Lea Poisson earned her MA in Education from Sonoma State, her BA in Dance at CSU Long Beach (2003) and her AA degree in Dance from SRJC.  She has found that her experiences and education were immensely imperative in her development as a performer, choreographer, and teacher.   Lea has always enjoyed the art and joy of performing, the creative process of collaboration with others, the composition experience and results of choreographing. As a performer, she has worked as a Warrior Girl for the NBA's Golden State Warriors and a Gold Rush member for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. Lea has performed with modern dance companies in the North Bay such as De/Em Dance Collective and Expressive Motion. Also, she loves practicing methods of teaching dance that will help dancers to maximize their potential. Lea has not only danced but choreographed, taught, and coached dance locally for years and she loves teaching people of different characteristics and those of diverse abilities.