LISA VOGEL Founder & Lead Stylist	Lisa began mastering the art of hair and make up design as a teenager, applying and creating unique character looks for various stage performances.  Her sense of style and creative ability to customize unique professional looks for herself and other dancers have helped her achieve her current level of recognition in the world of dancesport.  In addition to her charismatic and elegant dancesport looks, Lisa also creates custom bridal makeup artistry, and has recently had her latest bride featured in the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of Manhattan Bride Magazine.   A Minnesota native, Lisa grew up training in dance and graduated from the prestigious Perpich Center for Arts Education High School.  She continued her dance education at Arizona State University where she was the recipient of the 2001/2002 Herberger Award, the  2003/2004 Regents Scholarship for dance achievement and a four year Sun Devil Academic Scholarship.  Lisa graduated from Arizona State University summa cum laude with a BFA in Dance Studies and a minor in Mass Communication.
Lisa joined the Rogers Dancesport Center staff  in 2005 bringing a solid foundation of technical training, performance work and teaching experience across multiple styles of dance.    She quickly climbed the ranks in the Professional American Smooth Division and is a standing finalist and champion in major competitions across the United States.  Since capturing the 2007 United States Professional Rising Star American Smooth title Lisa has gone on to be a U.S. Open Finalist, 2 time World Smooth Finalist and  winner of numerous 2008 and 2009 Dancesport events.  She appeared as a spotlighted dancer in 2 seasons of  the PBS television broadcast of  America’s Ballroom Challenge and was a featured performer and American Smooth representative for the 2008/2009 U.S. Tour of  Champions of the Dance, culminating the tour with a Broadway stop. Lisa is currently second in the USA in the American Smooth Division.	Lisa Vogel with former partner Mayo Alanen
Lisa Vogel with former partner Mayo Alanen	Some of Lisa’s most rewarding moments have been cultivating others through the medium of dance to discover and develop personal qualities and skills that enrich their life. Lisa is the honored recipient of the 2009 Community Service Award presented by the National Dance Council of America recognizing her volunteer work teaching dance to underprivileged children in Juarez, Mexico.  Lisa is proud to be an ambassador for dance and strives to deliver passionate performances that capture the beauty and strength of the human spirit and leave her audience touched and inspired in their own lives.