About Us

Iris Steinlein

Inspired by her family background, which includes three generations of dancers and musicians, Ms. Steinlein took her first dance steps at age four. From ballet and jazz, to tap and ballroom, she has explored it all. Ms. Steinlein received her dance education at the World Masters’ Ballroom Dance Academy “Trautz & Salmen,” in Germany, and furthered her jazz and tap education in New York and California. As a musician, Ms. Steinlein performed in concerts throughout Scotland and Japan, while she also expanded her creativity throughout Europe and North Africa as the German stage and theater choreographer for Club Med.

Since 1992, Iris Steinlein has co-owned Steinlein Dance Studios, Germany, a family business established in 1939. Always attracted to the American entertainment industry, Ms. Steinlein attended a private film institute and worked on several feature film sets in Hollywood which helped her open the door to a whole new creative field.

Steinlein Productions provides a unique opportunity for young international students to meet brilliant instructors and develop new ideas, creativity and knowledge in the heart of the entertainment industry.

Through establishing several departments such as filmmaking, acting, makeup artistry, modeling, dance & yoga and voice, Steinlein Productions offers a variety of dazzling fields, which will enhance your career and make you sparkle. The program is available all year long. The L.A. Talent Workshop is offered to international students during spring, summer, fall and winter every year. It is geared toward enhancing the cultural scope of young talents worldwide, and includes specialty workshops and lectures currently being held in Germany, Spain, England and throughout Asia.