Chanel Culpepper

Chanel Culpepper was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, and began dancing at the age of five at Creative Dance Arts. She grew up studying Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and Contemporary in their competitive dance program Through her years of competing Chanel found her love and passion for Contemporary. In 2011 Chanel began her teaching career under the direction of Mike and Amber Wittmers who have 20+ years of commercial dance and industry experience. Through her training, Chanel has been an integral part of educating students on how to be smart, passionate, versatile dancers. Over the years, Chanel’s choreography has been recognized for its unique style and musicality by the likes of Brian Friedman, Tessandra Chavez, and Tyce Diorio to name a few. Chanel has also toured with Break The Floor Productions where she learned the behind-the-scenes of the competition dance world. Chanel now resides in Oceanside, California. Chanel is so excited to join the CDC family and can’t wait to share her knowledge and passion for dance!