Faculty & Staff

Laurie LeBlanc, an alumna of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, began her professional career with Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet). Later she danced, served as acting artistic director and was resident choreographer of Pacific Ballet Theatre, in Portland, OR, and was a founding company member of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Ms. LeBlanc danced with Ballet Arizona in Phoenix, AZ, before her transition into musical theatre, touring and performing on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, touring with Nicholas Hytner’s Carousel, and working as dance captain while performing in Papermill Playhouse’s production of Brigadoon. For many of her 26 years in the Los Angeles area, she held the position of California Dance Academy’s Associate Director and primary ballet faculty and coached and choreographed for the California Dance Ensemble. Her students and choreography have placed in the finals of YAGP, California Dance Classics, and ADC/IBC and her students are dancing professionally or participating in reputable dance programs in professional schools and colleges across the US and overseas. In 2021, Miss LeBlanc received the Award for Outstanding Teacher at the Youth American Grand Prix semi-finals in Los Angeles. She has been a guest teacher at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, School of Berkshire Ballet, San Luis Obispo Movement Arts Center, Regional Dance America’s Pacific Region Festival, and Studio Roxander, among others, and joined the faculty of Studio Roxander Academy of Ballet after relocating to Southern Oregon in the summer of 2023.

Mary fell in love with ballet at age two, when she first saw 'The Nutcracker' on TV, and has been dancing since age three. She began dancing with Studio Roxander when they opened in 2009, with the exception of one year where she lived and trained in Southern California.  She began teaching at Studio Roxander in 2015 while continuing to take classes and perform with the advanced levels.

Mary loves connecting with each of her students and helping them believe in themselves and their dreams, as well as guiding them to become the best dancers and versions of themselves that they can be.

A Southern Oregon local, Hanna trained at Studio Roxander as a teen before going off to study dance performance and choreography in college. Hanna has performed internationally as a dancer and aerialist, with credits including Troyboi Music, Quixotic Fusion, Postcards from Hotel Cassiopeia Off-Broadway, Intention Dance Company, and graced huge stages like Coachella. As a teacher, she has taught classes in dance and yoga throughout Europe and the west coast of the US. Hanna currently teaches dance and aerial, performs with Levity Circus Collective, and produces her own shows here in the Rogue Valley. Hanna is thrilled to be back and teaching contemporary and pre-school classes at Studio Roxander!

Holly is a performer, choreographer and artist newly relocated to Southern Oregon from New York City. A native of New Jersey, she trained and graduated from the Rock School of Dance Education. She has danced professionally with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet at Lincoln Center, Ballet Austin, Terra Firma Dance Theater, Claudia Schreier and Co, New Chamber Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago amongst others. Through her career she has had the opportunity to work with some of the most acclaimed coaches and choreographers, and hopes to bring the knowledge she has gained to a new generation of students. Simultaneous with her dancing career, Holly studied American History at Columbia University, where she graduated Cum Laude in 2018. Holly first began working with the students at Studio Roxander in 2020 and has been teaching here as either a staff member or a guest instructor since then.

Born in Port Angeles, WA, Autumn began dancing at the age of three. When she was five, her family relocated from Crescent City, CA, to Medford, OR, where she has been training with Studio Roxander ever since. In nearly 14 years at Studio Roxander, Autumn has performed numerous roles in SR’s productions of The Nutcracker and Surealia. She has also had the opportunity to perform in competitions such as YAGP and ADC/IBC. Autumn started assisting as a teacher’s aide in 2021 and officially began teaching at Studio Roxander in the Summer of 2023. She is thrilled to be able to share her love of this art form with the newest generation of dancers at SR. Currently, Autumn attends Rogue Community College and is set to graduate with an Associate of General Studies in 2025. Afterwards, she plans to transfer to a four-year university to pursue film studies and screenwriting while continuing to nurture her passion for dance.

Ava’s love for ballet began when she started dancing at Studio Roxander at just three years old. In her almost 14 years of dancing at the studio, Ava has performed numerous roles in Studio Roxander’s performances of The Nutcracker and Surealia. She has also had the opportunity to perform in competitions, such as YAGP and ADC/IBC. Ava started aiding in ballet classes at the age of 9, but officially became an instructor in the Fall of 2023. As a recent high school graduate, Ava will attend RCC in the fall of 2024, pursuing the stepping stones to become an Art Director. Ava is excited to teach this year, and hopes to inspire the love of dance in her students.