Our Team

At LAW Dance Studio, we pride ourselves on our small, expert team. Each member brings a unique skill set, perspective and specialized expertise. This diversity enriches the learning experience by offering students a comprehensive array of techniques and artistic expressions within an intimate setting. Our focused approach allows for personalized instruction and fosters a culture of creativity and inclusivity. Every instructor’s distinct background helps shape a curriculum that encourages students to explore new forms of expression and find a style that truly resonates with them. We are also known to not take ourselves too seriously and work very hard to infuse fun into the long hours spent in the studio. This helps kids want to be here and connect with the instructors and with dance.

Miss Lisa, Owner, Instructor & Choreographer

Miss Lisa began her dance training at a very young age in Batavia, New York at Images in Dance under Robin Cotler. Dance was a motivator for her to be the best she could be in everything she did. She fell in love with all aspects of dance and loved competitive dance. It challenged her to push herself to work harder to be a better dancer. Miss Lisa competed nationally in all genres of dance such (jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, modern, and contemporary). She received many awards throughout her years as a competition dancer.  She loved to compete but she soon discovered a greater love and her calling to work with and train children in dance. Miss Lisa worked in a studio and assisted in every class teachers would allow. She enjoyed watching children learn and it was exciting for her to be the one to teach them. When she started to teach her own class, she knew that teaching dance would be her future.

After graduating from Elba Central School, Miss Lisa moved to Florida to continue her dance education at Valencia College majoring in dance with a focus in ballet and modern. While attending college, she was involved in the Valencia Dance Theater traveling company and worked at various dance studios in the Orlando area.  After dancing with the company for two years, she was named as their manager allowing her to work closely with Lesley Brasseux, the Artistic Director. Miss Lisa choreographed multiple pieces for Choreographer’s Showcase, the Summer Repertory Concert and worked with various artists such as John Lehrer from Buffalo, New York, John Parks (a former dancer of Alvin Alley), Jeanne Travers from University of South Florida and many more. All of these opportunities and experiences assisted in making her a well rounded dance instructor and choreographer.

After college, Miss Lisa moved to Alaska and then to Georgia. In Georgia, she was the Competition Director at Life Moves Dance Studio for five years.  She set up workshops and brought in nationally known choreographers to work with her students. She encouraged her dancers to audition at a local professional ballet company, Columbia City Ballet for their productions of Dracula and Nutcracker as well as summer intensives at Joffrey Ballet in Atlanta. Miss Lisa’s students were awarded choreography awards, entertainment awards, technique awards, title awards, Power Pak invitations, various judges awards, World Dance Championship invitations, SDA Regional Champions and competed at the World’s Dance Championship.

In April 2018, Miss Lisa completed the Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) course and became certified and licensed to teach this innovative program.  Miss Lisa is the only teacher certified and licensed in the Batavia area to teach this “innovative program designed for students to understand the depth of training muscle memory in achieving their personal best in classical ballet”.  She is excited to offer the PBT syllabus at the LAW Dance Studio!

Miss Lisa moved back to the area in the Spring of 2018 and is excited to get back to her roots and teach dancers the skills and proper techniques in her own studio. Miss Lisa is dedicated to continue progressing in her knowledge of dance through training and will bring these lessons to her students in the studio. Through opportunities like the Teacher Summit in NYC (August, 2018) she took dance training and seminars from famed choreographers benefiting her own students back in Batavia. She looks forward to this next adventure in her life. She’s ready to get to work with your dancer!

Miss Morgan, Teacher

Miss Morgan started gymnastics at the age of 6. She was a competitive gymnast from age 8 to age 17 for Gymnastics Sports Academy in Lancaster, New York. She was ranked regionally and nationally throughout her gymnastics career and had won multiple state and regional titles. Gymnastics was what sparked Miss Morgan’s interest in all athletics. Miss Morgan also began to have interest in multiple other sports such as Soccer, and Track and Field. As a Sophomore in High School she competed in her first New York State Championship Competition and continued to qualify and competed in two more state championships in those following years. She was a sectional champion as a Junior in 2016,  and twice as a senior (indoor and outdoor) in 2017. As a senior she competed in her last state championship competition and placed 5th overall. 

After graduating in 2017 from Pavilion Central School, Morgan continued her education and Pole Vault career at Indiana Tech, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Morgan studied Exercise Science and Kinesiology during her time at Tech as well as competed for 4 years on the Track and Field Team. She Graduated in 2021 with a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science with a Health Concentration. 

After College Miss Morgan began working at LAW Dance Studio, as well as Pavilion Central School. Since 2021 Miss Morgan has become and accredited interscholastic coach, the Pavilion-York Boys Modified Soccer Head Coach, the Pavilion-York Varsity Indoor Track and Field Head Coach, and the Pavilion Varsity Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach, as well as an Acro Dance Teacher at LAW Dance Studio. 

Miss Morgan’s goal is to help every child be the best they can be, in and out of the studio! She always wants to keep the dancers learning new tricks and skills, as well as building strength and flexibility, during each dance class.

Maceo “Mace” Harrison

Maceo is our esteemed guest choreographer at LAW Dance Studio in Batavia, NY. With his dance journey beginning at age 7, Maceo quickly excelled in the dance community, engaging in hip-hop battles and auditioning for shows like America’s Got Talent. By 17, he was deepening his repertoire in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance at a professional studio, earning numerous awards for his hip-hop performances. A recipient of a full scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, Maceo combines a dynamic mix of tricks, musicality, and flair in his choreography. Each year, he sets the recital's opening number and conducts master classes, inspiring students with his expertise and enthusiasm.