Ileana Vasquez began dancing at age three, sparking a lifelong love of movement and performance. Her training spans ballet and pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, musical theatre, ballet folklórico, hip-hop, and percussion. She received her primary dance training at Academy En L’Air / En L’Air Dance Nexus, where she performed as a principal dancer and choreographer. Ileana currently performs with DrumatiX, a professional tap and percussion company, and Pacífico Dance Company, a professional ballet folklórico company. Her performance experience also includes Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry Farm, the Demand to Be Heard Residency’s The Sunflower Project, A Trip to the 80’s Tour!, and a variety of stage and on-camera projects. Outside the studio, she is a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit registered nurse and nursing professor.  She has been a registered nurse for over six years. Ileana is grateful to pursue two careers centered around connection, creativity, and caring for others.

Kassandra Vogel is a freelance dancer originally from San Diego, California, and currently based in Anaheim. She began her training at California Ballet before earning BFAs in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography and a BA in Psychological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. Since graduating, Kassandra has performed throughout Southern California with New Classics Ballet Theatre, Anaheim Ballet, Ballet OC, ChoCoLA, and Little Women Ballet, where she is currently a company dancer. Her recent work includes dancing Aurora as a guest artist with On Pointe Dance Studio, performing as a Snow Princess in Anaheim Ballet’s The Nutcracker, and portraying a variety of roles with Little Women Ballet, including Anne of Green Gables, Amy March, and Sallie Gardiner. Alongside her performance career, Kassandra continues to pursue choreography, most recently creating new works for LWB’s Her Turn and ChoCoLA’s 2026 showcase. She previously performed as one of the Hoover Sisters in New Classics Ballet Theatre’s inaugural production of The Secret of the Old Clock and is thrilled to return as the Snow Queen in the company’s brand-new full-length ballet!