Gia Waxman and Myrta George, bring years of experience as professional dancers, teachers and choreographers with regional, national and international dance studios and performing companies.  Now, both have teamed up to share their expertise in the dance field with a new generation of dance students at the Elite Dance Academy.

Gia Waxman - Academy Director and EDA Performing Group Artistic Director

Gia was born in London, England. She was raised in Puerto Rico where she received her early dance training from her mother Myrta, at her ballet school in Puerto Rico. Her first stage apperance was at age 3, as the youngest princess in the ballet "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". Her dance education continued with teachers from Ballets de San Juan, The National Ballet of Cuba, Joffrey Ballet, National Ballet of Canada and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. As a young dancer, she was a member of Ballet Juvenil, soloist with Leonor Constanza Dancers and performed in local television programs in San Juan.

Moving to Arizona in 1978, she joined the Mesa Civic Ballet and was a soloist with the Young People's Ballet of Mesa/Tempe. She later joined Ballet Concerto of Fort Worth, TX. Back in Arizona, she was principal dancer and Ballet Mistress of the Youth Ballet of Phoenix, sponsored by the Library, Parks and Recreation of the City of Phoenix. Her first dance school was Gia's Dance Studio in Phoenix. This grew into the Northwest Ballet and Dance Center and later developed into North Phoenix Dance School and Performing Group. Gia has also taught at various dance studios in Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix.

Myrta George - CEO, Ballet Mistress and Master Teacher

 Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Myrta started her dance training at age 5 with Navas Dance Academy and continued her advance studies with Lottie Tisher. After graduating from high school, she auditioned and was accepted at the prestigious School of American Ballet, Balanchine's school for the New York City Ballet. Her first professional appearance, while still a student there, was with the Corps de Ballet at Radio City Music Hall. During her professional career she danced with ballet companies in Puerto Rico, New York and London. She later owned and managed ballet schools in Puerto Rico and Phoenix, AZ. and also taught at various dance studios in Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix . She was the founder and Artistic Director of the Youth Ballet of Phoenix, a program sponsored by the Library, Parks and Recreation of the City of Phoenix. As a member of the Dance Educators of America, she assisted her teacher, Joseph Levinoff, during the preparation of his ballet curriculum for that entity.

Myrta moved to Houston where she joined the teaching staff  of Houston Ballet Academy and held the position of Ballet Mistress for the Clear Lake Metropolitan Ballet, now Bay Area Ballet of Houston.