Leggz prides itself on giving personal attention and quality instruction to all of it’s students. We have a staff of talented, caring and dedicated instructors who constantly give up their own free time to work with students who need extra help. Majority of our instructors have been with Leggz for 10 years or longer. They love what they do and take pride in watching the students become talented and well rounded dancers.

Lisa Marie Drawneek, has been the Owner and Director of Leggz for over 20 years. She is certified to teach by England’s Royal Academy of Dance. She is only one of a handful of teachers in the state of Florida with this certification, and the only one in Central Florida. Lisa started Leggz in the Poinciana Community Center with only 50 students. Her studio has since grown to over 500 students in a 4500 sq ft air conditioned facility. Lisa does not believe in subjecting her students to compete against other students, only the competition within each student to be the best that they can be. As director of the studio, she maintains and organized school with a specific syllabus for each class, ensuring that no matter which teacher your child studies with, the curriculum is the same. A Leggz recital is also the most organized in the area, with rehearsal and recital always running on time.

Beknar A. Bermudez started her dance training at the age of 12 years old in Puerto Rico. She participated in many dance competitions, including Juventour, one of Puerto Rico’s most recognized dance competitions. Beknar moved to Orlando in 2003 and started teaching salsa at Salsa Heat. That same year she started working for Walt Disney World, where is performed in various shows and parades. Currently

Melissa Cowart began her dance training at the age of 3 here at Leggz. She has studied various forms of dance, from Tap and Ballet to African, Modern, Jazz and Hip Hop. In 2003, she auditioned and was accepted to the Osceola County School for the Arts. She attended from middle through high school, majoring in dance. She has taken and passed her Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Ballet Exams. Melissa is also U.S.A Gymnastics Safety Certified.

Elizabeth Delgado has been involved in twirling for the past 15 years in the Kissimmee, Florida area. She has won numerous titles including Miss Majorette of florida and Strut Mousker. Additionally, she has won regional, State and National Championships in Dance Twirl, Solo and Two Baton. As a student at the Osceola County School of the Arts, she majored in dance. Elizabeth often travels to Puerto Rico to instruct and judge their national competitions. She continues to compete in the USTA and is currently on the International Cup Team that will travel to Australia to represent the United States.

Tatiana Drawneek began her dance training at the age of 2 , at the Broadway Dance Studio in New York. After moving to Florida, she started gymnastics at Brown’s Gymnastics. When Leggz was established, in 1988, Tatiana continued her dance training. She began teaching at Leggz in 2002 and has also performed in various places, including Carnival Cruise Lines and the Florida Dance Festival at Lake Eola in Orlando. Tatiana is U.S.A. Gymnastics Safety Certified.

Jenn Gutowski began acting at the age of 10 and training dance at the age of 12 in Chicago. Since moving to Florida in 1989, she has performed at Walt Disney World, Orlando Magic games, the Gaylord Palms Resort, Hard Rock Café, Give Kids the World and FAO Schwarz toy store, where she wrote and performed monthly children’s shows and assisted with special events. She has also performed for Macy’s, Make-A-Wish, *NSYNC’s Challenge for the Children charity events, Metropolis Productions & Cirque du Soleil. A previous student of NYC choreographer Jamie “Miss Catt” Pisano, Jenn assisted Miss Catt at conventions and is featured in her instructional dance videos. Jenn is also an aerial performer on Tissue/Aerial Silk as well as a certified meditation instructor. Jenn is U.S.A Gymnastics Safety Certified.

Tracey Haslam was 9 years old when she began her dance training. She was accepted to the Arts Educational School in Hertfordshire, England at the age of 12. She studied R.A.D and Cecchetti Ballet and ISTD Modern syllabus, successfully passing examinations up to the Advanced level. She also studied Jazz, Tap, Character and Contemporary Dance. At the age of 18, Tracey was chosen to perform a ballet solo before the Royal Family at the Strand Theatre in West London. Tracey's daughters have been dancing at Leggz since 2001.

Aqila Hinkson started her dance training here at Leggz at the age of 11. In 1996, she went to high school at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, then went on to graduate from New World College. At New World, she studied various ballet techniques and modern techniques of Limon, Graham and Horton. Aqila performed with Ludacris in the 2005 MTV Music Awards. She taught for 5 years in Miami and now is back with Leggz.

Brianna Mangual began her training at Leggz at the age of 4. She has studied every form of Dance and Gymnastics. Brianna was an assistant for 8 years, assisting Ballet, Tumbling, Tumblebears, Tap, Creative Dance and Jazz.

Stephanie Nunes started her dance training at the age of 3, at Sherry Gold’s Dance Studio in Brockton, MA. She has trained in various styles of dance, while also competing with various competitive dance and cheerleading teams. She has won numerous awards through her 20+ years of dance; including C.I.S.C. 1st Place young Choreographers award in 2006. During college, she was a cheerleading instructor for 3 years with the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA). Stephanie has also had the opportunity to perform for many events including the Easter Egg Hunt at the White House and Orlando Magic games.

Lynn McDuffie studied Dance at N.E. Louisiana University and Linda Lewis’ School of Dance. She has performed in numerous musicals including “Carousel”, “Pajama Game”, “Music Man” and “South Pacific.” She has been the Assistant Choreographer on many shows including ‘West Side Story”, (starring “Laverne & Shirley” star Eddie Mekka), “42nd Street”, “Gypsy”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, and several others. Lynn was the Assistant Choreographer for Summer Stock at Maine State Music Theatre. She also danced for three years with the Twin City Ballet Company.

Lesley Wheeler trained at the Bush Davies school of Theatre Arts in England, studying the RAD Ballet and ISTD syllabus. She has danced professionally all over the world and has appeared on TV shows, commercials, a movie and London’s West End, being lucky enough to dance before the Royal Family twice. Lesley was lead dancer in several shows and most recently danced at Walt Disney World and Wild Bill’s Dinner Theatre. She is currently the proud mother of two.

Anthony Williams began his dance training at Hip Hop Kids in Miami, Florida at 11. He then started dancing here at Leggz in 2002, studying various types of dance styles. Anthony has performed with DBLAK Entertainment, at Salsa Heat Socials and has choreographed for the American Co-Ed Pageant. Since November 2009, Anthony has been performing in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. He is part of the cast of "Dream Along With Mickey".