Marissa Staniec

Marissa Staniec began her dance training at the early age of 3 in her home state of
Michigan at Deborah’s Stage Door in Rochester Hills, MI. Her competitive training
allowed her to become fluent in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Modern, and Gymnastics technique.
She continued her dance training at Western Michigan University where she was awarded
acknowledgements including the Ethel Eaton Dance Scholarship, the Partners in Dance
Scholarship, and the Dalton Excellence Scholarship. She has performed choreography
from noted artists such as George Faison, Lou Conte and Doug Varone. She has
performed at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. for the American College
Dance Festival where her choreography was chosen to represent WMU in the festival.
She has also studied at the Opus Ballet International Dance Festival in Florence, Italy and
the PAC in Los Angeles, CA. Her professional credits include Royal Caribbean Cruise
Lines, Spirit/Dublin Productions, Rochester Hills Dance and Arts Society and
DMTheatrics. Her television performances and appearances include TLC’s Cake Boss,
Lifetime’s Dance Moms, CBS’s Bluebloods and ABC’s Good Morning America. Marissa
has had experience adjudicating for 7 years with numerous competitions. She has taught
master classes and workshops at numerous studios all along East Coast and Midwest
including, Rebel Dance Alliance, Star Quest International, Jacqueline Rivera’s Dance
Couture, Street Beatz and Deborah’s Stage Door. Currently residing in New York City,
Marissa continues to teach, perform and choreograph throughout the tri-state.