Lina Ishii Peralejo
Artistic Director
Teacher Lina formally trained with Ballet Manila Company for 7 years. Dancing with their corps de ballet.
Her passion for teaching brought her with Perry Several ballet where she taught for 10 years. With teacher Perry Sevidal she was able to dance and teach while continuing to pursue her degree in International Studies and Accountancy.
Her formal teacher training brought her to Rigas Horeografijas Vidusskola in Riga, Lativa, where she was able to refine her teaching style. Later on she was invited to attend her training at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.
During the pandemic she trained her Vaganova Primary Level at home with the guidance of Ms. Annette Thomas and of Ms. Inna Stabrova. She also took her off ice certification to be an official teacher of Ballet for Figure skating under the tutelage of Ms. Annette Thomas. She passed with mastery and recommendation with full endorsement from the American Ice Theatre. In 2023,
Teacher Lina hopes to share her passion for dancing through the school and through the instructors in the studio.
The Faculty
Proper guidance Is key in any successful career. We hope to instill a love for dance to our students through our instructors.
Our instructors are equipped with professional dance experience from top schools and companies around the Philippines and around the world.
Artistic Director of Galaw. Co
Guest Teacher
PJ is an accidental artist. He entered theater and dance after graduating from UP Diliman only for a sabbatical year which turned into 18 years in the industry. He began theater with Trumpets, Inc. and Repertory Philippines and continues to create work with 9 Works Theatrical and Repertory. For dance, he began as a scholar of Steps Dance Studio and moved to the CCP Dance School. He was promoted and later took on lead roles for Ballet Philippines and, eventually, danced for Ballet Lueneburg, Germany. PJ has received recognition and awards for his work in theater and dance.
PJ began Galaw.Co Dance Theater in 2019. They have produced two productions with original work. They are busy with Galaw Komunidad as a response to adults who want access to Dance and Theater and have recurring cycles for adults all on Zoom due to the pandemic. PJ is currently working on a new work for the Cultural Center of the Philippines and re-staging a duet for Ballet Manila.
Jazz, Contemporary, & Ballet Teacher
Julio grew up in dance, so naturally, he became a dancer himself. He started his dance training at age 7, taking lessons at Steps Dance Studio under his parents James and Liesl Laforteza, and Sofia Zobel Elizalde. He started with jazz, then progressed onto ballet and modern dance at age 11. Julio performed in numerous shows and recitals with Steps and has had the privilege to work with guest teachers and choreographers from all over the world.
He was also able to compete at the Asian Grand Prix in 2012 and 2013, winning a scholarship in his division and 5th place over the respective years. In 2016, he moved to New York City to study dance at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he once again had the privilege to study and work with dancers, teachers, and choreographers worldwide. In 2018, Julio moved back to the Philippines and in 2019 became a member of Galaw.Co Dance Theatre under his former jazz teacher PJ Rebullida.
In 2022, Julio found himself in musical theater as part of Repertory Philippines’ production of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Julio finds deep joy in teaching and sharing his experiences with his students, as he believes it is a responsibility to help young artists to develop into full-fledged professionals. On top of it all, Julio loves to have fun, as is apparent in all his classes.
Ballet Teacher
At the age of ten, Ella knew that Dance was it for her. Following being a student at multiple dance schools here in the Philippines such as Ballet Philippines Dance School, Steps Dance Studio, and Effie Nanas School of Ballet, Ella was accepted to the Joffrey Ballet School in New York with a Merit Scholarship. As a student and a scholar of JBS NY, Ella Fernandez was exposed to a variety of dance styles such as the Russian Technique, Balanchine, Luigi Technique, Cunningham, and Horton. She was also given numerous opportunities to perform different productions like Walpurgisnacht-Faust, Don Quixote, the Brooklyn Dance Festival, Serenade, and Le Conservatoire during the course of her four-year term. She also worked as a part-time teacher and assistant teacher at the Sunnyside Ballet Studios in Queens, teaching dance and coaching numerous children from the ages of 3-16 years old.
Following her graduation from Joffrey, Ella moved to Oklahoma City to work under the Oklahoma City Ballet as a trainee. While there she performed in OKCB’s Nutcracker, Firebird, and Swan Lake. Now back home, Ella is currently a scholar under Galaw.Co Dance Theater and wishes to be able to share her talents and knowledge with others, to inspire movers and dancers of all different shapes and sizes, as well as to continue to pursue her own dance career.
Eira Joanne Tangalin has undergone intensive training in Classical and Modern Ballet, Choreography, and Contemporary dance at a very young age. Through dancing, she received a scholarship from the Philippine High School for the Arts and De la Salle-College of St Benilde.
She has entered local and international dance scenes including the Seoul International Dance competition and the exchange artist program of La Salle College of the Arts Singapore.
After graduating, she pursued her dancing professionally in Ballet Philippines and has been part of major Ballet productions including Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Cinderella, Nutcracker, and distinguished contemporary pieces. She is currently a company artist for the Philippine Ballet Theatre. She is extending her craft and love for kids by teaching Ballet from baby to advanced level all around Metro Manila.
Ballet Teacher
Chloe Alcid is a professional dancer and movement teacher based in Manila, Philippines. Chloe began her dance training at Steps Dance Studio, where she studied classical ballet, modern, and jazz under Rica Balagtas, Raul Sauz, Jeffrey Espejo, Jun Saagundo, and James and Liesl Laforteza and was a scholar from 2008-2011. She was also a Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) examination candidate until Advanced 1. She went on to study contemporary dance at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and received her BFA in Dance in 2014. As a professional dancer, Chloe has worked with Daloy Dance Company (2019-2020) under the direction of Ea Torrado and is currently a member of Galaw.Co Dance Theater under PJ Rebullida. Her freelance projects include commercials, dance films such as “Insula”, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Fifth Wall Fest 2022, and representing The Philippines at the Dubai World Expo 2020 (held in Feb 2022) as a dancer in “Daluyong ng Diwa”, choreographed by JM Cabling.
After graduating from college, Chloe underwent her first yoga teacher training, which ignited a deep love and passion for teaching. For the last 9 years, Chloe has been a full-time dance and yoga teacher and currently teaches at Nudefloor, Galaw.Co, TM Dance Studio, Beats and Steps Arts Academy, and Studio Dance by Lina - JNA. As a teacher, Chloe’s philosophy is to strike the balance between developing technical rigor and an approach to learning movement that is encouraging, holistic, and sustainable.
Contemporary Dance Teacher
Joni started dancing ballet at 7 under Marilinda Claravall, finishing all levels of the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus. She took further studies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and then joined the Philippine Ballet Theatre in 2010 as a soloist and lead dancer for the company for 7 years.
She fell in love with musical theatre and other dance styles which eventually led to working in productions with Repertory Philippines, 9 Works Theatricals, Resorts World Manila, and finally, Galaw.Co Dance Theater Company. Coming out of ballet retirement in 2023, she joined Ballet Philippines’ Coppelia and is now back with the Philippine Ballet Theatre for the rest of the season.
Aside from performing, Joni has also enjoyed teaching since 2012, having certificates in both the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet, and Progressing Ballet Technique.
Ballet Teacher