Lauren Stapleton

Dance Instruction, Faculty

Lauren Stapleton is from Syracuse, NY and is currently studying Integrated Marketing Communications at Ithaca College. While pursing her education, she continues her love for dance by participating in organizations such as IC Unbound Dance Company and is President of...

Lydia Kelly

Dance Instruction

Originally from Syracuse, NY, Lydia Kelly is currently pursuing an Acting major and Dance minor at Ithaca College and studying ballet at Cornell University. Lydia’s passion for dance began early as she played in her mother’s kitchen and attended dance classes starting...

Elizabeth Livesay

Dance Instruction, Theatre Arts Instruction

B.A. Theater, Cornell University. Studied dance for 27 years. Has performed and choreographed locally for the Hangar Theater, Kitchen Theatre, Firehouse Theatre and Cornell Savoyards. 20 years of teaching experience. Currently on the dance faculty at Ithaca...

Amanda Moretti

Dance Instruction

Amanda Moretti earned a B.A. in Dance Movement Studies from the Naropa Institute and continued her modern dance and ballet studies for two years at York University in Toronto. She lived in Montreal for twelve years as a freelance dancer, teaching improvisation and...

Jaclyn Smith

Dance Instruction, Faculty

Jaclyn Smith has studied and taught classic and contemporary ballet, modern, and lyrical jazz. She majored in dance and minored in psychology and history before receiving her Associates degree in Early Childhood Education. Somehow she managed to squeeze in a side...

Miranda Strichartz

Dance Instruction

B.A., Cornell University, MA in English, SUNY Albany. Danced with the Ithaca Concert Dance Company. Studied at Dance Circle. Has taught ballet to children and adults for more than 20 years.