"Nathan Bentley is a young dancer and choreographer who will enter into his ninth year of teaching dance this season. He grew up in Upton, MA, where he took dance classes at Dance Works Academy beginning at 4 years old. While there, Nathan primarily studied hip hop, but also trained in tap, modern, contemporary, lyrical, and musical theater. His love for dance grew with him as he started branching out into taking more classes at workshops and conventions, where he has had opportunities to learn from some of his biggest inspirations; choreographers such as Ian Eastwood, Brian Puspos, and Dave Scott. He credits a lot of his passion and early career's success to Alycia and Lynsey Beatrice, who took him under their wing at DWA when he was younger and helped him explore his art at a deeper level. Today, Nathan teaches his own brand of Urban dance, as well as the fundamentals and technique of hip hop and related funk/ street styles at studios around Massachusetts, with his choreography receiving high scores and numerous judge admirations at dance competitions across New England. He loves to focus all of his energy on his students, making sure that they have fun with dance, while also encouraging them to always work harder and grow into better and stronger dancers, as well as people! Nathan is incredibly happy and excited to join the Beatz dance family!"