Our owner & Founder

Matisse Azul Rainbolt is a professional ballet folklórico dancer, dance instructor, social media personality, music producer, Disney performer, verified TikTok content creator and the founder of Step-By-Step Cultural Arts.  Matisse started dancing folklórico at just four years old, and fell in love with teaching when she began sharing the art of traditional Mexican folklore dance with the world on her @matisseazul TikTok account in 2020. Today, she has more than 1.6 million fans and 39 million likes on the platform. Matisse now performs at Disney California Adventure Park, provides virtual and in-person ballet folklórico dance lessons to students in kinder through college, and provides inspirational presentations and performances to students and educators throughout the nation.