Miss Christine (Proia) Farrar

 Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical – Lisa began dancing (at age 5) at the Peggy McGlone Dance Studio in Waltham, Ma which focused on Broadway styled tap, Bob Fosse jazz, and classical ballet. She danced her way through high school as dance captain in its well-known performance craze Dance Theatre; as well as the Waltham’s Varsity Show Choirs, competing regionally and nationally. Lisa now has had the pleasure of choreographing for show choirs around the Boston area. Following her passion of dance she attended Springfield College, double majoring in Dance and Rehabilitation Disability Studies. Upon graduation, in 2009 she followed her dreams to dance at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida where she also subbed at various dance studios. Lisa performs with the Reagle Music Theatre with credits in Music Man, A Little Bit of Ireland, and a “rockette” in the annual Christmas Spectacular. She has continued to study dance at various locations, and currently studies at the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio in Boston.   

 Ballet, Pointe –  

Maggie, originally from Tucson, Arizona, began studying ballet at age 4 with the Academy of Ballet, Tap and Jazz, Arizona’s leading classical dance training school. At the age of 13 she was invited into Junior Company at Tucson Regional Ballet Company and by age 15 she was in Senior Company. She has had the opportunity to dance roles in the corps de ballet and in featured roles such as Clara in The Nutcracker; Paquita; Odette in Swan Lake, in addition to the Black Swan solo variation. She has been tra

ined in a wide variety of dance styles, including Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Classical Ballet, and Contemporary Ballet. Maggie attended several summer intensives as a young dancer including Ballet Tucson, Ballet Arts, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Joffrey New York, and American Ballet Theatre in Austin,Texas.

Maggie continued her dance education at the University of Arizona where she danced ballet and performed with people from all over the world at the Stevie Eller Dance Theater. Maggie enjoys passing her knowledge and love of dance to students of all ages.

  Preschool, Kindercombo Dance - 

Lindsay began dancing at age 3, under the instruction of Lisa Liston at the Lisa Liston School of Dance in Everett. She graduated from the competition team, having taken ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and musical theatre. In the spring of 2014, Lindsay's second semester of undergraduate schooling at Emerson College, she joined Emerson Urban Dance Theatre as a member of the tap company. She began choreographing tap and contemporary pieces for the company while simultaneously serving on the Artistic Board as the Assistant Tap Director for a few semesters and as the Artistic Director in the spring of 2017. Lindsay also minored in Dance. She has previously taught at On Pointe Dance Academy (formerly the Lisa Liston School of Dance) and Melrose Dance Academy. She is thrilled to join the staff at CPDA and continue to share the power of dance!