Faculty
Lydia P. Gazzo, B.F.A.
Northshore Academy of Dance is owned and directed by Lydia Pond Gazzo since
1995.
Cristen Quick
Cristen grew up in Mandeville/Covington and was a graduate of St. Scholastica Academy in 2012.
Lauren Kebodeaux
Lauren is the Artistic Director, as well as an instructor at NAD. She has studied dance for over 20 years.
Elizabeth Gibson
Elizabeth Gibson is Director of Northshore Academy of Dance’s talented Rec Company. She is an instructor with almost 30
years of teaching
experience.
Heidi Pear
Heidi Pear is in her third year teaching at Northshore Academy of Dance!
Paige Hall
Paige is a graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s of fine arts.
De’Jonelle Gleeton
De’Jonelle Gleeton has been teaching at Northshore Academy of Dance for three years.
Janet Colley Morse
A former NAD student, Janet is proud to have been a part of the Northshore family since its inception.
Rhonda Maumus
Rhonda began dancing at the age of 3 years old at Jean Shane Patrick’s Dance
Studio.
Lauren Matherne
Lauren has been dancing from the young age of two years old. She began dancing competitively in first grade.
Micah Odom
Micah has been dancing since the age of the two, and is a proud alumna of Northshore Academy of Dance.
Shelby Rase
Shelby Rase is a dancer, instructor, and choreographer originally from Covington Louisiana.