Welcome to Laveen Dance & Tumbling

Since 2020, Laveen Dance & Tumbling has provided quality, traditional, and affordable dance and tumbling instruction to our Laveen Community.  

Laveen Dance & Tumbling is a non-competitive studio focused on the growth and development of each individual student. Our goal is to give students a foundation in proper technique, an opportunity to perform, to grow their confidence, to encourage their social/emotional development, and to have fun! 

Laveen Dance, Laveen Karate, and Laveen Yoga are part of Laveen Fitness, LLC.  We Love Laveen!

We produce two recitals each year to give our students a chance to perform!

Our next recital is May 11, 2024 at Heritage Academy Laveen.

3 & 4 Year Old Recital - 10:00 am

5+ Tumbling Recital - 12:00 pm

5+ Dance Recital - 5:00 pm

Purchase the Recital Video Here

Melissa grew up in Tempe and is a proud native of Arizona. She started dancing when she was five years old in various genres (tap, jazz, ballet, modern, and gymnastics). She competed at the state and national level and continued at the McClintock High School Dance Company for all four years. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Education at ASU. She danced for the ASU Dance Team and had the privilege to compete nationally.
Upon graduation, she went on to be a dance teacher at Higley High School and was the coach for the McClintock Dance Team. She then was the dance director at Estrella Foothills High school, where she was also the Varsity Dance Team Coach. They competed at state and national competitions. She has a Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
Melissa has been married to her husband, James for over 15 wonderful years. She has four children; Norah, Connor, Declan, and Scarlett. Their family enjoys camping, scouting, and traveling. She’s looking forward to this new experience and hopes to make a great difference to the dancers of Laveen.

Marcel and Claudine Dulaney are the owners of Laveen Fitness LLC (Laveen Karate, Laveen Dance, and Laveen Yoga). 

Sensei Marcel and Sensei Claudine have lived in Laveen since 2005 with their 3 children.

Sensei Marcel Dulaney has been teaching karate for over 18 years. He is a Godan (5th degree black belt) in Matsubayashi Ryu Shorin Ryu, a traditional style of Okinawan karatedo, designed for life preservation.  His training extends well over 30 years, from Sensei Dave Cloud in St. Louis and and Sensei Don Caponigro in Florida. He is a member of Shorin Ryu Karatedo International. 

Sensei Claudine Dulaney was first introduced to Matsubayashi Ryu karate in 2001 under Sensei Dave Cloud and continued under Sensei Marcel Dulaney.  She is a Shodan (1st degree black belt).