About Us
Michelle Malone originally founded I&E Dance Company in 2019 due to a lack of opportunity for professional level dance training and performing opportunities in the La Crosse, WI area. Throughout the years they have performed at events such as Artspire La Crosse, Dance for Hope, Rethink Dance Festival and more.
In January 2023, Michelle expanded her vision for adult dance in La Crosse, WI and opened I&E Dance Studio, which now offers classes for ages 18+ of any level and in a variety of styles!
In September 2024, Arthouse La Crosse was born when the studio moved to the Northside of La Crosse. Incorporating all elements of art (dance, art & music) was a vision that came to Michelle, in order to inspire more adults to engage in creativity as a part of their lives!
Meet Michelle!
Owner of I&E Dance Studio + Arthouse La Crosse
Michelle Malone is a multi-faceted creative known for her stylistic background in dance, passion for marketing, and heart for community. Michelle grew up dancing competitively at Misty’s Dance Unlimited in Onalaska, WI, where her love for movement and expression first took root. After high school, her training expanded to include time with Storling Dance Theatre (Kansas City), Ingredients Dance Company (Dallas), and international teams GX Brasil and GX International. She has also studied extensively in NYC, LA, Minneapolis, and Chicago—always seeking new inspiration and growth.
Michelle has spent the past 15+ years teaching and choreographing, judging regional dance competitions, and leading workshops and master classes across the Midwest. Her teaching style is uplifting and grounded in intentionality—fostering freedom, connection, and authenticity through movement.
Now the proud owner of I&E Dance Studio and Art House La Crosse, Michelle continues to create spaces for adults to rediscover themselves through dance, art, and music.
Outside the studio, Michelle holds an associates degree in Graphic Design (2015–2017) and previously worked as a Sales + Marketing Coordinator before launching her own marketing consulting business, Collective Marketing, where she helps creatives and small business owners amplify their brands with clarity and confidence.
She’s also a single mom to a sweet 7-year-old boy, a coffee lover, and someone who lives for deep conversations, belly laughs, and meaningful work that makes people feel more alive!
Studio Instructors
Michelle Malone
Hip Hop, Contemporary Shuffling + Tap Instructor
Michelle is known for her stylistic background in dance. She has trained professionally in Kansas City, Dallas, and Brazil!
She is an uplifting teacher that values intentional movement, connection and freedom in dance. Now as the Owner of I&E Dance Dance Studio and Art House La Crosse, she has found a passion for bringing art opportunities to adults in the Coulee Region, no matter what their art background may be!
Emma
Kefer
Hip Hop, Heels + GrooveFit Instructor
Emma is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist currently working at Gundersen Inpatient Behavioral Health in La Crosse. She has a passion for helping people struggling with mental health to take back control of their symptoms and live their best lives.
Emma discovered her passion for dance as a little girl, and it has grown ever since. She has experience in various dance styles including ballet, hip hop, contemporary, and recently discovered a love of jazz heels through I&E Dance Studio! She worked as a group fitness instructor for 7 years during her time as a student at UWL, teaching Ballet, Pilates, Strength&Tone, and a variety of cardio classes.
Haylee Larrabee
Contemporary Jazz Instructor
Haylee Anne is a dance enthusiast from Willmar, Minnesota. Haylee studied Dance Education at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. This experience inspired her to bring back her knowledge in teaching dance to all ages and abilities to the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Haylee is the visionary and owner of Rethink Dance which produces a dance film festival annually and was a previous dance studio director!
Perrin
Iacopino
Swing Instructor
Perrin started swing dancing in October of 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. After learning East Coast Swing with Rusty Frank, she quickly branched out to learn Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, Charleston and Balboa at workshops all over the country.
Perrin has travelled to Seattle, Austin, New Orleans, New York and Sweden to dance, perform and compete. Her favorite part of swing dancing is the smiles it brings to the faces of almost everyone who tries it. She is excited to be teaching again at I&E Dance Studio!
Eddie
Kim
Swing Instructor
Eddie Kim started seriously studying the mechanics of lindy hop in 2005 in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. He found lindy hop by playing in school jazz combos and observing peers dance, noting that swing encourages dancers to express joy because of the message of freedom in its African-American roots and the lifting quality of its rhythm.
He has taken workshops for lindy hop and related dances (east coast swing, blues, and balboa) and attended major events in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minneapolis, Washington, and Wisconsin in addition to workshops and events in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Australia. In La Crosse, Eddie has co-taught dance with Perrin for the Continental Dancers and the city's recreation program.
Eliseo (Cheo)
Hernandez
Salsa Instructor
Bio Coming Soon.
Paige
Jansen
Contemporary Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Courtney
Hale
Contemporary Instructor
Courtney began dancing at the age of 4 in Virginia where she participated in many recitals and worked up to an award-winning competition team with Studio 416. After moving to Wisconsin, she danced at Marilyn School of Dance with Miss Suzanne Swanson Wagner as her primary instructor. There, she took over 14 hours of class a week, performed with the competition team, and even travelled to Spain for a performance with DancEmotion in Barcelona.
At the age of 17, Courtney received a scholarship to train as a Jazz and Contemporary Trainee with Joffrey Ballet School in Manhattan, New York City. There, she trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Partnering, and more. Angela Stiskin and Michael Waldrop were her artistic directors. After returning to Wisconsin, she began her college career as a dance major at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Although she discontinued that path, she continued to dance at Barrio Dance in Madison, WI and later with I&E in La Crosse, WI.