Jaleen Murphy

Jaleen Murphy has been a beloved teacher and coach for the Thousand Oaks Dance Department. For more than three decades, Murphy has poured her heart out and shared her wisdom to thousands of people and years of generations.
After 33 years of hard work, Murphy has a few ideas on what she wants to do with her time now that it isn’t being spent in the dance room.
“I plan on being a devoted grandma to my 14, soon to be 15 grandkids,” she said. “Spending a lot of time with them to grow relationships and help teach them values of life. I want to travel as much as my husband and I are able. I have not done very much travel due to the commitment here with the done program.”
And finally, she said, “I plan to devote more service and time to my church responsibilities.”
Over the years, Murphy has spent her time and dedication to multiple jobs inside the dance program. Murphy has served as the head coach of the Varsity dance team as well as teaching different classes of everything she knows, and she knows a lot. Murphy does an endless amount of jobs that probably go unnoticed by most.
“I hope the dancers under my direction and teachings will know they can do hard things,” she said. “And that any progress takes work, commitment and consistency. They can relay this to any part of their future.”
Aside from all the hardships that pile up from her job, Murphy finds many moments of pride that make the hard work worth it.
“Each concert is a moment of pride as you see the growth of each student no matter the class level they are in,” Murphy said. “Beginners are a significant source of joy/pride because they have to learn and trust the process so they are ready for performing. Growing the program so we are highly competitive in the dance world and able to take home national titles.”