STUDIO L DANCE CENTER
Our Staff
Our instructors are highly trained professionals who have years of
experience teaching dance in all styles.
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Our entire staff is genuinely committed to promoting the values of
Studio L Dance Center, which include having the utmost personal honesty and integrity, respect towards differences and embracing the creative power of inclusion.
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We strive to hold ourselves and our dancers to the highest caliber.
Therefore, we demand that our dancers and parents respect and. follow
a "no drama" policy in order to facilitate synergy as a team.
All forms of bullying, gossip, or any other disrespectful behavior with not be tolerated.
Keli Lesker
Studio Owner/Artistic Director
Many of Keli's prior students have gone on to pursue careers as professional dancers and Triple Threats (sing, dance, act) in the industry; i.e. Cirque du Soliel, Alvin Ailey Dance Co., Executive Director of IHollywood, "Wicked", "Hairspray", and So You Think You Can Dance Winner (Europe).
Most recently, Keli has a triple-threat-student that was cast in the musicals "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2022 National Tour), Elton John & Tim Rice's "AIDA" (2023 KPAC, St Louis), and "Evita" (2018 The Repertory Theatre, St Louis).
Christina Martin
Studio Marketing & Operations
Christina has over 25 years of extensive experience in areas of project management, process management, SOP optimization, class management implementation, client and employee management. Her emphasis is on optimized restructuring, social media content strategy, refresh branding and unique collaboration revenue streams within the small businesses, start-ups and performing arts industries.