Lisa Buccino-Eferstein
Owner/Artistic Director/Choreographer

Lisa Buccino-Eferstein is extremely excited to be beginning a new journey here at Platinum Dance Studio. This has been a dream of hers since she was a little girl and cannot wait to pass on her love for dance to young dancers of all ages. Lisa started dance classes at the age of two and continued with her studio training all through high school. In high school she was a member of the WI Dance Company and took dance classes as an elective in lieu of gym. Her dance education continued as she majored in dance in college. She graduated in May 2014 from Long Island University, C.W. Post with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Studies and a minor in Business. While at Post Lisa was a member of the Post Concert Dance Company, where she studied various dance styles from ballet, tap and african to forms of lyrical/contemporary and Laban Movement. She was also given the opportunity to study and train with choreographers such as Cara Gargano, Karen Arceneaux, Khaleah London, Cheryl Halliburton, Michael Leon Thomas and Desmond Richardson.
After college she continued her education and training at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. Lisa has been teaching dance for over a decade, both recreational and competition levels. Over the years her choreography has been chosen for outstanding and excellence awards from various judges. As well as her dancers placing in top 10 overalls and scoring platinum awards at competitions all across Long Island. Lisa is looking forward to this new adventure and would like to thank all the parents & students for believing in her dreams. She hopes to inspire students of all ages to believe in themselves and always follow their dreams.

Meagan Kolakowski
Acro/Competition Ballet Teacher

Meagan Kolakowski has been a dancer and gymnast since the age of 5. She was a competitive gymnast for 6 years, holding multiple titles for her rhythmic floor and beam routines. Meagan was also a competitive dancer for 7 years, dancing at competitions across New Jersey winning multiple titles and placing nationally. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Studies with a minor in Anatomy from Long Island University, CW Post where she studied multiple dance styles from Ballet and Jazz to African and Laban, making her diverse and ready for anything in the professional world. Once she graduated Meagan had the honor to dance with the Radio City Rockettes, a dream she has had since she was a little girl. Meagan has also had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Karen Arceneaux, Michael Leon Thomas, Vanessa Long, David Parsons, Savion Glover, Melissa Van Wyck & Desmond Richardson and perform their works in various venues. Additionally, she also holds certifications in Zumba, Pound, ACE Group Fitness, Injury Prevention and is an ACE certified Personal Trainer. Meagan has also danced behind Long Island performers such as Amber Ferrari, has been cast in local TV commercials, and has been a performer in multiple small films. Most recently, Meagan was a dancer for a TV movie premiering out in California titled, “Wholly Broken”. Currently, Meagan is a company member with “Born Dancing”, under the direction of Melissa Van Wyck. She has been able to live out many of her professional dance dreams and is so happy to be able to lead the next generation of dancers! Meagan is very excited to be on staff at Platinum Dance Studio and continue sharing her love and passion for dance with her students!

Camryn Kopetic
Competition Teacher/Choreographer

Camyrn has been dancing since the age of 3 and was a competitive dancer for 12 years, winning multiple awards and titles. She has been teaching across Long Island for 3 years. Miss Camryn attends Hunter College in Manhattan, where she is working towards a degree in Anthropology. Miss Camryn also participates in Hunter’s advanced dance courses and has been invited to join special projects with the dance faculty. She also continues to train in studios around the city, including Broadway Dance Center and Peridance Capezio. She trains with choreographers such as Candace Brown, James Alonzo, and many more. Miss Camryn was a part of Julian Deguzman’s New Wave Crew, where she performed at the Playground LA studio, and gained insight to the professional dance world of Los Angeles. Miss Camryn is also a member of the Kinfigure Kollective dance company led by Caleb Brauner and Carly Lawrence. Miss Camryn hopes to soon become a professional commercial dancer.

Dana Buccino
Assistant director

Danielle DiGennaro
Office staff

At Platinum Dance Studio, our mission is to provide professional dance instruction by developing dancers who are inspired, motivated and enthusiastic. We want to instill the love of dance, while creating self confidence, discipline and respect for the performing arts and each other. Our dance instructors will lead by example, and be great role models for our dancers in a judgment- free, safe, nurturing, and fun environment.

We will set high standards for our instructors, dancers and families to be a positive influence at our studio, at competitions and community events. At Platinum, we strive for our dancers and their families to feel welcomed, happy, respected and always heard. We want them to take away not only wonderful dance skills, but continue to have confidence for life in whatever they pursue.

Platinum Dance Studio is the home of three state of the art dance studios, both equipped with raised sprung marley floors, double height barres and full-length mirrors. We are located on the corner of Delaware Avenue and Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, New York.

Platinum offers a full range of styles & classes in both recreational and competition levels, for ages two to adult. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced dancer looking to improve your technique, we guarantee you will find your place here. When you decide to join Platinum Dance Studio you will become part of the Platinum dance family.