Meet M.A.D Dance Academy
M.A.D
DANCE
Founded in 2017
122,000+ Student Visits
300+ Stage Performances
50+ Competition Awards
120+ Master Classes & Workshops
Classes for All Ages
Kids • Teens • Adults
International Faculty & Industry Resources
M.A.D’s faculty includes experienced dancers, choreographers, and award-winning instructors from leading dance crews, studios, and entertainment companies around the world.
Our instructors and partners have connections with GRV, Millennium Dance Complex, Snowglobe Perspective, Studio X, D80, 1MILLION, Prime.D, ACS, O-DOG, Wubang, 5KM, P Studio, and other professional dance organizations.
Our faculty has experience in international competitions, commercial performances, music video choreography, stage production, artist training, and dance direction. Their project credits include work related to Jackson Wang, Lay Zhang, Wang Yibo, Jackson Yee, Lu Han, Zhang Jie, Li Yuchun, Tan Jianci, Liu Yuxin, Fan Chengcheng, and BLACKPINK’s Lisa.
M.A.D has also hosted master classes and intensive training programs with guest instructors such as Bowen Hu, choreographer for Lu Han and Lay Zhang; Ellen Kim, choreographer of K/DA’s “POP/STARS”; GRV instructor Brittnie Aguilar; international choreographer Bada Lee; and Cheshir Ha, who has worked with BLACKPINK’s Lisa.
Through partnerships with instructors from different countries and regions, M.A.D brings students global training methods, current commercial dance styles, and more professional learning opportunities.
About M.A.D Dance
Founded in 2017, M.A.D Dance Studio was established during the rapid global growth of Asian pop culture and street dance.
Built by a team with strong roots in Asian dance culture, M.A.D is a professional dance community specializing in K-POP, Hip-Hop, Jazz Funk, Choreography, and other commercial dance styles. Our goal is to create an inclusive, professional, and globally connected environment where dancers of all levels can learn and grow.
M.A.D welcomes students of all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. Whether you are taking your first dance class or preparing for performances, competitions, artist auditions, or a professional dance career, our programs provide a clear path for your development.
In 2019, M.A.D opened its Irvine studio. Since then, we have reached more than 100,000 participants through weekly classes, master classes, competition training, stage performances, artist auditions, and international cultural exchange programs.
Professional K-POP Training & an Inclusive Dance Community
K-POP is one of M.A.D’s signature programs and a central part of our studio culture.
We offer K-POP training for children, teens, and adults. Our programs include beginner foundations, technique training, music video choreography, camera performance, stage training, team development, and professional performance production.
Students learn more than choreography. Our classes also develop musicality, rhythm, body control, movement quality, facial expression, stage presence, and teamwork, helping dancers deliver confident and complete K-POP performances.
Rooted in Asian pop culture and supported by an international approach to dance education, M.A.D brings people from different backgrounds together through movement. We believe dance is a shared language for communication, creativity, confidence, and community.
Artist Auditions & Industry Opportunities
M.A.D has developed connections with entertainment companies and industry partners in Korea and China, creating audition, training, and talent-development opportunities for aspiring performers.
Our industry network has included companies such as SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, PLEDIS Entertainment, HYBE, Yuehua Entertainment, iQIYI, and Kakao Entertainment.
These companies represent internationally recognized artists and groups, including aespa, Wang Yibo, NCT, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation, EXO, NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, i-dle, and Han Geng.