Meet the Teachers

Alisa has been dancing her whole life. Her competitive career began at age 3. She was the Western Region Oireachtas Champion 6 times while she always placed in the top 3 finishers. She competed and medaled annually at the North American Championships and her highest ranking was 4th. Alisa holds a World Championship medal for placing 14th in the Senior Ladies Ceili in 2004. She was an integral part of both training the Senior team and also the Junior Girls Ceili team that placed 5th at the World Championships in 2006. Alisa’s professional career began at 16 when she joined the Trinity Irish Dance Company in 1999. She toured for 7 years as one of Trinity’s principal dancers to places including Japan, Taiwan, Central America, Puerto Rico, and every North American state. In 2006, she earned her California real estate license enabling her to work at a commercial real estate firm in Marin County. She married her husband Ryan in October 2011 and has two beautiful children, Ryan and Teagan. She received her TCRG in2016 and enjoys all aspects of teaching!