Precision Dance Academy

Summer Workshop Series Faculty Announcement!!

Valeria Canas is a dancer, choreographer, and educator from Miami, Florida, now based in Houston, Texas. She began dancing at age four and was a member of the nationally recognized Coral Reef Senior High School dance team. Since starting her choreography career in 2020, she has built a reputation for creating impactful, award-winning routines. Represented by Tribe 99 Agency, Valeria has worked with dance teams, collegiate programs, and studios across the country, served as a guest teacher for Streetz Dance Convention, and judged dance competitions nationwide. Her work has earned multiple Best Choreography awards and National Championship titles. She is passionate about helping dancers grow both technically and artistically while creating meaningful and memorable performance experiences.

Summer Workshop Series Faculty Announcement!!

Madison Manning is an aspiring commercial dancer from Houston, TX. She is currently a second year BFA Modern dance student at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA and a graduate of the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX.

Madison started competitively dancing at the young age of 5 at TopFlight Dance in Katy, TX under the direction of Jonnesha Hawkins-Minter and immediately fell in love with the art form. She trained at TopFlight for 12 years in all styles of dance before transitioning to Artistic Soul Dance Company under the direction of Jade Whitmire. While in high school, Madison also spent many weekends training at The Dance Artist Prep (TDA Prep) in Chicago under the mentorship of Preston Miller and Jacqueline Green Miller.

She was named one of the 2024 CITGO Distinguished Scholars under the Performing Arts category and was also selected as the 2021 Hollywood Vibe National Teen Dancer of the Year. She now tours with Hollywood Vibe Dance Convention as one of their Pro Company Members. Madison has performed works by Roderick George, Sidra Bell, Kevin & Marcel Wilson, Bridget L. Moore, Brandon Coleman, Zack Tang, Parker Esse, Michael Foley, and Charles O. Anderson.