Years ago, Brian took his first dance steps right here in Louisville. In 2017 he was inducted into the UCWDC Dance Hall of Fame. He continues to share his passion for dance with people as the owner of Dance Louisville.
Brian Barakauskas
Owner, Instructor
Megan Anderson
Instructor, Professional Competitor
Growing up with a mother who was a professional dancer, Megan was destined to be a dancer. She started ballroom dancing in 2004 and has been with Dance Louisville since we opened.
Ben Howard
Instructor, Amateur Competitor
Ben Howard began as a student of dance Louisville. He quickly began serious training as a competitive dancer and has had great success as an amateur competitor.
Jacob Thornton
Instructor
Jacob moved to Louisville in 2019 to pursue his professional dance career. He is a 3rd generation dancer so dancing is literally in his blood!
Emily Larsen
Instructor, Programs Administrator
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Emily he was introduced to Ballet at age three and continued adding on various dance genres over the years such as Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, and Musical Theatre. Emily received a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin.
JoAnn Lewis
Studio Manager
JoAnn is most famous in the studio for being Brian’s mom. She started working at Dance Louisville in 2012 and has continued to be a great asset to the studio.
Robin Schulman
Instructor
Robin Franck-Schulman has taught dance for 30 years and has danced and/or choreographed professionally with JCC CenterStage, Music Theater Louisville and Clarksville Theatre. Robin previously was the owner/director of The Dance Connection.
Emma Rose Strybel
Instructor
Emma Rose is a self professed ballet nerd. She has been dancing since age 3 and began to pursue ballet at age 10 with the Louisville Ballet School. Read more...
Students’ Testimonials
What our graduates say
First place I really felt comfortable dancing! The instructors are great. Even a novice like myself can catch on!
Chrissy Singer
Google+ ReviewAwesome! Great dancers and a cool place to learn!
Trip Sizemore
Facebook ReviewMy fiancé and I had a wonderful experience! We went in for our upcoming wedding. Our instructor Kelly was amazing!
Samantha P.
Yelp ReviewI just want people to know what the best dance studio in Louisville can do for them. It can be life changing 😉 I hear great plans are in the works. You rock Brian Barakauskas and the whole Dance Louisville crew.
Jennifer Geroski
Facebook MessageJon Steimel
Google ReviewTomorrow is my 2 year “danceaversary” at Dance Louisville. I have been dancing with Brian and my 18 year old son with Megan. We are so grateful for our studio, our teachers and our dance family. We have learned so much and have so much more to learn. Looking forward to the journey!
Brenda Tollet
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