Marie Laperriere, Instructor

Marie LaPerriere has been teaching ballet at The Dance Company since 2005. She is a lifelong student and performer, and is passionate about working with children and inspiring creativity. She is originally from Detroit Michigan. Prior to moving to Florida, she lived in San Francisco where she was a manager at the renowned music venue the Café Du Nord, studied ballet, jazz and afro-haitian dance and gained a long-term position with the Academy of Art University. She studied business at The University of Florida and currently manages the office for the family business, LaConte Marine Construction. Since 2010 she has choreographed and performed for many St Augustine charity events with The Dance Guild of St Augustine. Her work includes five Junior Service League Galas, Halla Gala-A Hauntingly Victorian Soiree, Halla Gala-A Neo-Victorian Reverie, Viva Las Vegas, Masquerade at the Alcazar, Sweet Relief, The Romanza festival, A Gatsby Carnival,  Love Your Mother eco fashion show, The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and more. Other choreography credits include The St Augustine Winter Spectacular, multiple Limelight Theater productions and The Rocky Horror Stage Show Jacksonville.

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