A Future Without Limits

Choose LADC for a dance experience that combines expert instruction and creativity in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Our passionate and experienced team is dedicated to helping both beginner and advanced dancers reach their full potential. We foster personal growth and strong technique — all while creating a positive and welcoming atmosphere.

Join us and take your dance journey to the next level.

High-Quality Instruction

LADC offers expert training and focused attention to bring out the best in every student. We truly believe a dancer's future is limitless when it is built on a strong foundation.

Classes Offered

LADC offers a wide variety of classes, including the following:

Jazz

Tap

Tumble

Acro/Contortion

Hip-Hop

Ballet

Lyrical

Contemporary

SCHEDULE

Creativity & Expression

Respect & Inclusion

At LADC, we encourage self-expression while cultivating strong, technical dancers. We create a supportive space where every student feels seen, heard, and valued.

Meet the Team

The professional teaching staff at LADC are fully-certified and are known for their many accomplishments on and off the stage — including many national titles and countless championships and awards.

LADC also offers master classes with well-known and celebrated guest instructors. Follow us on social to find out who our next guest will be.

Co-owner, Competition Team Director

Acro, Contortion, and Tumbling Coach

Autumn MacCombie

Miss Autumn is one of the owners at LADC. She has been teaching dance, acro, contortion, tumbling and gymnastics for over 15 years. She was a competitive gymnast and spent most of her time growing up in dance class or at the gym. She has a masters degree in special education and a bachelors degree in early childhood and elementary education. She looks forward to bringing her passion to the youth in the surrounding areas.

Co-owner

Kiki Barnes

Born in Ontario, Canada and a resident of Lakewood Ranch, FL, Miss Kiki has a vast knowledge of dance styles from all over North America, and is an award-winning dancer and choreographer who specializes in Tap, Lyrical, and Contemporary. She is certified in the Acrobatic Arts syllabus through Module 2 and is a dance competition judge with OnStage America. Miss Kiki is eager to share her knowledge with the Chester County community.

Competition Team Assistant Director and Choreographer

Natasha Yoder

Miss Natasha has been sharing her love of dance for over 40 years. Starting her training at Oxford Center for Dance, she also attended Brandywine Ballet, Delaware Dance Company, Anna Marie’s Dance Studio, Pennsylvania Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. She was accepted into Point Park University as a ballet major. She has danced many leading roles in many ballets. She is a stickler for technique and dance etiquette. She has won many Choreography awards and highest score awards. Her dancers have won many awards and national titles. Her favorite styles are Ballet, Pointe, and Lyrical, but cleaning dances are her favorite.

Acro/Tumbling Coach

Stephanie McEwing

Miss Stephanie spent her teen years fine-tuning her skills on her high school's color guard team. After high school, she received a degree in child psychology. As an adult, Stephanie works as a restorative practice coach at Rainbow Elementary. In her spare time, she coaches cheer, gymnastics, acro and tumbling. Stephanie is devoted to her training as a coach and holds many certificates across different disciplines. She is excited to be bringing aerial arts to our conservatory this summer!

Tap Instructor

Lisa Wojnarowski Bird

Miss Lisa has been teaching tap for many years and has been loving every minute of it.

Dance/Vocal Instructor

Mary Smith

Miss Mary has been teaching dance and voice for many years and has been loving every minute of it.

Dance Instructor

Kristen Tucker Paladino

Miss Kristen trained with The Wilmington Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Houston Ballet. She has performed with several local dance companies such as The Brandywine Ballet and Ballet 180, and currently assists with the staging of Lionville School of Dance’s Nutcracker. Kristen holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Towson Univ and a MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Florida State Univ. She lived abroad and taught ballet full time in Bermuda for several years. She loves staying involved in the local dance community and is passionate about her continued instruction of young dancers.

Preschool Acro and Tumbling Instructor

Stacy Kerns

Miss Stacy serves as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) at the Child & Career Development Center. She has a strong passion for supporting children with complex needs. With a background in recreational gymnastics and cheerleading, she enjoys coaching the littles in the evenings. Additionally, Miss Stacy is certified in Safety Basics through the Gym Cert program.

Dance Instructor

Kay McKenzie

Miss Kay has been dancing, teaching, and choreographing for over half a century. Every genre, every style. However, as a true bunhead, she loves no style more than ballet and believes it's the foundation for all of dance. Past credits too long to list, Miss Kay has performed with the likes of the Pennsylvania Ballet and many (many!) local, regional, and professional theater companies in venues like the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, and even Carnegie Hall.

Continuous Growth

The LADC team believes in constant improvement, and we are always evolving to keep up with current with trends and techniques.

Our Mission

Our mission is to cultivate a safe dance education environment where students can thrive and grow to reach their full potential. We strive to foster positive practices in our studio — where each dancer can learn to express themselves through movement in a safe and supported manner.

Our students have the opportunity to train in various dance styles, and our competition team is known for their many accomplishments on and off the stage. They have won many national titles, as well as countless championships and awards.

At heart, we are a dance studio that loves to dance and have fun with friends and family...our dance family!

Life Skills

Through dance, students acquire incredible life skills and grow their emotional intelligence. At LADC, we foster qualities in our students such as discipline, teamwork, and leadership.