MARISSA IS A PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED DANCE EDUCATOR WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND PERFORMING. SPECIALIZING IN VARIOUS STYLES, MARISSA BRINGS BOTH TECHNICAL PRECISION AND EXPRESSIVE ARTISTRY TO EVERY CLASS. SHE IS A MOM TO TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND MARRIED TO A WONDERFULLY SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND. WHILE NOT TEACHING AT API, SHE ENJOYS TIME AT THE GYM, GOING TO CAMP TO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKE, VOLUNTEERING AT HER CHURCH, HELPING WITH HER HUSBAND’S BUSINESS OF ‘FLIPPING’ HOUSES, TAKING TRIPS AND MAKING MEMORIES WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
MARISSA WAS BORN IN MARYLAND & RAISED IN WV, WITH HER ROOTS PLANTED FIRMLY AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA, SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM ROBERT C. BYRD. SHE HAS PERFORMED AND CHOREOGRAPHED FOR A VARIETY OF RECITALS, COMPETITIONS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. HER TEACHING STYLE FOCUSES ON BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS, ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY, AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE DANCERS OF ALL LEVELS CAN THRIVE.
WHETHER IN THE STUDIO OR ON STAGE, MARISSA IS COMMITTED TO INSPIRING STUDENTS THROUGH MOVEMENT, DISCIPLINE, AND A DEEP LOVE FOR THE ART OF DANCE.
MARISSA WAS BORN IN MARYLAND & RAISED IN WV, WITH HER ROOTS PLANTED FIRMLY AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA, SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM ROBERT C. BYRD. SHE HAS PERFORMED AND CHOREOGRAPHED FOR A VARIETY OF RECITALS, COMPETITIONS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. HER TEACHING STYLE FOCUSES ON BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS, ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY, AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE DANCERS OF ALL LEVELS CAN THRIVE.
WHETHER IN THE STUDIO OR ON STAGE, MARISSA IS COMMITTED TO INSPIRING STUDENTS THROUGH MOVEMENT, DISCIPLINE, AND A DEEP LOVE FOR THE ART OF DANCE.
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