Leading with experience

Meet our instructors

Scott Lazarov

Scott Lazarov has been dancing and teaching dance for more than fifteen years. An experienced athlete, he became passionate about dancing when he realized it combines the commitment, strength, and athleticism of any sport with the creativity and personal expression of any art.
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Aideen O'Malley

Aideen O'Malley began teaching at DanceSport Academy in May, 2006. Growing up in Wayne, P.A. she began her study of ballet over twenty years ago, and has been dancing ever since.
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Stephanie Risser

Stephanie Risser began her dance training with Carolyn Trythall at what is now Lancaster School of Ballet, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There she studied the Cecchetti Method of ballet, modern, jazz, and tap. Stephanie was a founding member of the Ballet Theater of Lancaster, as well as performing in the Donetsk Ballet's The Nutcracker.
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John Vilardo

John Vilardo has been teaching ballroom and Latin dancing in the tri-state area since 1992, and joined DanceSport Academy team this past year. After studying both American and International styles of dancing and competing on the International Latin circuit he made the crossover to become a "nine dancer" and was ranked 4th at the U.S. Nine Dance Championships in 2004.
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