Kelly Stento began her dance training at LeRoux School of Dance under the direction of the school's founder, Phyllis (LeRoux) Gershbach and daughter, Bonnie Gordon, at the age of 10. Her dance education included lessons in ballet, tap, jazz and pointe; a position in the student teacher program, and select member of the LeRoux Steppers. The highlight of her youth was winning First Place at the Tremaine Dance Convention in NYC as a tap dancing member of the PIZAZZ Dance Company. Miss Kelly received formal dance training at DeSales University and at the University of the Arts, and has been teaching since 1989. She has taken classes with many master teachers, in particular the late Al Gilbert, Bob Rizzo, Beth Bogush and Karen Cleighton. Having received the majority of her teacher training from Denise Walsh (Director of LeRoux between 1985 and 1996), she also recognizes Kiddance, Tempo-Level-Energy & Shape, Music Works Unlimited and Twinkle Star™ Dance, as well as Rhee Gold, Tiffany Henderson and Stacy Tuschl, for their contribution to her expertise both inside and outside the classroom.  Since becoming Director in 1996, Miss Kelly has preserved the professional reputation and family friendly atmosphere that clients have come to know and expect of LeRoux through much more than just dance lessons. In 2001, the LeRoux family grew to include two locations, which annually touched the lives of 500+ students. In 2005, Miss Kelly enhanced the curriculum with the addition of Petite Feet, appropriately designed for the needs of those who are just beginning to walk and talk.  In October 2009, the LeRoux tradition in Conshohocken was passed along to another LeRoux alumnus, Susie Anhorn. Since 2011, LeRoux proudly offers Tap-n-Burn , an adult cardio fitness class with an emphasis on tap dancing; The Most Unique and Most Memorable Workout (according to Philly Fit Magazine).

Together with her staff, they have been sponsoring free classes for moms clubs, scout troops, and are happy to provide professionals for Home & School sponsored events and Career Days. LeRoux students perform at fairs, malls, community days, in parades, and at local assisted living facilities free of charge. Since 2010, Miss Kelly is the hostess of a specialized story time, a free 45-minute dance experience that explores the adventures of Angelina Ballerina ® at the Royersford Public Library. Miss Kelly is very passionate about sharing the world of dance with as many children as possible - even those who don't take lessons in the private setting of a studio.

The Steppers Dance Team, established in 2006 offers a competitive team option for dancers at LeRoux.  The group is well known for it's consistent TOP SCORE awards for their full team tap performances. Additional recognition include Director's Awards for Choreography, Emotional Commitment, Best Director, and Studio Excellence. Miss Kelly credits the success of the Steppers Dance Team to both the dancers and their parents for their sacrifice and dedication to dance excellence.  That, coupled with the wonderful staff of dedicated teachers and choreographers that work along side her, The Steppers Dance Team is the most versatile, successful team in our area.

This busy mom raised three children while managing this successful business, so she understands the great effort that's required to juggle work and family. Outside the classroom, Miss Kelly is a member of the 422 Business Alliance, Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce, Royersford Business Association, DanceStudioOwner.com, Twinkle Star Dance and Diamond Circle.  With pride, she has been managing the continued success of LeRoux School of Dance, LLC since 1996.

DELANEY LOGAN, Assistant Director

Having grown up at LeRoux, Delaney studied various styles of dance including ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and lyrical. Her dedication and love for dance led her to join the Steppers dance team, where she had the opportunity to compete and perform both in the local community and beyond, such as the Cherry Blossom parade in Washington, D.C.; a highlight of her time with the team. Delaney performed the role of Snow Queen in LeRoux's very first Nutcracker production in 2014, which will always be one of her favorite dance memories. In 2019, Delaney received a Bachelor of Science degree from York College of Pennsylvania, and in 2021, a Master of Science degree from West Chester University.

In July of 2021, Delaney returned to LeRoux, but this time in a new capacity. Driven by her desire to offer today's dancers the same, wonderful experiences she had, she joined the studio's staff and became the primary point of contact for students, parents, and the community. As the face behind all communication, she is responsible for managing inquiries, updates, social media presence, and more.

Delaney resides in north New Jersey with her fiancé, Albi. Despite the distance, she remains deeply committed to LeRoux, and could never miss the opportunity to support her fellow staff members and the dancers at our annual performances. Here's a face to the name that you see on all of our correspondence!

KARIN (LOGAN) FLANAGAN, Instructor and Dance Team Coordinator

Karin is an award-winning choreographer with a wide variety of training in jazz, ballet, and tap. Her thirst for knowledge has taken her to several master classes with prestigious teachers Bob Rizzo, Sheila Barker, Greg Russell, Barry Youngblood, Karen Cleighton, and the late Al Gilbert. She continues to educate herself through participation in dance conventions and teacher training seminars, and is a Certified Early Childhood Dance Instructor. In addition to teaching all levels and styles of dance at LeRoux, you might not know that she’s also the driving force behind our adult programs: Tap-n-Burn and Fire It Up. Miss Karin has shared many magical moments with her students. She has danced down Main Street USA in Walt Disney World, in front the of the Philadelphia Museum of Art with “FanTAPulous”, led our little ones through the Streets of Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA, through our nation’s capital to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival,  down the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ in Miss America’s Show Us Your Shoes Parade, and through many local neighborhoods! In 2018 she added a new adventure in West Chester to welcome Santa and the holiday shopping season. Miss Karin hopes you will join her for our annual participation in Royersford Halloween Parade and the Hillcrest Shopping Center Holiday Parade. 

Miss Karin can be found in the studio on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday tappin' away with dancers of all ages, teaching hip hop, and inspiring the next generation of dancers to be all they can be. She resides in Perkiomenville with her husband, Todd, their sons, Logan and Joseph.

Don started dancing at age 12 doing all the popular dances of the time and continued from there to study many other forms of dance. Among these are ballet, tap, jazz, jitterbug, swing, disco, rock n’ roll line dancing, country line dancing, hip-hop and various forms of ballroom. During the past 25 years, Mr. Don’s credits include many performances at area schools, malls, universities and festivals throughout the Delaware Valley. Other highlights include the Bicentennial Celebration at Elfreths Alley, The Philadelphia Auto Show, The Opera Company of Philadelphia, Taylor Hospital’s Annual Gala Fundraiser, The Mummers Show of Shows,The Phantom Fountain, The William Penn Award Celebration to the Mayor of Philadelphia held in the ballroom, Atop the Bellevue, and Excerpts from The Nutcracker on AM Philadelphia and Captain Noah. Mr. Don has performed professionally for many area company’s corporate functions i.e., CIGNA and Bell Atlantic.

One of Mr. Don’s most notable achievements was dancing the lead male role in the Valley Forge and Westbury Music Fair’s annual productions of The Nutcracker for 20 years. Since 2013, Mr. Don has been challenging the ballet students here at LeRoux.

Meghan made her teaching debut at LeRoux in February 2015 and has been dancing, performing and competing since 1995. As a dance student, she assisted with ballet and jazz instruction while in high school, and performed several featured roles in her studio’s Nutcracker Performance including Dewdrop Fairy and Lead Marzipan. Miss Meghan is a graduate of Susquehanna University, where she earned a minor in Dance, was a choreographer and instructor of jazz, lyrical and ballet classes offered in the University’s student-run dance studio. Miss Meghan was the President of Susquehanna University Dance Corps for two years, where her responsibilities included scheduling classes and coordinating various sized productions, as well as promotion of both the dance program and its events. Since graduation, she has been providing jazz, contemporary, and ballet instruction to dancers ages 7 through teen.

Miss Meghan now enjoys working with our dance team as a resident choreographer. Miss Meghan resides in Paoli with her husband, Peter, their son, Milo, and their cat, Odell.

LAUREN ZALETA-CRESPO, Instructor

Lauren began her formal ballet training at the Debra Spark’s Children’s Ballet Company and the Rock School of Ballet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was then accepted into the Joffrey Ballet School’s trainee program in New York City where she not only performed with the company, but also assisted in teaching and rehearsing the Junior Division. Among her favorite roles were Arabian from Nutcracker, Paquita from Paquita, and the Blue Solo from Birthday Variations. After earning her teaching certificate through Joffrey NYC, she became the children’s Artistic Director and Junior Program Coordinator at Hudson Dance Studio. She has been showcased in Le Ballets de l’Opera Chinois de New York’s Chinese New Year Gala and has modeled for Bliss Lau in New York City’s Fashion Week, 2011. A native of Pennsylvania, she is excited to bring all the experiences she gained in New York City home with her.

Miss Lauren can be found teaching ballet, musical theater, tap, jazz and lyrical to dancers of all ages. Since 2017, she has been a lead choreographer for our annual Nutcracker production and is eager to lend a hand in all of our productions. She resides in Pottstown with her husband, Tim, and their sons, Aiden and Malachai.

MAUREEN MONTELEONE, Master Instructor

Maureen has been dancing since the age of six. She started at The Blue Bell School of Dance under the instruction of both Miss Irene and Miss Wanda. She went on to further her education receiving a Bachelor’s in Business at Gwynedd Mercy College; however, she also taught evening classes. Some of her other accomplishments include choreography of a variety of musical theater productions in both the Wissahickon and Conshohocken area. Miss Maureen performed semi-professionally with the "Blue Belles" and in dinner theater productions of "Hello Dolly" and "Grease."

Miss Maureen's professional background includes attendance at many dance conventions and seminars in both New York City and Philadelphia, and she was a studio owner and director for sixteen years before she decided to retire from teaching. Shortly following that decision, she realized her passion and love for dance would not retire! That's how she came to our classroom here at LeRoux School of Dance. Since then, she has been inspiring our students as a ballet, pointe, leaps & turns and Fire It Up instructor, as well as a competition mentor. Miss Maureen's unique approach to the discipline of ballet surely has had an impact on our dancers.

MEHGAN JARVIE, Instructor and Choreographer

Mehgan received her BFA in Dance from Cedar Crest College and her MFA in Dance Education from Temple University. She has been teaching dance professionally for the past 25 years throughout the tri-state area. Most notably, Mehgan was the Director of Dance for Renaissance Academy Charter School for 13 years. During her tenure she developed a varied curriculum for over 350 students, she produced two concerts, a full length Nutcracker and community outreach performances each year. In addition, each year she produced two concerts, a full-length Nutcracker, as well as community outreach performances. Her program was featured in Dance Teacher Magazine as a fully inclusive program that enabled students of all ages and levels to participate. Mehgan has received several prestigious awards for her teaching abilities and dedication to dance. She was awarded the Kennedy Center for Arts Education, Excellence in Dance Education, as well as The Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, Dance/Fine Arts. Since her time at Renaissance, Mehgan has dedicated her teaching and love of dance to many studios in the area. She especially enjoys teaching and focusing on the younger dancers in their prime development years. She feels her vast experience in teaching and choreographing can best be shared at the beginner levels.

Mehgan can be found at the studio teaching Petite Feet and Twinkle Star level dancers, as well as working with our dance team. She resides in Exton, PA with her husband and daughter, Margaret.

KIERSTIN MOSES, Instructor

At the age of six, Kierstin began her dancing journey twirling across the wooden dance floor of Turning Point Dance studio located in Birdsboro, PA. Over the years, she participated in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, and was a member of the competition team. She then attended Albright College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Digital Communications with minors in Photography and Film/Video. She was a member of the Albright Women’s Lacrosse team and since graduating, she found her passion again with dancing through line dancing. The choreography and the challenge of learning a new dance sparked an interest to instruct, which LeRoux School of Dance has given her this incredible opportunity.

Kierstin loves being a part of a team and is always ready to dance! She is excited to once again share dance with her sister, Brooke, who is also an instructor at LeRoux. This season, Kierstin can be found at the studio teaching Twinkle Star and Showstars Mini level dancers. 

ALISSA JOHANN, Instructor

Alissa Johann began her dance training at the Brandywine Ballet, under the direction of Donna Muzio in West Chester, PA., where she trained with teachers such as Nancy Page, Christine Cox, Cherie Noble, Meredith Rainey, Tim Early and more. She has attended summer intensives with the Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in New York City, and has received dance scholarships to Burklyn Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, Cedar Crest College and the University of the Arts.

In May of 2016, she graduated from Cedar Crest College with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies. While at Cedar Crest, Alissa took additional technique classes at Muhlenberg College and performed with Monarch Dance Company and the Lehigh Valley Dancers, where she was able to perform at the Alvin Ailey CitiGroup Theatre, Musikfest, and other local venues. In 2016, Alissa received the Carol Welton Kelly Dance Award for Movement Studies for her scholarly research and physical exploration of dance and movement.

Since graduating college, Alissa has performed with professional projects and companies such as Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company, Ujima Dance Theatre, Rock on Pointe Dance Company and more. She has been teaching dance to students of all ages and levels for many years and is a YPAD certified instructor. Alissa can be found at the studio teaching Twinkle Star and Showstars level dancers.

Regina Sukanick, Instructor

Twirling around the studio since she was two years old, Regina is a 2013 graduate of Adelphi University's prestigious BFA Dance program. After dancing in NYC with mentors from the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance and the Radio City Rockettes Summer Intensive, in addition to performing several repertory and premier pieces, Regina returned to her hometown in Lancaster and was directly involved in the vibrant performing arts community for 10 years. She has served as the choreographer for several high school musicals and color-guard shows, choreographed several works for Lancaster's Downtown Dances and for Andrea's Academy of Dance Royals competition team, in addition to teaching jazz, modern and contemporary for the 7 years at Silver Spring Dance Conservatory. She has danced in Lancaster and Philadelphia with Grant Street Dance Company, NetCo Dance Company and Barefoot Dance Company, as well as appearing in various roles/dance captain/assistant choreographer in 8 shows at Ephrata Performing Arts Center. In addition to dance, Regina is a certified barre instructor and currently teaches at Move It Studio in Lancaster.

Regina is a CFRE fundraising professional and currently works for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. After moving to the area three years ago with her husband, daughter Stella and two fur babies, she is thrilled to join the LeRoux dance family! You'll be able to find her teaching Teen Jazz and Contemporary at the studio this season.

Nicole Raudonis, Instructor

Nicole is a 2010 graduate of West Chester University with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Dance. She was a member of the University Dance Company and performed and choreographed in numerous concerts on campus and off, including showcasing her choreography at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) regional dance conference. Nicole is also a board member and dancer/choreographer with WCU's Alumni Dance Chapter. After graduating from WCU, she received her M.A. in Business Communication from La Salle University, and currently works as a Sr. Marketing Manager with a focus on campaign strategy, social media, and branding.

Nicole lives in Royersford with her husband Bryan and daughter Vienna, and is very excited for the opportunity to join the LeRoux dance faculty this year! This season, she can be found at studio teaching Showstars Elite Lyrical and Teen Hip Hop.