Bella Dance Company
Lacee Pitts - CO-OWNER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Lacee has been dancing since the age of 2. She grew up competing and loves the stage! She has performed in the Nutcracker with the Le Grande Canadian Ballet along with Ms. Morgan. At the age of 18, Lacee made it to the top finalist on Season 2 of "So you think you can dance"! She's traveled for the past 10 years touring with dance competitions, in her most recent year becoming the Regional Director. In her free time her favorite things to do are spend time with her husband Thomas and their 2 children Jax, and Koby and their dog Snoop Dogg! She cannot wait to continue bringing all of her years of experience to current and new Bella dancers!
Ms. Jordan began dancing at 5 years old, where she was apart of a competition team for 13 years. Here, she trained in various styles of dance, receiving many technical and numerous 1st place overall awards. During her time in highschool, she was apart of the Fort Zumwalt North Varsity Dance Team where she received an NDA All American Dance Award, Showmanship Award, Superior Award, and attended NDA Nationals with her team in Orlando Florida. Continuing her dance career through College at Missouri State University, she minored in dance and trained in various styles including Ballet, contemporary and jazz. She is currently furthering her dance education and training by taking classes at the Center of Creating Arts (COCA). When she is not dancing, she loves to put on a good movie, crochet, or read in her free time. She is so excited to be apart of the Bella Dance Co staff and family, and to grow and pursue her love of dance through teaching.
MORGAN DESIR - FOUNDER/FORMER OWNER/CHOREOGRAPHER
Morgan has 3 beautiful children. She's been apart of many companies, performed with the Les Grand Canadian Ballet, was a St. Louis Rams Cheerleader, performed at Walt Disney World, and has competed on a national level winning many titles. Her favorite genre of dance is lyrical and jazz.
Elise Conner- Student Teacher
Elise started gymnastics with Stacey's gymnastics in Kindergarten. She continued to do this competitively for 7 years until the end of her 7th grade year. While in this career she was awarded 1st on bars in the state competition of Missouri in level 6. Once her career ended, she continued to coach at Stacey's gymnastics while joining the Holt Dance Team, joining JV for freshman year, and making Varsity for her sophomore year. All the while, joining the award winning Bella Dance Company Competitive team. She is very excited to bring her knowledge, and skill level to our acro classes for the 2024-2025 dance season.
Mailyn Zak- STUDENT TEACHER
Mailyn started dancing when she was just 18 months old and has competed since she was 5. She joined Bella Dance Company when she was 7 and she also started singing that same year. She has won multiple scholarships and high score awards throughout the years. Some of her scholarships include places like New York's Broadway Dance Center, a variety of places in L.A. and a cruise to the Bahamas. She started assisting and teaching last year and she is now choreographing for our competition team! She has experience in all styles of dance, but contemporary resonates the most with her.
Kaila Mozee- CO-OWNER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kaila is a hardworking mom of 7, wife, and loves to travel with friends and family. She has been dancing for over 30 years, and teaching for over 15 years. Growing up, she danced competitively, and was also apart of her high school dance team. At the age of 18 she was a finalist for the St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders. She traveled to New York City, Chicago and L.A. for big modeling opportunities. She is currently signed with Barbizon Modeling in St. Louis. She is so excited to continue to use her experiences to help teach, grow and build your dancers' confidence on and off the stage!
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