Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Celebrating 31 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 48 years of dance experience, and over 36 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.
Meghan
Thomas
All-Star Director & Competition Company Director

Gym Manager, Tumbling & Cheer Coach
Sophia
Amedeo


Cydney
McGee
Competition Company
Choreographer
Jazz, Lyrical, Be-Bop, and Hip-Hop Instructor
Alexis
Dullary

Sarah
McNeil
Daycare Teacher, Tumbling Instructor & Cross Gates Teacher

Jessica
Touchet
Classical Ballet Instructor

Christine Conn
Tap & Ballet
Instructor

Kristina
Marquez
Advanced Jazz & Contemporary Teacher

Raegan
Pichon
Tumbling & Cheer Coach

Cirque/Aerial Silks Coach
Kymber
Penton

Julian
Daigre
All-Star Tumbling & Cheer Coach

Austin
Raye
All-Star Tumbling & Cheer Coach

Paige
Ductoe
Tumbling & Cheer Coach

Devin Williams
Cirque/Aerial Silks Coach

Holly
Heinrich
Office Manager & Administrator



