OUR TEAM:
Meet the Dedicated Day-to-Day Dance Team
Sabrina Gomez-Vannelli
Owner/Founder/Artistic Director/Instructor
Creative Dance/PreAcro/Ballet/Hip Hop/Contemporary/Latin
Sabrina Gomez-Vannelli is the owner and artistic director of Day-to-Day Dance in Blaine, Washington, which she founded in 2003. With a lifelong commitment to wellness, education, athletics, and the performing arts, Sabrina brings decades of experience to her work as a dance educator and community leader. She holds an MFA from Seattle University and a Master of Clinical Social Work from Walla Walla University.
Her dance training spans jazz, modern, ballet, creative dance, Latin, contemporary, and hip hop. Inspired by Indigenous and folkloric performances in her youth, she began her formal dance training in 1992 and has taught in studios, schools, and community programs ever since. She also trained in gymnastics, other sports, and music.
Sabrina is a Certified Bill Evans Teacher, Certified PreAcro teacher, Certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, and holds a Performing Arts Industry Essentials certificate from NYU Tisch. She has studied under numerous master teachers and institutions, including Raven Spirit Dance, Donna Krasnow, Peridance Capezio Center in New York City, Creative Dance Center of Seattle and The Luna Dance Institute in Berkley California.
She has written, directed, and produced multiple original dance works, including her favorite, Mother Earth Danzas (2023). Sabrina is passionate about building community through the arts and enjoys music, cooking, crafting, travel, and the outdoors in her free time.
Camryn Gibeau
Ballet
Camryn is currently a student at Western Washington University majoring in elementary education with a minor in dance. She grew up in Olympia, WA and starting dance at just 5 years old. She trained in many styles with a focus on ballet, contemporary, hip hop and jazz. In Olympia she trained at Studio West Dance Academy in which she reached the highest level and performed a number of lead roles. While training, she was also asked to teach in her senior year of high school and began to train young ballet students. She can’t wait to meet you all and teach at Day-to-Day Dance!
When Camryn isn’t dancing, she’s hanging out with her friends, playing her guitar, or reading her favorite book.
Camille Smith
Ballet/Contemporary
Camille Smith Camille was born and raised in Bend, Oregon where she has danced with Academie De Ballet Classique since she was 4. She has learned many styles such as ballet, lyrical, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. She is excited to be teaching at Day-to-Day Dance and foster creativity in younger generations.
When Camille isn’t dancing (which is rarely) she is taking excessive pictures of her black cat, reading, listening to music, and perfecting the art of making tea.
Mia Behnke
Contemporary/Tap/ Jazz/ Hip Hop
Mia is currently a student at Western Washington University pursuing her BFA in Dance with a minor in Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation. She grew up in Renton, WA and started dancing consistently at age 7. She has trained in many styles with a focus on modern, contemporary, ballet, tap, hip hop and jazz. In Renton, she trained at Spotlight Dance Center for a decade, as well as explored so many stories through dance, bringing characters to life! While training, she was given the honor of being inducted as a member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA), and being president of her studios chapter senior year. She was also asked to take part in her studios Assistant Teaching Training Program (ATTP), where she fell in love with and began teaching. She can not wait to meet so many new dancers and teach at Day-to-day dance!
When Mia isn’t dancing, she’s hanging out with her friends, spending time outdoors, or listening to her favorite music.