About
Dance Image offers kids dance lessons in Classical Ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz, along with Cecchetti Ballet Academy classes and Dancing Stars classes. The program also offers classes for children and adults of all ages and abilities through its Dancing Stars classes, which are carefully constructed based on Rhythm Works Integrative Dance, a rhythm and dance program designed for those with learning differences and special needs. Dance Image nurtures dance students’ physical and emotional health with a highly specialized dance curriculum that includes carefully selected age appropriate music and choreography.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Thursday afternoons and evenings, plus Saturday morning classes
Dance Image has been in business for over 29 years and has helped students express themselves through dance for more than 25 years. Owner and Artistic Director Debbi D. Miller has been teaching dance for over 41 years and began dancing at the age of 4. The leadership team includes Debbi D. Miller as Owner/Director, Elysse Henry as Senior Instructor, Assistant Director, and Competition Director, Vita D'Anna-Silva as Office Manager, Raelynne (Rae) Rosales and Luis Arellano as Customer Service Representatives, and instructors Jessica Lujan, Katie Winans, Kevin Gramajo (Hip Hop Instructor), and Abner Albino (Instructor and Competition Choreographer). Debbi D. Miller is YPAD Certified, RWID Certified, and CPR Certified, and Elysse Henry (also known as Elysse Mendoza or Miss Elysse) is YPAD Certified and CPR Certified.
Dance Image’s vision is to create a dance studio setting while cultivating each dancer’s love for the art of dance, reverence for the instructors’ experience and knowledge, and a deep respect for themselves and those around them. The studio states that it encourages dancers to aspire to be the best that they can be and to achieve their personal best through discipline, perseverance, and dedication. Dance Image describes itself as a diverse and all inclusive dance studio that is all inclusive all the time, and as one of the leading dance studios in the Whittier, LA County Area. The studio states that it aims to encourage a widespread love of dance, create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all, and provide a safe and positive environment where all students can feel empowered, comfortable and free to express themselves. It also states that it strives to nurture and develop talent, celebrate the achievements of all students, and inspire a love and appreciation of all styles of dance, and that its goal is to create a positive and happy experience for all students.
Dance Image is a member of Cecchetti USA, CLI Studios, RWID and YPAD. Cecchetti Ballet Academy classes are available to students ages 7 and up. The studio offers classes for the recreational dancer as well as for the serious dancer, at affordable rates, and offers a range of inclusive dance classes and a variety of dance lessons for all ages and abilities. Dance Image offers a free trial class and also advertises an option to get started with two free lessons. The studio is currently offering a variety of classes through virtual experience, hybrid, and select camp classes. Parents can watch their dancers through a wide glass window, as described in a testimonial from a former instructor.
Dance Image describes having a community of teachers, students and families who are passionate about the performing arts. In one testimonial, a former instructor from Cuba describes visiting several dance studios and choosing to work at Dance Image after meeting the director, Miss Debbi, and Miss Elysse, and observing the organization, the parents watching through a wide glass window, the other instructors, and the training of the students. Another testimonial from a dance parent describes Dance Image offering online virtual classes during a “safer at home” period so that her daughter could continue to dress for class, join her friends and instructors, and see their smiling faces as they joined class together.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Thursday afternoons and evenings, plus Saturday morning classes
Dance Image has been in business for over 29 years and has helped students express themselves through dance for more than 25 years. Owner and Artistic Director Debbi D. Miller has been teaching dance for over 41 years and began dancing at the age of 4. The leadership team includes Debbi D. Miller as Owner/Director, Elysse Henry as Senior Instructor, Assistant Director, and Competition Director, Vita D'Anna-Silva as Office Manager, Raelynne (Rae) Rosales and Luis Arellano as Customer Service Representatives, and instructors Jessica Lujan, Katie Winans, Kevin Gramajo (Hip Hop Instructor), and Abner Albino (Instructor and Competition Choreographer). Debbi D. Miller is YPAD Certified, RWID Certified, and CPR Certified, and Elysse Henry (also known as Elysse Mendoza or Miss Elysse) is YPAD Certified and CPR Certified.
Dance Image’s vision is to create a dance studio setting while cultivating each dancer’s love for the art of dance, reverence for the instructors’ experience and knowledge, and a deep respect for themselves and those around them. The studio states that it encourages dancers to aspire to be the best that they can be and to achieve their personal best through discipline, perseverance, and dedication. Dance Image describes itself as a diverse and all inclusive dance studio that is all inclusive all the time, and as one of the leading dance studios in the Whittier, LA County Area. The studio states that it aims to encourage a widespread love of dance, create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all, and provide a safe and positive environment where all students can feel empowered, comfortable and free to express themselves. It also states that it strives to nurture and develop talent, celebrate the achievements of all students, and inspire a love and appreciation of all styles of dance, and that its goal is to create a positive and happy experience for all students.
Dance Image is a member of Cecchetti USA, CLI Studios, RWID and YPAD. Cecchetti Ballet Academy classes are available to students ages 7 and up. The studio offers classes for the recreational dancer as well as for the serious dancer, at affordable rates, and offers a range of inclusive dance classes and a variety of dance lessons for all ages and abilities. Dance Image offers a free trial class and also advertises an option to get started with two free lessons. The studio is currently offering a variety of classes through virtual experience, hybrid, and select camp classes. Parents can watch their dancers through a wide glass window, as described in a testimonial from a former instructor.
Dance Image describes having a community of teachers, students and families who are passionate about the performing arts. In one testimonial, a former instructor from Cuba describes visiting several dance studios and choosing to work at Dance Image after meeting the director, Miss Debbi, and Miss Elysse, and observing the organization, the parents watching through a wide glass window, the other instructors, and the training of the students. Another testimonial from a dance parent describes Dance Image offering online virtual classes during a “safer at home” period so that her daughter could continue to dress for class, join her friends and instructors, and see their smiling faces as they joined class together.
Last updated June 22, 2026.
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