Emilie LaRosa (aka: "Miss Emilie") is the owner and creative director of Broadway Bound Dance Academy. She started dancing at the age of 3 with Beverly Williams at the Dance Connection. At the age of 5, she danced with Ms. Bonnie Williams at the Bonnie Williams Dance Studio. She competed throughout grade school and high school receiving many awards and national titles. Emilie received a B.A. in Dance Management from the acclaimed Oklahoma City University’s School of Dance and Arts Management. Upon receiving her degree, she moved to New York where she studied at Broadway Dance Center. She danced with several companies including Peggy Spina Tap Company, Tap Fusion and the New Jersey Tap Ensemble where she served as managing director. Emilie had the opportunity to perform at The Duke and Town Hall in New York City. She is a founding member of Cincinnati Taps, Inc, a non profit dance company. After studying and performing in New York, Emilie decided to move back to Cincinnati to open a dance studio in her hometown of Loveland. Broadway Bound Dance Academy opened in the winter of 2003. Broadway Bound offers instruction in classical ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip hop for students 2 yrs. through adult.