Liberty Dance Center, LLC is very excited to provide Waukesha and the surrounding areas with quality dance training.

Our dance center is located at 404 Travis Lane #38, off Highway 59, between East and West Avenues. Our facility offers two dance studios with sprung dance floors, a dressing room and a waiting area for parents, siblings and students.

We provide a full schedule of classes ranging from our pre-school program (ages 2-5) to children, teen and adult classes. Styles offered include ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical-modern, hip-hop, musical theatre, dance team & pom, tricks & technique and adult dance fitness. And for those interested, we offer both a performing group and a competitive dance team.

OUR FACULTY

Kate Theisen Moody
Owner, Artistic Director, Instructor

Kate has been performing and studying dance for over twenty years. She earned her B.A. in dance from Point Park University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2003. Kate also spent two summers on the staff of Universal Dance Association (UDA) as an instructor for their dance team camps.

Upon college graduation, she spent two years teaching dance and choreographing musicals in the Philadelphia area. In 2005, Kate returned to her hometown of Waukesha to get married and be near her family. She continued teaching dance full-time and headed the competition team at the studio where she taught. Kate's choreography and dancers have won numerous awards at regional competitions.

Liberty Dance Center, LLC is Kate's dream come true. She is eager to share her passion for dance, with an emphasis on the self-expression and discipline required for excellence in dance and in life.

"It's what I always wanted to do: to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance." 

 ~ Martha Graham

Kelly Johnson
Instructor

Kelly has been studying various styles of dance since she was two years old. During her training she competed both regionally and at the national level.

In high school, Kelly was on the Mukwonago pom and dance team and later went on to coach the dance team at Waukesha North High School. Kelly was also a member of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Energee! Dance Team, where she performed for large crowds at the Bradley Center.

Kelly’s love for dance shows when she performs. And when she teaches her students really feel her passion for dance. Kelly has also choreographed award-winning dances that are both entertaining and challenging.

Kelly is married and has two children, Madelyn and Gavin.