Lisa Woodin grew up in Safety Harbor and is a graduate of Emory University with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Spanish and Dance. She started dance at the tender age of 3, and it quickly became a lifelong passion. She danced on her high school dance team, with the Emory Dance Company in college, and ultimately pursued a career in ballroom dance immediately after college graduation. She was a professional dancer, teacher, and studio manager in Atlanta for over 10 years. During that time she completed certification in all 10 American Style Ballroom Dances, competed Pro-Am with her students and Pro with her professional partners, received several Top Teacher awards, and even got an opportunity to have a tiny part in the very first season of Dancing with the Stars when Evander Holyfield and his professional partner Edyta Sliwinska used her studio as the backdrop for a lively practice session for their Jive. She also taught ballroom dance while living in East Tennessee before moving back to the Tampa Bay area in 2013. She currently works at NorthBay Christian Academy where she has been the Middle School Spanish Teacher for 9 years and the Ballroom Dance Teacher for 5 years.