Stacey Wawrzyniec

Stacey began studying dance at Little Red Dancing School in Rochester, NY. There she trained extensively in tap, jazz, ballet and modern disciplines and competed and placed nationally for outstanding tap and jazz performances. Stacey's experience also includes varsity and collegiate cheerleading, being recognized as an UCA All-Star. She has worked as a junior varsity cheer coach and founded the Nazareth College Dance Team where she provided training and choreography for the team's dancers.

Stacey has successfully completed Level I and II in the Dance Masters Teacher Training Program at the University of Buffalo and continues her dance education by participating in classes and conventions throughout the year in NYC and Toronto. She is certified to teach Acro Levels 1-6 by Acrobatic Arts and is a recent graduate of Pavones Yoga Center's 200-hour certified yoga instructor program. In 2016 she completed courses from Mindful Schools in Mindfulness Fundamentals and Mindful Educator Essentials. She has received the Star Systems Dance Competition Regional Champion Teacher Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for her excellence in instruction and choreography. Her intention is to integrate the principals of mindfulness and yoga into her dance curriculum to train her dancers in mind, body and spirit.