Instructors

Angela Adams-Smith
Director of Flamenco

Angela Smith is a flamenco dance instructor, choreographer, and seamstress. She is currently our Flamenco Program Director and lives in Chicago, Illinois. Angela strongly believes that flamenco is a life-changing art for everyone. Angela grew up dancing in Santa Barbara from 1998-2003 under the direction of Rose Marie Cruz and then later trained at The Garcia Dance Studio in Lompoc from 2004-2009. 2004-2009, Angela taught flamenco at Garcia Dance Studio, and from 2005 to 2021 taught flamenco at Boscutti Ballet Theater in Lompoc. 2010, Angela began building a summer flamenco program at Boscutti Ballet Theater. To this day, BBT participates under her direction in The Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara, California. In addition to her studio training, Angela also ventured off and participated in professional workshops all over California with artists from Spain. She has also trained with local artists such as Roberto Amaral, Lourdes Rodriguez, Carolla Zertuche, and Timo Nunez. Angela is trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap, drill team, and color guard. Angela also coached the Lompoc High School Danceline Team from 2018-2020.

Annie Boscutti
Owner, Ballet Director, Creative Dance, Acting

 

Annie Boscutti is a passionate dance studio owner and a dedicated advocate for the arts in Lompoc, California. Raised in Goleta, CA, Annie's love for dance ignited at the tender age of four under the guidance of her beloved ballet teacher, Madame Cordet. This early introduction to the world of movement laid the foundation for Annie's lifelong commitment to the performing arts.

At eleven,   Annie's focus briefly shifted from dance to figure skating, a transition that led to numerous first-place victories. Her talent flourished under the mentorship of Tim Wood, the 1968 figure skating Olympic Silver Medalist, at The Ice Patch in Santa Barbara. This period of her life demonstrated Annie's versatility and determination in the pursuit of her artistic passions.

After graduating from Dos Pueblos High School, Annie's educational journey continued at Santa Barbara City College, where she studied music, dance, fine arts, and vocals, ultimately earning a degree in liberal arts. In 1985, she married her husband, Tom Boscutti, and they began their life together in Lompoc, where they welcomed twins (Catrina and Jeffrey) and later their baby brother (Maxwell). This period of her life was marked by her academic pursuits and the joy of starting a family.

In 2002, Annie and Tom combined their passions for performing arts. They opened Boscutti Ballet Theatre and Performing Arts (BBT), a vibrant studio that fosters creativity and growth in dancers and artists. Their vision was clear: to create a space that nurtures artistic expression and encourages students to reach their full potential. With a commitment to an open-minded approach to the performing arts, BBT emphasizes a mentor-protégé atmosphere that empowers students of all ages.

Annie has enriched her commitment to the arts through her studio, inspiring countless students and providing them invaluable opportunities to express their creativity. In addition to BBT, Annie and Tom co-founded the Valley Dance and Arts Alliance in 2012, a 501(c)(3) Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to expanding arts education in the community. The arts continue to thrive in Lompoc thanks to Annie's vision and leadership, giving students and volunteers a platform to develop their talent and passion for the performing arts.

Catrina Flores
Artistic Director, Jazz Hip Hop, Choreography, Parade

 

Catrina Flores is BBT's artistic director, ballet, choreography, and jazz hip-hop instructor. She is an award-winning choreographer who works with students aged three through young adulthood to find their passion for the arts through creative and exciting learning techniques she has learned from over three decades of experience. She was the LHS Cheer team captain for three years and was a member of their competition dance team all four years. Catrina has trained with The Kirov Academy of Ballet and State Street Ballet and was a member of the State Street Ballet Young Dancers under the direction of Allison Gustafson and Nicole Comella for several years. She is trained in the Vagonova Method under the direction of Madame Yelena Vinogradova. She has performed at many Regional Dance America events and has had her choreography adjudicated by leading choreographers in the industry through RDA, including Margot Sappington. She has experience in front of and behind the camera and enjoys sharing her experiences as she directs young students to adapt their talents onto the stage and for the camera. Catrina believes performing is one of the best ways children can grow to know themselves, gain confidence, and learn skills that will last them a lifetime. She is working towards her bachelor's degree in communications and plans to enter the world of public relations. She is the head of communications at BBT and oversees our social media, website, and email communications. Catrina is an accomplished sound editor who records and edits all our production dialogue, soundtracks, and music.

Lainey Ranjo
Jazz Hip Hop, Flamenco

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Lainey Ranjo has been a flamenco and jazz hip-hop instructor at BBT for the past year. She grew up in Lompoc, CA, and has danced with Boscutti Ballet Theater from 2003 to the present day. On top of training here, Lainey has trained with State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, CA, under the direction of Marina Fliagina. Lainey was also a part of the Sapphire Elite Dance Competition Team at Lompoc High School for three years. Traveling abroad, Lainey also took some flamenco in Spain. In college, Lainey was an avid dance club member and held multiple drop-in hip-hop classes for students regardless of their dance experience. She has also been a guest choreographer for the Lompoc High School Cheer and the Lompoc High School Danceline teams. Diving deeper into her love for hip-hop, she trained at Playground LA with world-renowned choreographers, including Dexter Carr, Faceoff, Rex Kline, Galen Hooks, and Misha Gabriel Hamilton. She has trained in many dance styles, including ballet, tap, hip-hop, jazz, flamenco, hula, and contemporary. Lainey’s love of creating and performing exudes through the classes she teaches!

Landon Gaspar
Tap

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This is Landon Gaspar’s first year teaching at BBT. He has been dancing with BBT since 2016. Landon has also been the Sapphire dance team captain since 2023. He has competed with LHS Sapphire for three years, doing solos, character, and jazz routines, winning multiple awards. He has choreographed multiple routines every year for Sapphire and will continue to do so. Being Sapphire captain is where Landon discovered his love for teaching dance, and he receives so much joy in teaching his teammates new things. Landon is trained in tap, ballet, jazz, and lyrical styles. Now Landon is looking forward to applying his skills to BBT!

 

Megan Friend
Vocal


Morgan Hughes
Folk, Flamenco, Halftime

Morgan instructs beginning and intermediate flamenco at BBT under the Direction of Angela Adams-Smith and is the Director of our Folk Dance program. She provides performance opportunities for our dancers through her colleagues at Hancock College. She received her associate's in dance from Alan Hancock College, and she danced/instructed at BBT until 2016, when she moved to Kansas. She is working towards her BA in education, focusing on birth to 4th-grade special education. While living in Kansas, she ran the YMCA youth sports programs (dance, cheer, gymnastics, and seasonal sports) and eventually moved to open her studio, which she ran for two years until moving back to Lompoc. Morgan is also the current coach of the CCYFL cheer program.

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Rachel Reynolds
Parent & Me, Pom, Competition Pom, Halftime

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Rachel Reynolds has been a student at BBT since 2021 and an instructor since the Summer of 2023. She currently teaches our Parent & Me and Pom classes. She is also the coach of our competition pom team and, along with Morgan Hughes, heads our Halftime Performance program. Rachel is originally from San Francisco, where she began her dance journey. She was captain of her high school songleading squad and a member of their elite Dance Ensemble. She continued dancing through her years at UCSB, where she met Bree Jansen, who coached LHS Cheer from 2002 to 2014. In collaboration with Bree, Rachel began working with the dancers at LHS. She assisted Bree with LHS Cheer from 2003-2014 and became her assistant coach when she formed the competitive and performance dance team of LHS, Sapphire Dance. She continues to work with and choreograph for Sapphire shows and, this year became a head coach for the new JV-level dance team, Sapphire Silver. Fun fact: Rachel worked with fellow instructors Catrina Flores, Riley Ranjo-Bell, and Lainey Ranjo when they were students at LHS, and she currently coaches Landon Gaspar! Rachel has trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical/contemporary, and flamenco dance. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Art History from UCSB and is the head of accounting for the UCSB Campus Store.

Riley Bell
Lyrical, Contemporary, Bollywood Fusion

 

Savannah Deleon
Flamenco Assistant

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​Savannah DeLeon has been dancing flamenco since age eight but has been dancing at the Boscutti Ballet Theater for the past ten years. This year, she will be an assistant instructor helping with flamenco. Savannah recently graduated from Cabrillo High School, and while attending, she was on their cheer team for three years. She has danced in all levels of flamenco at BBT and participated in many events that include flamenco, such as trying out for fiesta pequeña and noches de Ronda. She is passionate about flamenco and can’t wait to be an assistant instructor at BBT.

 

Sienna Gildea
Writer, Acting

 

Sienna Gildea is an actress, acting coach, and lead script writer at Boscutti Ballet Theater. She has been affiliated with the studio for around 17 years and has played many roles. These roles include The Penguin (Batman 2011), The Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland 2014), The Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz -year-), and many more. Her skill sets include acting, dancing, singing, writing, and painting. She is a passionate, strong individual who loves teaching acting students alongside Annie Boscutti. She feels the most fulfilled after showcasing months of writing, directing, and seeing her students shine on stage. She can't wait for another year to show everyone what the students of BBT can do!

Student Teaching Assistants
Kendyll Amick
Sophie Carver
Lillyn Friend