Denise Cautaudella’s interest in the performing arts sparked at the age of 11, when she began her many years of training in both dance and theatre arts. Her schools of study include Horizon’s in Dance, Broadway Dance Center, Herbert Bergoff Studio’s, The Manhattan Repertory Company and The Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts. Working for various free-style and pop artists as a back-up dancer, she performed at many of the country’s ‘hot spots’ including NYC’s Webster Hall and The Palladium, and Boston’s Club Avalon. Denise’s television experience includes commercials for Heineken and Hewlett Packard, two appearances on CBS’s “As the World Turns” and a live performance on Philadelphia’s “Dance U.S.A.”.  Denise has also worked on a variety of independent films in NYC and has choreographed and performed abroad in Pescara, Italy. Denise is currently teaching and choreographing at L.A. Dance and has been an instructor there for seven years.  Miss Denise is famous for her ‘powerhouse, hi-energy level’ of movement.  She is now the choreographer for L.A. Dance’s award winning hip-hop company “The Superthugs”.  Denise also teaches tap, jazz and technique classes.  Denise’s talent is endless and we are fortunate to have her as such an integral part of L.A. Dance.