Technique gets you in the room.Presence gets you booked.

Performance coaching from a dancer who spent 20+ years on the world's biggest stages. For young dancers, artists, and the studios that train them.

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Angela Elgani smiling at the barre in a dance studio, up on relevé

Your coach

Meet Angela Elgani

You don't teach confidence. You teach the behaviors, and confidence follows.

20+ years as a professional dancer, choreographer, and artist development coach. Angela toured and performed with the artists who defined the '90s and 2000s, and you've seen her on screen in You Got Served and Step Up Revolution.

It started in St. Louis. At her first Tremaine convention as a kid, she was scared. So she went beyond full out and made herself too big to miss. In LA, she saw what separated the dancers who booked: same clean choreography, their own swagger on top.

That's what she coaches now. Not more steps. Presence.

National dance convention judge

I know what gets noticed. I'm the one noticing.

From the judges' table, Angela sees the difference presence makes, routine after routine. Clean technique gets a dancer in the room. Presence is what makes a panel look up and lean in.

That's exactly what she teaches.

Angela at the judges' table, smiling as she gives feedback into the microphone
Angela at the judges' table, pointing her pen as she gives a dancer notes

For young dancers

The Presence Intensive

One Saturday. Three hours. Ten dancers. Every dancer leaves with solo footage and personal notes.

3 hrsOne Saturday session
10Dancers max, so everyone gets coached
1Solo, filmed on camera
NotesPersonal feedback and a workbook to keep

How the day runs

  1. Warm up and presence exerciseGet loose, get focused, get out of your head.
  2. Learn a simple pieceDeliberately simple, so the choreography is never the hard part.
  3. Performance coachingThe core of the day. Same steps, a whole new dancer.
  4. Perform it solo, on cameraLeave with your footage and notes on what to keep working.

What Angela teaches

  1. Decide it's for youThe mindset flip. The stage isn't a test. It's yours.
  2. Fear is fuelNerves mean energy. Send it outward.
  3. Take up spaceGet bigger than feels comfortable.
  4. Be watchedEye focus, stillness, and intention.
  5. Find your flavorBorrow widely. Keep what's really you. Give back what isn't.

Spots are limited to 10. Join the list to get the date, location, and pricing first. A parent or guardian registers for dancers under 18.

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Work with Angela

Private coaching and masterclasses

Artists & performers

Artist development

For singers, performers, and dancers building a stage show or getting ready for a big moment.

  • Stage presence and performance coaching
  • Choreography for shows, videos, and showcases
  • Audition and camera prep
  • Finding your signature style
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Dance studios

Studio masterclasses

Bring pro-level performance coaching to your dancers. A fresh draw for your families and a day your students will talk about.

  • Presence masterclass for competition and recital teams
  • Pop and commercial choreography workshops
  • Convention-style master classes
  • Built around your dancers' ages and levels

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