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Meet Geoffrey Cascio - Owner / Artistic Director of Dancemaker

On average, our students stay with Dancemaker from 7 to 10 years, not only learning the theatrical arts, but developing strong values and self-confidence, and eventually growing up to become excellent representatives of our Dancemaker community. Request an appointment here.

Geoffrey Cascio

In His Own Words
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Geoffrey Cascio, and for 20 years I have been the owner and Artistic Director for Dancemaker, the performing arts studio located in Covina.

Over the years as a performer and director, I have had the honor of working with a good many well-known people in the entertainment industry, including Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Tommy Tune, Jose Feliciano and Steven Spielberg.

I’ve performed on Broadway, in films and television, and have toured the world. The following brief history will provide you with a small sample of my career credits.  

Film and Television Performances

  • “Blood Ties” for Fox TV by the Shapiros of “Dynasty” fame
  • “In Living Color” with Jim Carey
  • “Polly One More Time” for Disney, with Debbie Allen
  • “Back to the Future” with Michael J. Fox
  • “Harlem Nights” with Eddie Murphy
  • “Bugsy” with Warren Beatty
  • “The Sixtieth Academy Awards” for ABC
Geoffrey Cascio
Bernadette Meehan

Bernadette Meehan

Bernadette Meehan began her dance training in New York City. Her stage credits include: Radio City Music Hall’s “Disney’s Summer Spectacular,” “Sugar Babies” with Jerry Stiller, Carol Lawrence, and Rip Taylor, and “Caesar's Palace Boardwalk Electric Light and Music Show.”

 In L.A., she worked in television and film, appearing in “Who’s the Boss?” (ABC), “The 62nd Academy Awards” (ABC), “Bugsy” with Warren Beatty and Annette Benning, “Barton Fink” with John Tuturro and John Goodman, “She’s Out of Control” with Tony Danza, and “The Guiding Light” (CBS).  

She has appeared in several national commercials including Pepsi, McDonald's, Twix, and Pringles, and Music Videos with The Bee Gees and Peter Cetera. She also toured nationally and internationally with Nike, Puma, and L.A. Gear.

Geoffrey Cascio Theatre and Stage Work Includes:

Ray Bradbury’s “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit” at the Pasadena Playhouse, as well as industrials with Nike, LA Gear and Apple Computer.


As director and choreographer:

“Grease,” “Oliver,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “West Side Story.”


As choreographer:


“The King and I,” “Oklahoma,” “Li’l Abner,” “Brigadoon,” "Smokey Joe's Café,” and “Kiss Me Kate” with the Covina Valley Playhouse, and “Fiddler on The Roof.” In the late 80s, I also produced, directed, and choreographed “Hot Legs” on Broadway at the famous Latin Quarter in NYC.

For the past 23 years, I have also been employed as a staff choreographer for Carlton Burnett Productions, a staging company for Rodeo Drive Fashion Shows and numerous corporate fundraisers throughout Southern California. Through their training at Dancemaker, my students not only get a well-rounded education in the performing arts (dance, voice and acting) they also have the opportunity to perform at major events. Annual events include The Miss Covina Scholarship Pageant, of which I have been the resident choreographer for the past fifteen years; The Young Musicians Association (fundraiser), Children’s Hospital of California (fundraiser), City of Hope (fundraiser), The United Hostess Charity, The Long Beach Grand Prix, and, at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, “The Center of Fashion” which raises money for cultural events throughout Southern California.


When they participate in these events, the students have the opportunity to work with some of the finest professional talent in the entertainment industry...the list includes Cyd Charisse, Florence Henderson, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Cybil Sheppard, Ben Stiller, Cindy Crawford, Barbara Eden and Ann Margaret.   

The Dancemaker Concept

Over the past 20 years, as the owner and Artistic Director of Dancemaker, along with the collaboration of my wife, Bernadette Meehan, an experienced performer and teacher in her own right, I have built a continuously growing and thriving, family-oriented, community-friendly cultural environment where many young people have the opportunity to realize their dreams in a positive, productive, and healthy atmosphere.

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