Miss Marion's School Of Dance

Lori Axelrod CEO / Dance Instructor 

Lori Axelrod is the artistic director and owner of Miss Marion’s School of Dance. Lori holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami in Early Childhood Education. Lori has devoted her life to dance, beginning her dance education at Miss Marion’s with her mother Marion Feinstein, who started the studio in 1946. Lori and her mother both studied under the famous Jack Stanley, who was also one of Gene Kelly’s teachers. Lori has trained at the Miami Conservatory of Ballet, the North Carolina School of Performing Art and with numerous teachers at the Broadway Dance Center and Steps in New York. Her professional dance career is highlighted by her work as a New York Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Lori’s students have danced in the 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremony, have worked on Broadway and television, and have won several national dance competition awards.