Welcome to Laveen Dance & Cheer

Since 2020, Laveen Dance & Tumbling has provided quality, traditional, and affordable dance and tumbling instruction to our Laveen Community.  

Laveen Dance & Tumbling is a non-competitive studio focused on the growth and development of each individual student. Our goal is to give students a foundation in proper technique, an opportunity to perform, to grow their confidence, to encourage their social/emotional development, and to have fun! 

We Love Laveen!

Melissa grew up in Tempe and is a proud native of Arizona. She started dancing when she was five years old in various genres (tap, jazz, ballet, modern, and gymnastics). She competed at the state and national level and continued at the McClintock High School Dance Company for all four years. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Education at ASU. She danced for the ASU Dance Team and had the privilege to compete nationally.
Upon graduation, she went on to be a dance teacher at Higley High School and was the coach for the McClintock Dance Team. She then was the dance director at Estrella Foothills High school, where she was also the Varsity Dance Team Coach. They competed at state and national competitions. She has a Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
Melissa has been married to her husband, James for over 15 wonderful years. She has four children; Norah, Connor, Declan, and Scarlett. Their family enjoys camping, scouting, and traveling. She’s looking forward to this new experience and hopes to make a great difference to the dancers of Laveen.