Avril Hernandez
Miss Avril Hernandez started her love affair with dance in the Philippines at the age of four, rooted primarily in ballet which continued until she emigrated to the United States. Utilizing the fervor and energy of her early teen years, she expanded her artistic repertoire and undertook Jazz and Hip-Hop. That experience would later provide a smooth segue into Modern and Tap Dance, even dabbling in Ballroom through her college years. In 2007, she was accepted into the summer program at New York City’s Amy Marshall Dance Company, a company known for its provocative and strong choreography.
In 2011, after graduating Dance Master’s of America Teacher Training School at UB & getting certified in Ballet, Jazz, and Modern, Miss Avril followed her dreams to Los Angeles. She got accepted with a $10,000 scholarship at American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA) where she studied Dance Theatre. After moving back home, she taught at Dance Institute of Washington for two years and continued to teach in various schools and dance studios in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
In 2021, she decided to take a break from teaching full-time and focus on her training. She started training in Ballroom with Abraham at Crown Dance Studio and won 1st place at her first competition at the Yuletide Ball. She started her mentorship under Alex Schoendorf and traveled twice to Berlin to train under Alex and Denis Weckbach in 2022. She also trained with Malou Linders in Amsterdam alongside Pedro Reis from Brazil.
Currently, Miss Avril continues her pursuit of her dance career. She hopes to feed the aspirations of the would-be dancers she’s met and will meet, so that they too may further their dreams and find their heart’s desires as she is. She continues to teach private lessons and choreograph for competitions at Perfect Pointe Dance Studio plus choreographs for weddings and quinceñearas. She is excited to join Crown Dance Studio as a Marketing Director and Professional Dance Instructor Teaching Hip Hop classes on Wednesday nights and assisting with other group classes. When she’s not learning choreography or teaching dance, Miss Avril travels as much as she can, and spends time with her family and friends.
