Celia Mae Tortelli is an international instructor, teaching master classes in Italy and the United States. She graduated from Florida State University in 2006 where she was Executive and Co-Artistic Director of Phlava Hip Hop Dance Company that performed throughout Florida. Celia attended the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts in New York. She is trained in ballet, tap, and jazz and specializes in hip hop. Throughout her career, Celia has been involved in several musicals as a choreographer, dance captain and performer. She also was co-founder and choreographer of the John Jay Dance Squad. While living in New York, Celia trained at Broadway Dance in NYC and attended the Tremaine Dance Convention numerous times. She was also selected to perform audition choreography for the production of an off-Broadway musical in New York City. Celia taught hip hop classes at the Dance Palace in Sarasota, Florida where she was the founder and Artistic Director of HIPnotic Dance Company. The company performs regionally and Celia has received award recognition for her choreography. Now a faculty member at Stage Door Studios in Sarasota, Celia teaches hip hop classes to all ages. She is also an adjunct instructor at IMG Academies in Bradenton where she teaches hip hop to trained athletes. This past summer, Celia continued her training by attending the Pulse Teacher Convention in New York City and is accredited by Broadway Dance Center and Dance Teacher Magazine.