About Us
Lisa Santorelli has been dancing for over 45 years and teaching for over 35 of those years.
Lisa was trained by Bonnie Williams and has been teaching since the age of 16. She was classically trained in Ballet (and Pointe), Tap, Jazz and Musical Theatre. She has competed regionally and nationally, and trained several students who became regional and national award winners.
Lisa has provided award winning choreography to several recreational cheerleading teams as a volunteer.
She loves seeing the progress students make from day to day, week to week and year to year!
Lisa is the Director of Dance and Lead Instructor in Ballet and Pointe, Tap and Jazz.
Allison Overbey has been dancing since she was 9 years old. Allison received a well-balanced dance training experience from several different teachers at different dance schools and, as a result, has learned so much to help train her students at Santorelli Dance Center.
She was trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Lyrical/Contemporary, Hip Hop, Scottish Highland and Tumbling.
She has adorned the many local stages, not only as a dancer, but in acting, singing and directing roles in plays, musicals and improvisational theatrical performances.
Allison is very involved in the Music Ministry of her local church and sings on many Sundays. She volunteers as a Sunday School instructor.
Allison is an instructor of Beginner and Intermediate level Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop, Advanced Hip Hop, Men's Tap, Adult classes, and works with several of our homeschool students and all preschool and youth students.
Dancer turned dance mom, Krysten Houchin has been dancing for over 20 years.
Krysten was trained in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, pom, and lyrical/contemporary. She danced on both her high-school and college dance teams and was also captain of her color guard team and cheered some in college. In addition to dancing, she sings on her church worship team and loves photography.
She started teaching dance at the age of 20 before stepping away to pursue her dream job, being a mom. Krysten and her husband have and homeschool 6 children, a few of whom dance themselves.
Krysten started dancing again a few years ago with Santorelli's adult and mother/daughter/son classes and has fallen in love with dancing all over again. She can't wait to continue to share that love with her own children and her students.
She will continue to participate in the adult classes and be teaching hip-hop and pom and hopes to add contemporary classes to her schedule as well.
Emma Casey has been dancing for over 15 years and was recently welcomed to the teaching staff after assisting classes for four years. She has trained under the direction of Lisa and Jessie Santorelli and enjoys sharing her love of dance with the next generation of students.
She has trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Musical Theatre. Her years of training have given her a strong appreciation for both the technical and creative sides of dance.
She is a member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) and is currently pursuing her education to become a registered nurse. She is CPR and First Aid certified.
She teaches the Pre-Teen Contemporary class and enjoys helping her students grow in both their confidence and technique. She believes that dance should be a positive experience where students feel encouraged to work hard, have fun, and continue improving each week.
