Alisa's Dance Academy

MEET THE FACULTY

Instructors at Alisa's are trained with the Director and each follow The Academy's set curriculum to insure

proper technique is being taught in a manner that upholds The Academy's standards. To further their

education and stay up to date with new dance styles and technique, instructors attend and travel to

many dance conventions, conferences, and classes.

Each individual staff member gives something unique and wonderful from their own passion for dance

to each student at ADA and to the Austin community. The Academy and its faculty look forward for the

opportunity to educate and present you and your child with the awesome art of dance.

Click on Faculty Picture or Name to view bios.

Director

Alisa Laraway

Artistic Director for Austin's Dance Elite & Verge Dance Co.

Ballet Director & Nutcracker Spectacular Artistic Director

Melanie Malinowski

Bio Coming Soon

Senior Instructor

Kristin Nicolaisen

Senior Instructor

Shepherd Allen

Instructor

Kevin Garner

Instructor

Hannah Brightwell

Bio Coming Soon

Instructor

Emily Zagger

Bio Coming Soon

Instructor

Marisa Farrell

Bio Coming Soon

Kelsey Davis-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Kirstin Grbic-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Abbe Lansdown-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Trevor Parmentier-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Stephanie Patrick-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Robert Robledo-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Carissa Topham-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Lynly Walsh-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Kathleen Ward-Instructor, Picture & Bio Coming Soon

Amanda Luckey-Lakeway Office Manager, Picture Coming Soon

Gretchen Garretsen-Westlake Office Manager, Picture Coming Soon

Sarah Walker-Director's Assistant, Picture Coming Soon


ADE Interns: Emily Snouffer Emily Zagger Guest Instructors & Choreographers: Erin Boyd-Jellison Menina Fortunato LJ Jellison Johanna Sapakie Kristin Lorello	Academy Ballet Accompanist: Ed Snouffer Brian Burke Craig Hempsted AJ Ocampo Melinda Farrell Erica Sobol	Marcus Choi Brock Jellison Robert Prescott Lee Tyson Garner Leslie Garcia