionally as a featured dancer at the Starlight Theatre and Fantasy Island Restaurant. The leadership team lists Holly Dipoma as director and owner. Staff members include Valerie Adani, who has been involved in dance since an early age, sang with the United Nations Children’s Choir, acted as an extra on various television shows, danced with the Lakewood Philharmonic Association, performed leading roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, and Rose Queen with the West Valley Ballet Co., and studied classical ballet with Eugene Loring, Valerie Silver, Anita King, and Suzanne Haffamier. Miss Christie earned her bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of Illinois. Savannah Lee May is a 24-year-old actress, singer, and dancer who played Carrie Wilson in the Netflix series Julie and The Phantoms, was a series regular as Buttercup on the Nickelodeon series Knight Squad, guest starred on School of Rock, Bizaardvark, and Cousins for Life, and stars in the Lifetime movie The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders, the feature film A Cowgirl’s Song, and the film Dance Rivals. Amanda Mason choreographed and performed in the Pierce College dance company and has been trained in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, contemporary, salsa, and tap. Justyce Kaelin is a dancer and choreographer from Florida and has been teaching at A 5-6-7-8 Dance Company since 2018.
The program’s stated mission is to provide each dancer with an uplifting and enjoyable experience while learning the art of dance, with teachers who believe it is beneficial to learn in an atmosphere of joy and confidence, and to strive for dancers to feel they have become part of a dance family. Community involvement includes Holly teaching at the park and rec in Simi Valley, all Woodcrest schools, and several Montessori schools from West Hills to Burbank. For all ballet classes, the required attire is pink tights, pink ballet shoes, any style solid assigned-color leotard, hair in a bun, and an optional skirt.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
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