Tessandra began dancing at the age of 5, choreographing at 11 and started her dance company, Unity Dance Ensemble, at 15.

She is a San Diego native and a graduate of the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts.

She comes from a single parent household where dance was her outlet and escape.

Through scholarships and endless devotion from her mother, Tessandra was able to intensely train in Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballet and Hip Hop.

Because her dance experience is so versatile her choreography and classes mirror that vast training.

She advocates that the best dancers are masters at various dance forms, fearless, disciplined and honest.

Her motto is to always explore new avenues of movement and to inspire dancers to dance authentically from their heart.Since

the establishment of her dance company in 1994, Tessandra has gone on to achieve several choreography awards, including the 2004 JDWC Silver Leo Award for Excellence in Choreography. She

has also been producing and choreographing her own dance concerts since 1997 to sold out audiences. She

now resides in Los Angeles where she expanded her dance company and launched Unity LA, which consists of the top professional dancers in Los Angeles. ^[0]