Directors
The Dance Zone of Melbourne / All Rights reserved / 2011
Lori has been a dance teacher and
choreographer for the past 28 years.
Lori studied dance and theater at the
Florida School For The Performing
Arts and earned a bachelor of arts
degree in English from Rollins College
where she co-conceived and
choreographed an original production
of "Cabaret." Lori has choreographed
dozens of musicals and revues for
various schools and organizations
including the University of South
Florida Opera Department and many
original works for Serenade
Contemporary Dance Company. Lori
travels to New York City each summer
where she participates in jazz, ballet
and musical theater classes at Steps on
Broadway. Creating new works is Lori's
greatest passion.

Jody graduated college as a dance major
and continued her training in New York City.
She studied at The Ailey School, Steps
Studio and with Melissa Hayden, David
Howard, Betsy Haug and other luminaries in
modern dance companies in New York and
San Francisco and performed in several
summer-stock productions and
Off-Broadway shows. Jody has co- owned
The Dance Zone for twenty years and has
tremendously enjoyed teaching,
choreographing and watching her dancers
succeed.