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, Jazz, Pointe, Lyrical, Musical Theater, Adult dance
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 and Suzanne Taylor of NH School of Ballet.. 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 after college, 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 daily 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 and Lynn Simonson.
Emily Graziano
Ballet, Jazz, Tap
Emily is an alum of TPCD she danced with us for 8 years and was part of our Performance Team dancing in Disneyworld, Boston, and NYC. Her most notable roles as a student with TPCD were Kissing Doll and Arabian Coffee in the Nutcracker. In the most recent years Emily has taught one of the most popular classes during summer dance camp ZUMBA! A Graduate of Colby- Sawyer College with a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education, she also earned a Masters degree from Antioch University of New England in Behavioral Science. Currently Emily works as an Educational and Behavioral Consultant to support individuals with disabilities. She is recently married and thrilled to be back at Turning Pointe as one of our Instructors.
Emily Polsin
Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, Hip Hop, Tap
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 and loads of positive energy to her students
​Kaitlin White
Lyrical, Ballet, Jazz
Welcome back Kaitlin - 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. As a student Kaitlin performed the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy twice and the Dew Drop Fairy in the Nutcracker. 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 recent 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 is a sonographer at a local hospital. We are so happy to have her full time in the area and our students are sure to love the energy and creativity she will bring to the classroom. She is excited to be back and sharing her love of dance that started so long ago right here at TPCD
Classroom helper - Abigail Arris & Bella DeLorme