Miss Lisamarie

 Miss Lisamarie Marks started dancing at the age of five at a small studio in New Jersey (Rifino School of Dance), under the direction of Felicia Rifino, where she stayed until it closed (1987). She also supplemented her studies by joining the New Jersey Dance Theatre Guild, a company of local girls studying from teachers who were brought in from New York two-three times a week. Dance exams were given at each level of dance and there were also two performances a year ("The Nutcracker" and a spring production). Miss Lisamarie studied with the Guild for 10 years under Marina Stavitskaya and E. Laura Hausmann.  She also studied at Dance Dimension (NJ) during her senior year of high school.  The following year, Miss Lisamarie started her teaching career as well as her education at Rowan College of New Jersey, where she graduated with a Speech/Theatre/Dance degree. During her college years, she belonged to several companies, including Ballet South for six years where her repertoire included: "The King and I," "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," "Peter and the Wolf," and "The Nutcracker."  She also performed with The Atlantic City Jazz Company under the direction of Patty Harris, and The Sterling Dance Theatre which became Allied Motion under the direction of K.T. Huckabee Milburn.

Miss Lisamarie has also studied with several professional dance instructors including Bella Lewitsky, Judith Jamison, David Parsons, Frank Hatchett, and Shelia Barker.

Miss Lisamarie is also a certified ski instructor with PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) and is a Supervisor at the Liberty Mountain Rental shop. Miss Lisamarie was with The Hanover Academy of Dance, under the direction of Barbara Hare and Elizabeth Spicer, for 13 years. She has been the Artistic Director of The Dance Academy since 2008.