Sienna Lyons

Sienna Lyons was born and raised outside of Seattle Washington where she began her dance training at the age of 3 years old. While training at dance studio Elizabeth’s Dance Dimensions staring at the age of 12, she quickly realized dance was her deepest passion.

Lyons began teaching at the age of 16 once her dance teacher saw her love to create.

Sienna made the life changing decision to move to Los Angeles at 18 years old to begin her dance career. She has danced for artists such as JLo, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Pharrell, Janell Monae, Jennifer Hudson and TV shows such as America’s Got Talent, Glee, Billboard Music Awards, Grammys, Real Husbands of Hollywood and many more.

Soon after making the big move, the creative side became second nature to Sienna as she began to work as assistant choreographer under some of the most highly acclaimed choreographers in the industry. It was during these experiences and opportunities she realized she had what it takes to become a choreographer herself. She has choreographed on TV shows such as American Song Contest,The Masked Singer, The Jimmy Kimmel Show and for artists such as Gwen Stefani, Selena Gomez and Sebastian Yatra. Sienna is currently the head choreographer of the Kidz Bop brand.

Being that Sienna is trained in many different dance styles, she is able to adapt to whatever is thrown in her direction from classical styles to today’s commercial style. Sienna is always up for the challenge and is committed to creating epic work!

Ryan Novak

From film, television, print, and commercials to live theater, operas, and world concert tours. Ryan Novak has done it all.

As a kid, Ryan found his love for dance after seeing the film Newsies, directed and choreographed by the great Kenny Ortega. Never could he have imagined, the first film he would work on would be for Kenny in High School Musical 2. Kenny would later have a hand in hiring Ryan for his 1st of 3 world tours and three films with Miley Cyrus.

His versatile style has proceeded to land him work with top recording artists Rhianna, Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, & Mary J. Blige. He’s been featured in 75+ TV shows, commercials and films. Credits including The Voice, Glee, Apple, Lululemon, Fame and the highly acclaimed La La land. Ryan resides in Los Angeles with his wife and former Miley Cyrus tour-mate, Jeni Novak, along with their daughter, Lola. The two are co-owners of a production company, where they have been able to apply their acquired skills, and vast knowledge of the entertainment industry to create for high profile clientele such as Lululemon, Nike, Starbucks, Microsoft, and of course LA Dance Magic.

Brandon Leffler

Brandon is beyond excited to be on faculty with LA Dance Magic, where he started his own journey in dance as a student!

Brandon Leffler is a dancer, choreographer and educator currently based in Los Angeles. As a Broadway dancer in New York City for many years, Brandon taught on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, The Male Dancer Conference, Broadway Connection and Broadway Classroom as well as private studios nationwide. Brandon is also an ABT certified teacher in Pre Primary – Level 3. Since moving to Los Angeles, Brandon has immersed himself in the Ballroom Dance community and is specializing in International Latin and American Rhythm.

Broadway and Off Broadway credits include: On The Town (Tom, u/s Gabey), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Dance Captain), Wicked (Lover), Trip of Love (George), Fanny (Dream Marius), The Golden Apple and Anyone Can Whistle. Brandon has also been seen across the United States with the National Tours of My Fair Lady (Charles), Wicked (Lover), A Chorus Line (Larry), and Cats (Tumblebrutus, u/s Mistofelees).

Dance Labs and pre-Broadway workshops have given Brandon an inside look at the creative process of many Broadway shows including: The Cher Show, Clueless: The Musical (Christian), Carousel, On The Town and Cinderella.

Concert dance has been a huge part of Brandon’s journey, working with companies such as Ballet Austin, Verb Ballets, Collage Dance Collective, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Dancing Wheels and dre.dance.

T.V. and Film credits include: National Broadway Promo commercials for Wicked: The Musical and Chicago: The Musical, Goliath (Amazon Prime), 30 Rock (NBC), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Gossip Girl (CW), Jackass Forever (Paramount), Miracle Workers (TBS), The Tony Awards (CBS), and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC).

Jason E. Bernard

Jason E. Bernard is a native New Yorker from The Bronx. At the young age of 6 Jason began tap dance training. By the time he was 17, Jason made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award Winning musical Bring In Da’ Noise, Bring In Da’ Funk. In 2000, Jason made his feature film debut in the Spike Lee Film, Bamboozled as” J. Bunny”. Jason had the honor of performing with the late great Gregory Hines in The Showtime Original Movie Bojangles. Jason toured the world for 10 years with the international dance show Riverdance included it’s Broadway company and the 25th Anniversary company at Radio City Music Hall. For three years, while living and dancing in Ireland, Jason was featured in two Productions for Cois Ceim Dance Theatre, Dodgems and Boxes. Most recently, Jason was part of the original company of Cotton Club Parade For City Encores! ( Tony Award Winning “After Midnight” On Broadway). Jason served as the Director, Choreographer and Wardrobe Supervisor for Kris Johnson’s original musical Jim Crow’s Tears. Jason has had the honor to learn from the Masters Of The Art Of Tap Dance. He is truly grateful to be a Faculty member for LA Dance Magic and for the opportunity to share the gift of rhythm all over the world!