Teachers

Alysha grew up in Pasco County and attended a fine arts Elementary and Middle School. She started dancing in various dance studios at a young age, learning ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and contemporary. For the past four years she was a child care provider at a local elementary school. Where she worked with kids ages 5-13, planning and leading various activities including arts & crafts, music & movement, and homework time. Currently, Alysha attends Trinity College of Florida and plans to graduate in May 2017 with a double major in Business Management and Biblical Studies. Alysha is very excited to be a part of Ms. Lisa’s Dance and looks forward to this new and exciting experience!

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Caroline was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. She began her dance training at the age of 3 at The Dance and Gymnastics Academy of Tampa. She is trained in various styles such as, Classical Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, and Acro. She started coaching at age 16. A few years later she was the director for the gymnastics program at her home gym, along with teaching dance classes to students ranging from 2-18. Caroline then moved away to the North East of England for two years, to pursue other career options. Since she moved back, she was right back into dancing and teaching. Caroline is certified in Acrobatic Arts Level 1. She is excited to be a part of Ms. Lisa’s team and hopes to spread her love for dance and acro along to the students!

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Mr. Jessie recently completed his Bachelors in Biological Sciences from Florida Atlantic University. During his undergraduate and postgraduate time, he gained a solid foundation in tumbling, dance and tricking techniques and within the past two years, gymnastics techniques within developing athletes. Through his collegiate experience he was a part of both the FAU D1A cheerleading and dance teams and has 8 years of dance, cheer, acro and tumbling coaching experience. Currently he is professional cheerleader with a local NFL team! 

Morgan grew up in Haymarket, Virginia before moving to Manlius, New York in 2017. Her dance training began at age 3 and competing by age 5 at Gainesville Dance Center. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. In high school she was a part of the purple reign dance team for all four years having the opportunity to perform at school sporting events and local competitions. After graduating, Morgan attended the University of Tampa to study business management and dance. She became a member of UT’s official dance team, Spartan Scarlets, for four years and serving as captain in her senior year. She represented her school at sporting and other events around the Tampa bay community. Under her leadership the team became Division 2 jazz national champions at the NDA college nationals in 2021. She also had the opportunity to perform and choreograph in student dance showcases. After graduating, she moved back to Manlius, New York to be with family and began teaching at Studio B Dance Company. She taught both recreational class and for the competition team for all ages and a variety of styles. Morgan also works in childcare and as a tabulator for dance competitions. She is so happy for the opportunity to share her love and knowledge of dance with her students! 

Amanda Fowler (Phoenix) found a passion for aerial arts after taking aerial yoga as a form of healing. She is now a trained performer and professional aerial silks & yoga teacher for all ages. Ms. Phoenix is aerial certified and is enthusiastic to share her skills and her love for flying with her students!

Savannah Porch just recently graduated from The University of Tampa with a major in Applied Dance (Dance Education) and a minor in Dance Theatre. Savannah has been dancing since the age of two and has never stopped! In addition to this, she has been teaching for the past five years. Savannah is formally trained in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, improvisation, musical theatre, creative movement and West African. She has performed in every dance showcase at the University of Tampa and was part of the hip-hop team: DIME (Dance Is My Existence). Savannah was a student choreographer for UT’s Dance Happenings and choreographed two pieces of her own. Since moving to Tampa, Savannah has discovered her passion for working with special populations. She has choreographed and performed with students with physical and intellectual disabilities from Pyramid, Inc. In fact, she will be choreographing and performing a duet with a man in a wheelchair from Pyramid in their summer show in July. She has also volunteered as a teacher at the Macdonald Training Center, Gracepoint Wellness, and various elderly organizations. In addition to dancing, Savannah loves to act and sing! In the past, she was a seasonal performer for Universal Studios in Orlando and has been best friends with Ariel from under the sea at children’s birthday parties. Savannah is extremely excited to share her passion and she truly cherishes the time she spends with her students.

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Yazzie grew up on Long Island, NY and started dance at the age of 3 with ballet and tap, which ignited a passion for the art and the start of her career as a competitive dancer by the age of 6. Her dance and movement repertoire further extended to jazz, hip hop, acro, contemporary, lyrical, and kickline. She spent many years perfecting as a forever student, assistant, and principal teacher, as well as the captain of various middle and high school kickline teams. For 4 years, she was a member of KRIMP Dance company in NY and spent numerous summers taking intensive classes at the Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan NY.

As a three year USF SunDoll vet, the premier dance team for the University of South Florida, Yazzie continued to expand her horizons and expertise in Pom and Sideline dance, performing at football games at the Raymond James Stadium and at the men’s and women’s basketball games at the Yuengling Center, as well as supporting numerous charity events and campus appearances.

Yazzie has recently received her bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with a minor in Nutrition from the University of South Florida.

As a teacher, Yazzie dedicates her time to fostering her love of dance and movement to children of all ages, levels and abilities, from tots to young adults, instructing and choreographing for beginner to advanced recreational and special needs classes, and competition teams. She believes that it is through dance we are able to express ourselves freely and unconditionally, which she looks forward to sharing her passion.

Yazzie is excited to be the newest member of Ms. Lisas Dance.