Megan LeBlanc

Teacher/Prep Company Director

PAST:  

•  Born, raised and educated in Brusly  

• Cultivated and trained the original Machita & Company competition team  

• 2005 graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Marketing  

• 2005 began teaching with A Touch of Class Performing Arts  

• 2005 began teaching with Xtreme School of Dance  

• 2009 attained a certification in both Jazz and Ballet from Dance Masters of America  

• 2010 began teaching for Lemoine Academy of Dance  

• 2011 - 2022 - owned and operated a fast-paced high end steak restaurant in downtown Hammond and served Tangipahoa parish for 11 years, all while keeping a toe on the dance floor 

• 2015 returned to a Touch of Class Performing Arts where I continued to train and choreograph for both the competition and recreational classes  

• Earned several choreography awards from Starpower, Dance Masters of America, VIP Dance & many more dance competitions & conventions  

 PRESENT:  

• Celebrating 25 years as a dance educator  

• MDC’s Company Prep Director, pouring my passion and knowledge on to the youngest competitors at MDC

• Recently accepted a position at the West Baton Rouge Convention & Visitors Bureau

 FUTURE:  

• Continuing to build a curriculum to push the MDC students into their next level of skill sets  

• To always promote a class space that strengthens work ethic and builds respect for their fellow students  

•  I am beyond excited to settle back into my hometown and train the next generation of Machita Dance Company dancers

• Enjoying the opportunity to promote our parish and community through local and state tourism