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Dance Teachers
"Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach." - Aristotle
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A dance teacher helps their students find the song in their heart,
the beat in their feet and a passion for life - Unknown
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Lisa Drouin Goff, Owner/Director
Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical
Lisa Drouin Goff grew up in New Hampshire where she began dancing locally and then trained through high school with Sidney Leonard of Boston Ballet Suzanne Taylor of NH School of Ballet and Richard Rein at St. Pauls.. She earned a full scholarship to Point Park University as a dance major and was a member of its in-house dance company. Moving to Boston and then NYC she became a member of the Modern Jazz dance company Impulse, under the direction of Adrienne Hawkins. In Boston she taught for Boston College Dance Program, Joy of Movement Centers, Boston Center for Adult Education and Natick School of Ballet. Moving to NYC she studied intensely with Lynn Simonson, Frank Hatchett, Phil Black, and Finis Jhung. She also earned a scholarship to study with the prestigious Alvin Ailey School.
Miss Goff has choreographed for Concord and Pembroke High School's musical theater departments, Concord Children's theater and NH First Nights. She was an judicator for multiple dance competitions before focusing soleing on Turning Pointe.
Lisa is most proud of the opportunities TPCD has provided for hundreds of students over the years to perform in NYC, Carnival Cruise line, Boston, Montreal, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, Universal Studios and Disney World and the Student Apprentice program she established in 2014.
She attributes her passion for the art of dance in part to some very special teachers: Chuck Davis, Adrienne Hawkins, Lynn Simonson and Suzanne Taylor.
Emily Polsin
Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Pre-Pointe, Hip Hop
Emily is a beloved teacher and graduate of TPCD and our Student Apprentice Program. Emily teaches at our summer camps and prior to becoming a teacher with her own classes she was a substitute who taught for us. As a student Emily performed many roles, the most recent the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker and Grace Farrell in Annie. She was also a member of our Performance Team and danced at Universal Studios. Emily has attended Master Series Dance program in Boston on scholarship to further her dance training and continues to attend dance teacher conferences & conventions to stay connected to the dance world. Emily brings beneficial insight to the classroom when it comes to technique she is full of creativity and incorporates each dancer learning to connect to their emotion when dancing.
​Kaitlin White
Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop
Kaitlin grew up in the TPCD studio and we could not be more happy to have her part of our teaching team. She has been a sub at TPCD and a teacher at our summer camps for a few years and now her own schedule weekly with us. As a student Kaitlin performed the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy twice in the Nutcracker and danced the role of Mary Poppins in an annual recital. She was a pivotal member of the TPCD Performance Team where she danced in NYC, Disneyworld, Universal Studios, Carnival Cruise line, Chicago and Atlanta. Kaitlin is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's in Sonography. As a student at RIT she was a member of the Vis Visa Dance Company. Kaitlin brings a strong understanding of technique to the classroom along with positive energy for her students.
Gracie Dean
Ballet, Jazz
Welcome back! Grace danced with TPCD for 9 years and was a valued member of our Student Apprentice Program. She is a college student majoring in Radiology Technology at NHTI and works for the Boys and Girls Club. While a dancers with TPCD among others she danced the roles of Jan in Grease and Arabian Coffee in the Nutcracker , She loves children and dance which was evident as a student teacher which makes Gracie a natural fit for our teaching team. We are so happy to have her with us and we know the kids will love Gracie and her class!
Lily Booker​
Tap
Lily is a Dance Captain for Aaron Tolson’s Speaking in Taps, a pre-professional tap company in Massachusetts. She has been teaching and choreographing locally for the past three years. Lily has performed in both DC & Beantown Tap Fest, participated in the Michelle Dorrance Residency, Derick Grant Improv Labs, Jason Janas Residency and Dormeshia’s Training & Preparation Program. We are so happy to welcome Lily and very excited for her to share her love and knowledge of tap to our students.
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