Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Celebrating 30 years of successful operation under
the leadership of Laurie Maffei.

Laurie Maffei
Owner & Instructor
Laurie Maffei is a national award-winning choreographer that has over 47 years of dance experience, and over 35 years of teaching experience. She spent 4 years as a Saintsation, NFL cheerleader, for the New Orleans Saints. Laurie is also the former Director and Choreographer for the New Orleans VooDoo Dolls, a cheerleading team for New Orleans’ former professional arena football league.
Laurie Maffei serves as Slidell’s longest running single-owner studio, and is continuing to add new programs to The Works Complex each year.

Alexz Hattier
Competition Company
Director

Cydney McGee
Competition Company
Choreographer,
Tap, Hip-Hop & Teen Combo Instructor

Paige Bell
All-Star Cheer Coach & Director

Jayla Toney
Competition Company
Choreographer

Jazz, Lyrical, Be-Bop, and Hip-Hop Instructor
Alexis Dullary
Meghan Thomas
Tumbling Coach, All-Star Cheer Coach, Recreation Cheer & Club Cheer Coach


Mallory Jiminez
Ballet Instructor
Tumbling Coach, Recreation Cheer & Club Cheer Coach
Sophia Amedeo

Sarah McNeil
Daycare Teacher, Tumbling Instructor & Cross Gates Teacher

Christine Conn
Tap & Ballet
Instructor

Julian Daigre
Tumbling Coach

Austin Raye
Tumbling Coach

Jessica Touchet
Classical Ballet Instructor

Jasmine Washington
Cheer Coach (Cross Gates)

Holly Heinrich
Office Manager & Administrator
