Miss Patti's School of Dance

Tracy Barker

Tracy Fleming Barker, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, began studying dance at the age of four. She has opened shows for such legends as Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Bobby Rydell at the Fox Theater in St. Louis. After moving to New York City, Tracy performed extensively throughout the world in numerous roles and productions. They include: "Velma & Anybodys" in tours of West Side Story ; "Cha-Cha" in the European tour of Grease; "Alice" in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; at Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater in Chicago. She has also appeared in Sweet Charity, Jesus Christ Superstar, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, Meet Me In St. Louis and Me & My Girl.

Tracy has assisted several New York City choreographers in numerous workshops, and, over the past fifteen years, has experience teaching ballet, jazz, tap and tumbling in St. Louis, Chicago and the New York City area.

Pamela Intveld

At the very young age of two, Pamela Intveld began dancing and discovered very early on that dancing was her life’s calling. She has studied with some of the most talented teachers in the world and has had the opportunity to perform and teach with many brilliant dancers from all over the world.

Pamela received extensive formal ballet training in the Russian method from former principal dancers of the Bolshoi ballet. As a child, Pamela also received the finest training in Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, and Modern. Upon finishing high school, she received a scholarship to attend Point Park University's Conservatory of the Arts and then went on to finish her Bachelor of Arts degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey. After graduating from Ramapo with a degree specializing in Professional Performing Arts, Pamela went on to dance with the Northwest Florida Ballet and the Atlantic City Ballet. Pamela has performed in ballets that include Dracula, Mid-Summer’s Night Dream, Sleeping Beauty, and several mixed Repertory programs; along with soloist rolls in The Nutcracker as well as Cinderella.

Pamela began teaching while attending college and has had the privilege of teaching all across NJ and NY as well as in Florida. She has won multiple chorography awards at both regional and national competitions. Pamela has been asked back to many studios she has come in contact with to provide chorography, master classes, and to be apart of summer intensives. Pamela loves to teach all ages and is a proficient teacher in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, and modern/contemporary.

Alicia Marie Mazepa

Alicia Marie Mazepa has been dancing since the age of four. Her training includes ballet, tap, Jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, ballroom and acro. In college, she was a member of the Towson University Dance Team which won the first ever National Team Championship. Alicia, as well, was honored by winning the National Solo Championship.

As a professional dancer, her resume includes performing with many artists such as Beyonce, Jay-z, Pink, and P.Diddy to name a few. She has appeared on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Victoria Secret Fashion Show, Guiding Light, and also in the feature films “Across the Universe” and “Old Dogs”.

Alicia was also a Knicks City Dancer for 3 years and continues to choreograph for the team to this day. She has performed and choreographed several industrials for Panasonic, Toyota, Reebock and Barbie to name a few, that have brought her to places such as Japan, Turkey, Germany, Prague, and Dubai. She has also co-choreographed upfront’s for Family Guy and GLEE.

Alicia has been very blessed to teach many children throughout the years of all different ages and levels. As well as her dance background, she is also finishing up her BS in Education at William Paterson University. She is very excited to be starting her next journey at Miss Patti’s School of Dance.

Marissa Joy Ganz

Marissa Joy Ganz is a native New Yorker who has been performing since the age of 4.

Marissa, mentored by the late Madame Nanette Charisse, Robert Tucker and Diane Coupe’ Frankel, started her training at the Coupe’ Theatre Studio in Rockland County, N.Y. From there, she has studied at the Point Park Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pa. and various top notch coaches and classes in NYC. Marissa was part of the World Premiere Production and subsequent 1st National Broadway Tour of Disney’s High School Musical where she originated the role of SUSAN. Marissa was also seen in the North American Tour of The Boy Friend directed by JULIE ANDREWS, where she served as the swing, playing the roles of DULCIE/NANCY/FAY & MONICA. Internationally, she was in the European tours of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hair. In her OFF and ON time…Marissa has been teaching for the past 10 years. With students from babies to grandma’s, Marissa brings her expertise and joy of dance to all. Marissa has taught at Miss Patti’s since 2003.