Faculty

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Lydia P. Gazzo, B.F.A.

Owner/Director

Northshore Academy of Dance is owned and directed by Lydia Pond Gazzo since
1995.

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Cristen Quick

Operations Manager

Cristen grew up in Mandeville/Covington and was a graduate of St. Scholastica Academy in 2012.

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Kristen James

Operations Manager
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Lauren Kebodeaux

Artistic Director

Lauren is the Artistic Director, as well as an instructor at NAD. She has studied dance for over 20 years.

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Elizabeth Gibson

Rec Company Director

Elizabeth Gibson is Director of Northshore Academy of Dance’s talented Rec Company. She is an instructor with almost 30
years of teaching
experience.

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Heidi Pear

Children’s Director

Heidi Pear is in her third year teaching at Northshore Academy of Dance!

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Ashley Stephens

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Paige Hall

Paige is a graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s of fine arts.

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De’Jonelle Gleeton

De’Jonelle Gleeton has been teaching at Northshore Academy of Dance for three years.

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Janet Colley Morse

A former NAD student, Janet is proud to have been a part of the Northshore family since its inception.

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Rhonda Maumus

Rhonda began dancing at the age of 3 years old at Jean Shane Patrick’s Dance
Studio.

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Katie Guillory

Caitlin “Katie” Guillory

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Lauren Matherne

Lauren has been dancing from the young age of two years old. She began dancing competitively in first grade.

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Micah Odom

Micah has been dancing since the age of the two, and is a proud alumna of Northshore Academy of Dance.

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Shelby Rase

Shelby Rase is a dancer, instructor, and choreographer originally from Covington Louisiana.

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Sophia "Fee" Hamel

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Emma King

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Lexie Hebert

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Brittany Gagliano

Carlton Carter Jr.

Ansley Kavanaugh