Lisa DiGorio Celebrates 40 years of Dance

For the past 40 years Lisa DiGorio has taught young children and adults how to dance, showing her students a love of music, rhythm, ballet, jazz, tap, and so much more. In return, her students let her mold them and create wonderful choreography while leaping and spinning and dancing their hearts out.

Pictured above - most of the ALLSTAR DANCE TEAM

I have written a few times in the past two years about how I am taking dance classes again after a long hiatus. When I was a little tyke, Lisa was my teacher in one of her original studios in West Mifflin. It has been an exciting journey getting back into dance thus far, mostly because of the great group I dance with and my amazing teacher.

If you have ever had the pleasure of meeting Lisa, you know amazing is an understatement, as her dancers and staff would tell you. Words cannot even begin to tell you how much admiration the students have for Lisa. The amount of heart and soul she puts into each and every dance number that she choreographs is off the charts. Not to mention the love she has for each of her dancers and the studio itself.
 
Besides getting ready for the spring show, which will feature songs from 1979 to celebrate her 40th anniversary, Lisa has been busy with her ALLSTAR Dance Team that competes against other dance schools in the region.  Lisa and her team have won numerous awards and accolades over the years, including, Best Choreography, Class Act, Entertainment Award, Excellence Award, and Top Choreographer.

The event, Ignite Dance “Live”, will shoot in Pittsburgh with teen sensation JoJo Siwa and Dance Moms. This isn’t the first time the ALLSTARs have been on the show. The first was during a two-part episode that aired April 28 and May 5 of 2015 when Lisa and her ALLSTARs competed at the Starbound National Talent Competition in which the Abby Lee [Miller] Dance Company also participated.



Lisa’s ALLSTARs were handpicked by event coordinators, along with nine other studios, to participate in the Ignite Dance event. Lisa was specifically asked to have her group of dancers showcase solos, duos, and small group performances. The ALLSTARs will showcase nine numbers at the event.

If you are interested about dance classes, The Lisa DiGorio School of Dance is located 580 Old Clairton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; website or Facebook page or call (412) 650-9986.

Nicole Leckenby is the co-founder/editor of The Holiday Cafe. She works full-time at the University of Pittsburgh and she has two amazing boys at home that keep her busy, along with a whole host of other things.