Sarah Blick – Violin Instructor Started at PRYA in 2024 Sarah is a classically-trained violinist with a fiddler’s heart with over 15 years of professional experience. After graduating from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, she pursued...
Elise Coatney – Art Instructor Started at PRYA in 2025 Elise is a graphic designer and artist with a curiosity for creativity. She experiments with a wide range of mediums to analyze and adorn the world around her. Currently, Elise works as a freelance graphic...
Amanda Gonzalez – Dance Department Lead Started at PRYA in 2001 In 2002, Amanda moved to New York City and enrolled in the Joffrey Ballet School, while also dancing in other studios in New York, including Broadway Dance Center, Ballet Academy East, and Steps on...
Kristina Hayes – Theatre Instructor Started at PRYA in 2025 Kristina Hayes is an actress, improviser, and acting/improv teacher with over 25 years of professional experience in TV, film, and live performance. Her credits include Disney’s “Bunk’d,” “Wizards of...
Simon Salcedo – Guitar Instructor Started at PRYA in 2023 Simon has been involved in music his entire life. Starting with playing classical violin in grade school, and eventually with the SLO youth symphony orchestra in 2010. Entering his freshman year of high...
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