About Pass to Class
A Distance Learning tool and Supplemental P.E. Program For Schools, Homeschool, and Independent learning. We combine creative expression and Social Emotional Learning to help build healthy, happy people!
Meet Our Founder
Tamaira "Miss Tee" Sandifer is a 30-year dance education expert specializing in pulling the best out of youth. She has developed some of Hollywood’s most sought after young dancers including THE 2016 winner of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, 2018 World of Dance stars, members of the Jabbawockeez, and more. Her graduates currently travel the world with artists and celebrities that include: Justin Beiber, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Usher, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Ellen & More. You’ll see her graduates on the stages of MTV Music Awards, Nick Choice Awards, BET Awards & more. But to her, some of the biggest successes of her program have come from students who finished high school and went on to become college graduates.
As CEO and founder of Studio T Arts & Entertainment, PassToClass.com, California’s Day of Dance, Side Hustle Academy, LVL Up and @SweetTeeTime, Miss Tee’s heartbeat is to champion the development of every child, build confidence and character as well as develop a conquering spirit that believes anything is possible.
Sandifer’s success in building this organization is the direct result of her own struggles and triumphs growing up in Richmond to a single mom raising five siblings. Early in her career as a teaching artist she consistently saw disinterested kids suddenly electrified by the prospect of learning a new move. Her studio in Sacramento now offers local students much more than dance lessons; at Studio T, young people from all backgrounds become skilled professionals in performance and stage crew, graphic and costume design, photography and videography, and of course, choreography. Sandifer’s “whole person” approach addresses every young person’s needs so they can heal, connect, and flourish as key participants in the creative marketplace. Her influence on the creative economy is not only evident in the work that she is doing today, but will have a lasting impact through the many lives she's changed on her life mission.
She serves over 192,000 youth and 7,800 educators in school districts throughout Northern California and across the country every year through educational partnerships & enrichment programs related to physical as well as mental & emotional health. Her passionate advocacy for the arts has taken her to the State Capitol where she partners with local and national civic leaders to bring arts-inspired, socially and culturally relevant incentives to the academic day.
Meet Our Instructors
Pass To Class
is a video on-demand program for educators and parents
Named “Best New Series” by Access Sacramento
“I didn’t know how to express myself. Dance gave me the tools to express myself so I can let go and feel everything and release. Dance is my outlet. It changes the game.” - Keke, middle school student.
“Miss Tee has selflessly recorded videos, generated resources and materials, and provided all of that for continuing education in a digital format for students in my school district in Greensboro, NC. While this, in and of itself, is an amazing provision, it is important for you to know the number of children and staff members who now have access to these incredible resources. My district is comprised of 73,000 students and over 5,000 staff members. Our digital learning in Guilford County Schools is occurring on the Canvas platform where Miss Tee’s resources live. She has, without a doubt, provided opportunities to change lives well beyond the City of Sacramento and the State of California.”
“The platform, content and delivery method has given us a tool that engages students in distance learning. This fun creative and health outlet not only exercises their body and mind, it also helps their social emotional wellbeing. We look forward to continuing to expand the use of the platform in our distance learning plan.”
“This program has been wildly popular and engages students from all backgrounds. She empowers students, helping them feel a positive connection to school and a sense of self respect for themselves. She has found an outlet for them to be active, healthy, and engaged with students from diverse backgrounds. Students involved in the program have become positive members of our community. This is the type of innovative program I’m looking for to keep my students engaged and help them persevere through these difficult times.”