OUR TEAM
Sabrina Gomez-Vannelli
Owner/Founder/Artistic Director/Instructor
Sabrina Gomez-Vannelli is the owner and artistic director of Day-to-Day Dance in Blaine, Washington. She founded Day-to-Day Dance in 2003 after moving her family to Blaine in 2000. Sabrina has dedicated her life in wellness teaching, learning, mentoring, athletics and the performing arts in dance and music. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Seattle University, as well as a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University.
​Sabrina has trained in—and now teaches—several modalities of dance including jazz, modern, ballet, creative dance, contemporary, Latin, and hip hop.
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Sabrina embarked on her journey as a dance artist at a young age —her passion for dance was ignited at an Indigenous People (Yakama Nation) performance in Wapato, WA. where her family lived in the 70's and after attending a performance by a Ballet Folklórico dance company—and on a separate occasion, watching a Seattle all-girl breakdance crew. Her formal dance experience began with the Walla Walla Dance Company in 1992, and subsequently with the Walla Walla Community College ASB Dance Club; Walla Walla Community College Basketball Cheer Squad; and Walla Walla Community College Foundation Summer Musical Productions as an assist choreographer. Her teaching experience began at the Walla Walla Dance Center and continued into community parks and recreations programs until her founding of Day-to-Day Dance in 2003.
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Sabrina’s professional development includes training as a Brain-Compatible Dance Educator; Certified Bill Evans Teacher; Certification in Progressing Ballet Technique, and a Certification in Performing Arts Industry Essentials from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She has participated in several training masterclasses including Indigenous Ground Training with Raven Spirit Dance, Conditioning with Imagery for Dancer with Donna Krasnow, and Eric Franklin methods; and with legends such as Bill Evans Somatic Dance; Wade Madsen; Gina Sorenson; Nathan Trice at Peridance Capezio Center in New York; Anne Green Gilbert; and Terry Goetz at the Creative Dance Center in Seattle; Alexandra Dixon Lynch and Betsy Cooper of the Seattle Dance Project; L.A. Dance Force; and training at The Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley CA. She has also written, directed and produced several dance productions and loves collaborating with local artist for these productions. Her favorite production so far is "Mother Earth Dances" produced in 2023.
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Sabrina enjoys sharing her passion for the art of dance with her community and strongly believes that the arts make individuals and communities strong and more joyful place. In her free time, she loves to cook, listen to music, sing and play music, knit, play games, watch movies, read, travel, and explore the great outdoors.
Photo Credit: Gianluca Bennati
Contemporary & Jazz
Taylor is currently a student studying dance at Western Washington University where she is learning more about contemporary dance, ballet, choreography, and dance improvisation. She is from Duvall, Washington and grew up dancing at Duvall Performing Arts. There, she trained in many styles including ballet, jazz, hip hop, and contemporary, and also gained experience teaching dance classes. Taylor is thrilled to be teaching at Day-to-Day Dance and is excited to help young dancer learn how they can express themselves through movement.
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In her free time Taylor enjoys listening to music and spending time with her family, friends and dog. She also loves playing video games.
Photo Credit: Erica Andreini
Erin Chitren
Ballet
Erin Chitren is currently a student at Western Washington University majoring in Kinesiology and minoring in dance. She was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and started dancing at a young age learning all styles of dance. She trained at the Nevada Ballet Theatre focusing on ballet, jazz, and modern, then continued her training at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts where she pursued contemporary, choreography and other styles. While attending Las Vegas Academy she competed in dance competitions with The Dance Zone. Erin is also a self-taught contortionist, with guidance from former teachers, who performed with Cirque du Soleil. She is excited to start teaching at Day-to-Day Dance and is looking forward to providing a safe space for children to grow not only in their dancing but as individuals.
On her spare time Erin loves to read, play games, swim, and anything that has to do with her family/friends and spending time outdoors!
Camryn Gibeau
Pre Ballet/Hip Hop/Creative Movement
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
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.