Danielle Dean is a dancer and performer of over twenty years in Hip Hop, Ballet, Lyrical and Jazz, Modern & Contemporary. She is a teacher at heart. During her high school years at Samuel Clemens High School, she was on the dance team and worked earned an Officer position in 2006. After graduating from high school, Danielle began her studies at Palo Alto College as a Dance Major. During her time at Palo Alto College, she found her passion for Modern dance and Ballet Folklorico.

She has been a choreographer for over 15 years after receiving training from national conventions, workshops and coursework. She has been a member of the modern dance company, Erison Dancers, under the direction of Erica Wilson-Perkins.

Danielle has been a dance family member and instructor at Image Dance Company and Academy since 2014. Danielle has been a member of La Imagen de San Antonio and Alma Gitana and has also trained in ballroom, social dance, Spanish classical and folk Dance, and Flamenco.

Danielle is a mother of two children and enjoys sharing dance performance moments with them. Currently, she enjoys watching her daughter enjoying learning numerous dance styles.

Danielle has been inspiring her children and the students of Image Dance near a decade and has been a factor in the growth and development of many of the dance performers. She is very excited to be sharing her knowledge and passion for dance with her students as she is an instructor of passion and creativity!

Danielle Dean

Isabel Rosas started dancing at three years old and with Image Dance Company and Academy at four. She has studied ballet folklorico, Spanish, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. In addition to dance, I’ve also studied music for the past 11 years primarily playing the oboe but also sousaphone, bass clarinet, piano, English horn etc. She is currently on the board of directors for Alamo City Community Marching Band with an exciting opportunity to play in France for their D-Day events in 2025. She was the principle Oboist in the San Antonio Youth Wind Ensemble from ages 15-20. Her musical experience was nurtured when she was a member of the bands Theodore Roosevelt High School award winning unarmed drill team The Riderettes and an officer in the battalion. In addition to working with IDCA, she is a sales associate, moderate an online community/business in K-pop merchandise and am a scare actor at a local haunted house.
You will find Isabel working with Folklorico 2 level dance classes and substitute teaches many of the hip-hop and folklorico and Spanish dance classes.

Isabel Rosas

Jessica Ann Brown

Jessica Ann Brown is a dedicated dance educator and performer with over 20 years experience in the performing arts. Based in San Antonio, TX Jessica brings a unique blend of discipline, artistry and passion to every class she teaches.

Currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Health Service Manager, Jessica has balanced a distinguished 13-year military career with her lifel

Jessica believes in nurturing both the technical and emotional development of her students. Her teaching philosophy centers on the idea that dance is a gift meant to be shared.

Jessica holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and is currently pursuing her MBA in Social Work, further deepening her understanding of human development and the positive impact of the arts on mental well-being.  

Liz is a Professional Dancer & Instructor, from San Antonio, TX, born and raised. Dancing has always played a role in her life and she has studied a variety of styles and variations including ballroom, swing, country, latin, heels, contemporary, hip, hop, jazz, and aerial dancing. She began teaching and competing in college, has been in the industry as a professional for over 8 years working with a variety of ages from children to adults and has won 1st in multiple categories at multiple competitions across Texas and overseas.

Liz is currently the Creative Movement and regular substitute instructor. She is sharing her exhilarating energy and nurturing teaching style with the students of Image Dance.

Elizabeth Allen

Deidra Angulo Barboza

Deidra, (Ms. Dede) was born in raised in San Antonio, Texas and loves all of its influence it has upon her. She was born into the Angulo dance performance family and began her dance adventure at Image Dance Company when she was two. She went on to attend Wagner High School.

Dede was a member of the inaugural children’s hip-hop entertainment Spurs squad, the Junior Jammers, when she was 9 years old. She was member during their entire run.. Dede has been a member of La Imagen de San Antonio, the performance troupe of Image Dance and Alma Gitana, the flamenco group. She is well versed and trained in Ballet Folklorico, Spanish regional, classical and folk, Flamenco, Jazz, Contemporary, Latin Ballroom and Hip-Hop. Dede has been an instructor for Image Dance for over 12 years.

Dede has taken her love of dance and her zest for life and competed in many local preliminary and state pageants. The most treasured title of Miss San Antonio 2014 opened many doors for her. She has held numerous Teen Titles and additional Miss titles. She was also Ms. Texas and Ms. Regency International in 2021 and is currently Ms. Texas Petite 2025. The international title was a welcomed opportunity and allowed her an international outreach for her platform for SWAG. Strength for Wellness and Arts for our Generation.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her children and husband. She spends time with her friends and family, and dancing. She is looking forward to impacting her students once again. Deidra is currently a substitute teacher for Kid Funk, Hip-Hop and children’s folklorico classes and substituting other classes at all levels when needed.

Robin Hernandez has been dancing for 44 years. She began with tap & ballet and continued with tap, jazz, acro, lyrical, hip-hop and pointe. She’s enjoyed many master classes and conventions.

In 2005, she enrolled her, then 3-year-old daughter, with lessons from Image Dance Company and Academy. She began learning Ballet Folklorico and Flamenco at that time as well. She became a company member of La Imagen de San Antonio and Alma Gitana for many years a which time she began teaching students as young as two years old.

A wife and mother of two, Robin is currently a regular substitute instructor at Image Dance. Professionally, she is a Registered Nurse for the past 19 years. She graduated from the University of Texas Health erScience Center of San Antonio (now UT Health San Antonio) in 2003. After spending 16 years in behavioral health, she is currently a school nurse for 5 years. In addition to dancing, she also plays clarinet for two community bands, loves arts & crafts and studied graphic design.

Robin has been a valued member of the Image Dance family for over a decade and is not only a source of but is a force of fun and friendship within her classes and studio clients!

Robin Hernandez