Lisa Fitzgerald
associate Artistic Director - Dancer

Lisa Fitzgerald is a ballet dancer and teacher originally from Massachusetts. Ms. Fitzgerald graduated from the professional ballet training program at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, and afterwards danced with Connecticut Ballet, Ballet Theatre Company, Sarah Berges Dance, Ballet Ambassadors, and for choreographers NYC and London.  Ms. Fitzgerald’s roles include The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Kitri in Don Quixote, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, and has had various classical and contemporary roles created for her.

Ms. Fitzgerald co-founded Exit12 Dance Company as a way to help Román return to art and to aid his transition back to civilian life post deployment. As Associate Artistic Director Ms. Fitzgerald has performed and taught throughout the United States at institutions including West Point Military Academy, Stanford University, Lincoln Center amongst others.  

As a teacher Ms. Fitzgerald has worked for the Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet Theatre Company, and Regal Ballet London, and West London School of Dance.  Along with teaching, Ms. Fitzgerald has choreographed and staged both original and classical ballets for children’s programs and pre-professional schools. She has prepared students for classical ballet competitions and worked as a teaching artist, making dance accessible to children who might not otherwise have the opportunity.

Ms. Fitzgerald graduated summa cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California with a BA in Performing Arts. She holds a certificate for the first three years of professional ballet education from the Bolshoi Ballet Teacher Certification Program and is currently pursuing her MA in Education (Dance Teaching) with the Royal Academy of Dance in London, UK.