theCREW:
A training program
A home and community for youth industry dancers! Building confident, individuals, who are prepared for a commercial career!

Eli Dewitz is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based out of Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Kansas City, Eli grew up training and assisting some of the industries top choreographers such as Talia Favia, Sonya Tayeh and Mia Michaels. She booked her first professional choreography job, as well as dance job at the age of fifteen for The Strive’s “Keep Dreaming” music video and a short film titled “Anela En Rouge”. Since her move to Los Angeles in 2014, she has had the opportunity to dance commercially and in films, perform live and teach across the country. Some of these credits include Baby Bash, Drake Bell, Totsy, Hobo Circus and her most recent choreography project for “The Old Breed” television series. As well as continuing her professional training with companies such as Flock directed by Alice Klock and Florian Lochner, Body Traffic LA directed by Tina Berkett, Acts of Matter directed by Becca Lemme, Tigerstyle crew directed by Jeremy Finney and Catastrophe directed by Cat Cagliandro. Through her years of professional experience she has taken her knowledge and intentionally cultivated her own style of class that offers a place for everyone and encourages students to find their own unique individuality as dancers. Though she carries passion through out all aspects of the art of dance, one of her biggest missions is to leave a positive and healthy impact on the next generation of dancers.

Natalie Palmgren is a Los Angeles–based dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She holds dual BFA degrees in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where she trained with renowned faculty including Lar Lubovitch, Vitor Luiz, and Tong Wang. During her time at UCI, Natalie performed extensively in both classical and contemporary repertory and distinguished herself as a choreographer, creating works for numerous department productions.

Since graduating, Natalie has freelanced with numerous California-based companies, including Oakland Ballet, Ballet Red, Luminario Ballet, Hollywood Ballet, West Coast Ballet, and Pacific Ballet Dance Theater. Appearances include galas, music videos, films, live concerts, and performances at venues, namely The Greek Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. She has worked with notable choreographers such as Ido Tadmor, Josie Walsh, Tara Ghassemieh, and Ludvig Ispiryan.

In 2024, she expanded her performance career into ballroom dance as an Exhibition Cabaret competitor and earned multiple first-place recognitions. She choreographs for private events and has had her work featured in Choreographer Collection Los Angeles (ChoCoLA), West Coast Ballet, Hollywood Ballet, and National Choreographer Month dance festival (NaChMo). Natalie currently teaches at numerous dance studios around Los Angeles and creates choreography for rhythmic gymnasts.