{"id":8139,"date":"2026-07-22T16:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/?page_id=8139"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:34:49","slug":"meet-marcie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/meet-marcie\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Marcie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8139\" class=\"elementor elementor-8139\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1408328 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1408328\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8336c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8336c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/clarksburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2026\/07\/0418-FADS-Frederick-staff-headshots-20250108-e1739896216738-768x768-1.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa98e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aa98e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marcie Ialapi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef2bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef2bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marcie has been dancing since the age of five, beginning with ballet before expanding her training into a variety of dance styles. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Dance, as well as a Master of Arts in Behavior Analysis.<\/p><p>As the Owner\/Manager, Marcie is passionate about creating a welcoming studio where every student feels encouraged, challenged, and supported throughout their dance journey.<\/p><p>As both a ballroom professional and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), she believes that dance is for everyone. She enjoys helping students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities build confidence, develop new skills, and experience the many joys of ballroom dancing. Nothing is more rewarding to her than helping first-time dancers discover they are capable of far more than they ever imagined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbf52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Achievement List:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>National Top Female New Student Professional \u2013 Casanave Division, 2023<\/li><li>Top Female Teacher \u2013 Maryland Regional, 2024<\/li><li>1st Place Professional Closed Ballroom \u2013 Midwest Dancesport Championships, 2026<\/li><li>Professional Closed Ballroom and Rising Star Finalist \u2013 Fred Astaire World Championships, 2025<\/li><li>Professional American Smooth Open and Closed Champion \u2013 Raymichay Championships, 2024<\/li><li>Professional Closed Ballroom and Rising Star Finalist \u2013 Cross Country Dance Championships, 2024<\/li><li>2nd Place Top Teacher \u2013 Destination Dance Championships, 2023<\/li><li>Professional Open International Ballroom Finalist \u2013 Yuletide Ball, 2022<\/li><li>Professional Rising Star International Ballroom Champion \u2013 Yuletide Ball, 2022<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa02bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa02bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Fun Facts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d520c3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7d520c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Favorite Dance: Viennese Waltz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-coffee-01\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Starbucks Order: Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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