ABOUT US

We believe dance is more than steps. It is therapy, joy, and connection. At EXIT 33, every class is designed to lift your spirit and remind you what freedom feels like.

About Our Founder

I am a daughter

I am a Studio Owner

I am a dance enthusiast

I am a sister

I am a mother of three children

I am a wife

I am a dance teacher

I am a Cancer Survivor

I am every woman

I am every woman
I am a Cancer Survivor
I am a wife
I am a daughter
I am a sister
I am a mother of three children
I am a dance teacher
I am a dance enthusiast
I am a studio owner

About Shantel

Hi, I’m Shantel. I am a woman whose life has been shaped by rhythm, resilience, and the healing power of movement. Dance has always been my language, but it became my lifeline when I faced cancer. Through that journey, I learned that healing is more than a physical process. It is emotional, spiritual, and deeply connected to how we move through life.

During my recovery, I made a promise to myself that once I healed, I would create a space where others could experience the same freedom and transformation that dance gave me. This is that space. It is a place where we come together to move, release, connect, and remember the joy of being alive.

Our Dancers

Nancy

Corey

Kosar

Ryan

Jaclyn

Karma

Ebonee

Nancy Rivera

With over 10 years of dance experience and more than 5 years in the fitness industry, Nancy Rivera brings a powerful, well-rounded approach to movement that blends artistry with athleticism. A certified personal trainer and aquatics specialist, Nancy Rivera has toured the world as a dancer with Latin music icons Nicky Jam and Don Omar, and performed live on stage with Nicki Nicole. Their dance talent has also been featured in music videos for J Balvin, Jay Wheeler, Eladio Carrión, and Nathy Peluso, as well as a standout performance at the Latin Billboard Awards with Bad Bunny.

As the founder of LEMOVE, Nancy Rivera integrates dance fitness, massage therapy, personal training, and aquatics into a unique, holistic wellness experience. They’ve also contributed to the development of a dance fitness app with Heat Dance, and previously trained clients at the elite fitness club Equinox.

Whether you’re stepping into class for the first time or leveling up your training, Nancy Rivera’s sessions are designed to make you move with purpose, power, and joy.

Corey Coombs

Corey Coombs is a dancer like no one you have ever met. Born in Barbados and raised in Montreal, Corey has consistently participated in a culturally rich variety of dance forms. Being part of a Calypso heritage inspired Corey to start his dance training at the age of 8 with The Montreal Afro-Caribbean Dance Company, expanding his repertoire in his teens with Fusion, a Jazz Hip-Hop troupe. By 18, New York City provided him with a personal stage for dance discovery, and under the tutelage of a team of Jazz, Modern, and Ballet instructors at the Broadway Dance Center, Corey evolved as an artist and performed in many showcases and events.

Performance is only one aspect to Corey’s vibrant abilities: Teaching is where his passion kicks into a whole other gear! Corey has the remarkable ability to communicate easily and encouragingly to students of all ages, shapes, levels, and backgrounds. He has devised an exceptional workout intensive that channels the groove and spirit of the Islands. His drive to teach has brought him to New York, New Jersey, Montreal, St. John United States Virgin Islands, and California.

Malibu is one of Corey’s professional playground; the fulcrum for ongoing dance classes and private trainings. He currently teaches all over Los Angeles in high demand teaching new students and privates all the while arriving to packed, supportive, and excited classes! He has taught all walks of life, from the novice to the practitioner, as well professionals.

Corey’s unbroken focus and loving dedication to dance has sparked the branding of his own cardio craze, which has received major notice from Malibu, to the countless corners of Los Angeles.

Kosar Abbasi

Kosar Abbasi was born where movement was silenced, yet her spirit refused to be still. She carried her love for dance across borders—from Iran to India, Malaysia, and finally Los Angeles—each step a testament to resilience and freedom.

Her body became her language, her art a prayer. On every stage, she transforms struggle into beauty, inviting others to discover the liberation of movement. Through dance, she reminds us: when we follow the rhythm of our soul, we find both healing and belonging.

Ryan Johnson

Ryan Johnson was born in Manhattan, New York, where he quickly made his way across the country to California. Raised primarily in the Northern California countryside with a Protestant Christian upbringing, Ryan developed a love for movement in high school where he studied Breakdance and Hip Hop. Majoring in Psychology and Chinese in college, where he learned African and Caribbean styles, Ryan returned to Los Angeles to work as an industry professional. Credits include Madonna, Carly Rae Jepsen, Selena Gomez, Fitz and the Tantrums and Eminem. Since 2021 Ryan has developed a passion for Middle Eastern dances that include Persian, Arabic and Israeli. Ryan now runs his own dance and DJ business named Indigenous Dance Fusion (INDAFU), which serves to connect people of all ages to their indigenous roots through music and dance.

Jaclyn Marion

Jaclyn Marion, born and raised in New York, started dancing at the age of 3 in San Diego CA. Her first style of dance was Hula. As she grew it expanded from there, with Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Ballet, and Lyrical. She expanded upon her knowledge and passion for the art through her younger years.

Her early career took her to New York and eventually in her early 20s in LA where, she worked for artists such as Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, and many Reggeaton gigs.

Jaclyn’s goal is to build confidence in dancers through individuality, embracing themselves fully, and finding healing and growth through the art of dance.

Karma Raines

Karma Raines is a Professional Choreographer, Creative Movement Coach, Creative Director and Body Freedom Advocate with over 15 years experience in the Dance and Dance Fitness Industry. Karma has worked with: R&B/Pop Star YUNA, Indie Artist NYLO and Drumming Sensation Taylor aka “The Pocket Queen”. Work that spans from Disney Films and Nike; she’s been featured on: Basketball Wives (VH1), The Real (Fox) and Lead Dancer on YUNA’s 2019 ROUGE Tour. In 2022 Karma launched her own brand “Sensuality by Karma”. A Total Body Positivity experience. Through the power of movement, Karma brings her electric energy to empower the BIPOC and LGBTQA+ communities to embrace their bodies; no matter the size, shape or age. Gaining their sensual liberation through dance.

In 2024 Karma launched her own adult Dance Company BKR Dance Co. for women over the age of 30. BKR is a high intensity training program that builds you up with the tools you need to level up your overall performance skills, while building community and connection with your fellow woman.

Karma’s welcoming approach and passion for her craft is what leaves you wanting more.

Ebonee Arielle

Ebonee Arielle (also known as “Coach Ebonee”) is a dancer, gymnast and an award winning coach and choreographer with more than 20-years of professional experience in entertainment and dance education — teaching, performing and leading programs that change lives. Awarded ‘Coach of the Year’ for her nonprofit work, Coach Ebonee has dedicated her career to empowering youth and creating safe spaces and opportunities for students to learn, connect and Show Off their skills. She created her own after-school, performing arts, physical education programs which serve both public and private schools, as well as a dance studio program with classes, competitive dance teams and a performance company — Show Off Dance (SODC). SODC has made schools safer, communities healthier, brought people together through movement and equipped thousands of young people and adults with tools for success since 2011.

Ebonee studied dance and kinesiology at Loyola Marymount University before her professional career took off, leading her to tour with Nicki Minaj as a soloist on Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Tour. Her other credits include Ne-Yo, Keke Palmer, Coachella, Billboard Music Awards, Mercedes Benz USA, Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, So You Think You Can Dance (Las Vegas), America’s Got Talent (Season 10, direct-casted to live auditions with her crew, the Show Off Dolls), and MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew (Season 8) performing with We Are Heroes, the first all- female crew to win the show. Ebonee’s choreography was featured on the finale of ABC / Disney Plus’ Dancing with the Stars Juniors where the judges awarded contestants straight perfect 10’s, as well as at the premier of Paramount+ & Pandora event opening for John Mayer at the Hollywood Palladium, where she performed, casted, choreographed and even wrote jingles. She is also choreographer, casting director and dancer in the 90’s Mega Party Tour featuring artists such as Montell Jordan, Mark McGrath, C+C Music Factory, Tone Loc, and *NSYNC amongst others!

While Ebonee continues to travel the world judging events and performing as a professional dancer and acrobat, Coach Ebonee is based in LA, where she teaches all ages and levels, trains teachers and directs multiple dance teams, including serving as choreographer for the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks. With a uniquely versatile background — cirque acrobatics, street dance foundations, commercial dance, television, and international touring — Coach Ebonee brings students unmatched experience, knowledge, technique, and passion. And as her programming expands, she aims to continue inspiring and uplifting studios, homes, schools and events. She believes that is movement is medicine and connection is the cure, and is committed to making the world happier and healthier one groove at a time.

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