Directors

Tiffany's love for dance began early while growing up in her mother's dance studio. In high school, she was a Pearland Prancer and was on the Elite Jazz and Kick Companies. She also started teaching young dancers at her dance studio during this time. Tiffany attended Tyler Junior College after graduation, and danced on the Internationally Famous Apache Belle's drill team. While on Apache Belle's she performed at the Dallas Cattle Barron's Ball, The Capital One Bowl Game, multiple NFL halftimes, Sounds of the Season Gala, and partnered with USO to perform for military troops in Japan. Tiffany has a bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University, and a Masters of Education from Sam Houston State University. She resides locally with her husband and their beautiful baby girl. Tiffany is happy to have found a home at Dobie with the Lariaettes and Dobie Dance Department. She loves getting to work with such amazing students everyday!

Perla branched out and started her first dance class in middle school. After falling in love with the art, she continued her dance career. In high school, Perla was a South Houston HS Jannette where she served as Colonel her senior year. After graduation, Perla attended Trinity Valley Community College as an Internationally Acclaimed TVCC Cardette. As a Cardette, she served as Lieutenant, was part of the Showgirls competition team, performed in a Texas Legends game, was a Collegiate Assistant for the TDEA Convention, and became a National Champion in 2017 at the DTU competition in Las Vegas. Perla then continued her education at Sam Houston State University where she was part of the Orange Pride Dance Team. There she had the opportunity to compete at the NDA Nationals in Daytona, Florida where they made history by winning two national titles in 2019. While in college, Perla also taught, choreographed, worked camps, and hosted master classes for dance students of various levels and ages. After graduation, Perla worked at Clute Intermediate as both the dance and cheer coach. During her time there, she strived to plant the love of dance in all her students. She is excited to continue this journey with the Lariaettes and Lassos. Go horns!

Dalia is a graduate of Pasadena High School, where she served as a two-year Colonel of the Eagle Escorts. She went to dance at San Jacinto College and performed in the American College Dance Association Galas and Generation Dance Festivals. She was recognized with the Professional Standard Award, Dance Scholarship Award, and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Scholarship. Dalia continued her education at Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance where received the Choreography Scholarship and served as President of Chi Tau Epsilon. In addition to her educational and leadership accomplishments, Dalia is a staff member with Danceline Productions USA, providing leadership seminars, choreography, and dance education to students and programs across Texas. Dalia is excited to join the Longhorn community and looks forward to sharing her passion for dance while helping students learn, grow, and shine!