Claudia is so excited to be teaching this session here at CYT! Having a passion for theatre and dance, she’s been performing since she was 13. Claudia is an alumnus of CYT, with four years of classes, shows, and wonderful memories she holds dear to her heart. Claudia recently earned her Associate of Arts in Teaching and is attending the University of the Incarnate Word to pursue a degree in elementary education. Claudia has been teaching and assisting dance classes for over 5 years in the Schertz area. She is so honored and very excited to help kids here at CYT find their true character on and off stage, and to show them you can bring glory to God in everything you do!

Danielle Martinez is a proud graduate of Texas State University where she earned her BFA degree in Theatre: Performance and Production, with a minor in Music. She trained for many years at Amy’s All Star Dance Studio in Schertz, TX where she was not only a member of the competition team, but also had the opportunity to choreograph some of their award winning routines. She has also performed in several musical theatre productions in the San Antonio/New Braunfels area. However, most of her production credits can be found as part of an artistic team. Danielle choreographed over thirty musical theatre productions in her five years of being the Resident Choreographer at a theatre in San Antonio. When not teaching dance, theatre, or art, Danielle also works with theArtsFund as a teaching artist for San Antonio’s Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts affiliate program. She is also a proud member of her church’s Saturday evening choir and works with Edge, their middle school youth group. In addition to teaching classes at CYT, she is blessed to be the adviser to HYPE. She loves being a part of the CYT family and being able to share her God-given passion for the arts!