Meet The Team

Growing up in Minnetonka, I started dance at the age of 4 years old. In the words of my mother, she could, "barely keep me in my car seat on the way to class every week, I was so excited." That was the beginning of a childhood full of beautiful, empowering, and fun dance memories. It wasn't until I was in college, dancing on the University of MN-Duluth dance team and teaching dance at a nearby studio, did I realize that dance is not just a passion, but my vocation. As my professional dance career flourished, a full-time career as a dance teacher was born, and has been humming along since 2007.

Throughout my 17 year career, I have taught hundreds of competitive and recreational dancers at dance studios, public schools and preschools in the Minneapolis and Los Angeles metros. My career in dance education is full of years in the studio with students, continuing education workshops and conventions, and I am a voracious consumer of dance education books and media. I have cultivated a well rounded understanding of how to safely train dancers, and inspire a love of dance in my students that benefits them in their lives and other activities. Simply put - I love what I do!

Lauren Mae Sass
Owner & Teacher

Kaylee Haller
Teacher

Kaylee began dancing around the age of 7, starting with an interest in hip hop and theater classes at a local studio. The owner saw potential and encouraged her to expand her classes. After exploring and falling in love with dance she auditioned for the competition team and never looked back. Kaylee trained at Dance Impressions, Genesis, and Millennium through out the years for competition dance as well as working with Out on a Limb, a performance based studio. During the summers she participated in various intensives and programs with the most prestigious one being two summers working with Joffrey ballet school during high school! During high school Kaylee also participated in the high school dance team making varsity jazz and kick every year. After high school Kaylee continued her education at Mankato State University majoring in graphic design with a minor in dance. That path way gave her the opportunity to coach Buffalo High Schools dance team for a season and now she is excited to share her passion and love for dance with the students of Dance by Lauren Mae!

Meghan Morgan
Teacher

Hailing from Pulaski, Wisconsin, Meghan Morgan (she/her) is an emerging dancer & choreographer. She graduated summa cum laude with High Distinction from the
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Global Studies.

Since moving to Minnesota, she has worked with Carl Flink, The Martha Graham
Company, Eva Mohn, Shapiro and Smith Dance Company, Carlo Antonio Villanueva,and many others! Outside of the twin cities, she has also trained and performed inpost-modern and contemporary spaces in Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Meghan regards her movements and choreographies as externally internal outlets for
storytelling, the finding of joy, and self expression. As a choreographer, she values
site-specific choreography, intimate interdependence, and simulating relationships
between audiences and artists. Currently, Meghan is a working performer and
choreographer in the twin cities dance community, and she’s excited to extend her
practice into teaching future generations of dancers at Dance by Lauren Mae! To see
more of Meghan’s background and past artistic works, please visit her website:
Meghanmorgan.dance

Liz Leverty
Teacher

Miss Liz is excited to be joining Dance by Lauren Mae this season! This fall marks the start of her ninth teaching season. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed working with dancers ages 2–18. Although hip hop and contemporary are her favorite styles to perform and teach, she has experience teaching a variety of dance styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical. Liz strives to create a classroom where dancers feel supported, challenged, and excited to learn.

Liz's passion for dance began as a member of her high school dance team before she continued her training at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. There, she spent three years as an active member of the UW–River Falls Dance Theatre, a modern contemporary dance company. During her time with Dance Theatre, she served as secretary for two years, performed in three annual spring concerts, and began choreographing original works for the company. She has continued to return as a guest choreographer, most recently creating a piece for last season's UW–River Falls Dance Theatre Spring Show.

Outside of the studio, Liz enjoys expressing her creativity as a professional cake decorator, specializing in custom wedding cakes. Whether she's choreographing a dance or designing a wedding cake, she loves using her creativity to bring ideas to life.

Miss Liz is excited to meet all of her dancers and families this season. She looks forward to sharing her love of dance and creating a fun, welcoming environment where every dancer can grow in confidence and enjoy the joy of movement.

Amelia Leach
Teacher

Amelia started dancing at the age of 3 at Dance Endeavors in Bloomington, Minnesota. At Dance Endeavors she trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tap Dance-line, and much more. At 10, she joined the competition team at her studio and competed and choreographed various routines with them until graduation. After high school, Amelia pursued a career in Ballet. She joined Continental Ballet Company at 19 years old in 2025 and has been dancing professionally with them since. Amelia is so grateful to be a part of the Dance by Lauren Mae team and to share her love and passion for dance with students!