Lori Beth Katz was born and raised in the New York area, surrounded by the arts.  In 2003 she acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, which opened the door to a professional career performing and teaching around New York City and in various cities throughout the US.  Lori has taught and designed arts-in-education courses for over 100 schools in the United States and the Veneto region of Italy.  Lori has focused on teaching young children, and has choreographed numerous Dance and Musical Theater shows including, The Nutcracker, SchoolHouse Rock, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Frozen, Willy Wonka, Matilda, as well as original Tap and Jazz shows.  She is also a licensed Music Together teacher.  Lori teaches movement and music for people of all ages!