Caris Dance/Nare Music

About Us

The Caris School of Contemporary Dance

Our classes are taught by trained instructors and choreographers. Both new students and professionals will find classes that sharpen their skills as dancers and encourage their growth as performers. CSD is a professionally equipped studio and
is available for rental. Located in the heart of Fresno, the studio has become a home for Fresno’s dance community. Our goals at CSD are:
     to establish a strong, artistic dance
foundation within our students.
     to inspire more students to become
professional dancers.
     to provide fine art and culture in
Fresno.
     to help stimulate a contemporary dance
scene with patrons and donors.

CSD Instructors

Jasmin La Caris is a Modern-Flamenco dancer and choreographer. She has worked and trained with world-renowned Jose Galvan, La Monica, and the Alonso Kings Lines Ballet School in San Francisco. She is now staging Federico Garcia Lorca's "Don Perlimplin y Belisa," to be released next year.

Daphney Yalung is a Hip-Hop/Modern dancer and choreographer. She currently dances with Samahang Bayanihan, a Filipino Cultural dance troupe. She has also worked with the Fresno Dance Collective under Amy Querin and M.A.D. under Michelle Ainza.

Danny Moua received most of his formal training in the Fresno City College Dance Department under esteemed directors Staphanie Powell and Jimmy Hao. He later danced with M.A.D under Michelle Ainza. Moua has choreographed for City Dances and received the prestigious "Spirit" award.