Lisa Giancola

Lisa joined JLDC in 2013 and today serves as the Director of the Early Childhood Program. Lisa creates age-appropriate curriculum that enables students to learn proper dance technique while having fun. She continues to develop JLDC’s flagship toddler program, PLAYDANCE™ featured on Channel 2 “What Every Baby Knows” with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton in 1990. She also heads JLDC Community Outreach Initiative developing the JLDC DANCE ME A STORY™ for Newton Parks, Libraries and Childcare Centers. Lisa is a partner in the Teacher Assistant Training Program working with JLDC preschool faculty to enrich the JLDC Early Dance Education Program. Lisa heads JLDC Special Events allowing our students and the community to explore many styles of dance and ways they can find their passion in dance.

Lisa began dancing at the age of 3 at Karen Jean White School of Dance continuing her love and passion for dance at Dean College, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Dance in 2014. After college, she performed with Ballet Arts Worcester, Kinetic Synergy Dance Company, and the Ipswich Moving Company.

Lisa is the Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Boston-based dance company, Evolve Dynamicz. Evolve presents works throughout New England including NACHMO Boston, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, Boston Dance Theater’s trainee showcase of BTDx, and the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival. Evolve has produced three full-length shows, SPACES: an Evolve Dynamicz Production (2017), circumnavigation (2018), and LUCIDITY (2019).