Some of our X Factor Series instructors show your dancer what college dance looks like. Diana Natalicchio shows them what comes after.
Diana danced at The Ohio State University, where she captained the dance team and picked up seven National Championship titles and two World Championship titles along the way. She trained under industry names like Ricky Ubeda and Shannon Mather. And then she took all of it to New York City and turned it into a professional career.
Today she performs and choreographs professionally: she's shared the stage with RAYE, Shaggy, and Jeremih, danced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and appeared in VEVO music videos and a feature film. She travels the country as faculty with 24Seven Dance Convention and choreographs for TRIBE99.
Ohio State Dance Team
Diana Natalicchio
Storytelling-driven artistry and stage-ready confidence from a two-time world champion and NYC professional performer.
Her class is about artistry. Storytelling, performance quality, stage presence... the things that separate a technically clean dancer from one you can't look away from. College coaches notice that difference at tryouts, and so do professional choreographers after graduation.
On July 25 she's teaching two sessions at DXNY in Hauppauge, one for grades 5 through 7 and one for grades 8 through 12. Dancers from any studio are welcome.
Train with Diana · July 25, 2026
Diana Natalicchio
- Grades 5-71:00–2:30 PM$75
- Grades 8-122:30–4:00 PM$75
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If your dancer dreams past the college team, this is the instructor who's lived that whole road, from team captain to Macy's Parade. Classes like this don't come to Long Island often.