Tari's School of Dance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tari Trosclair is an accomplished dance instructor with over 45 years experience in the industry. At the age of 16, she was chosen to teach for a Los Angeles based company which taught high school dance teams nationwide. She then entered LSU and was selected for the dance major program and as an LSU Golden Girl. She was a member of the LSU Golden Girls for five years and served as captain and choreographer for four years.

After earning a degree in education, she taught at St. Amant High School and Episcopal High School as a dance instructor and taught middle school at St. Aloysius. She then became a Jazz Dance Instructor with the LSU Theater Department. Tari Opened Tari’s School of Dance in 1984 with 50 students ranging in age from 3 to 20. With knowledge gained through graduate work in the MBA program at LSU, she expanded the school to over 500 students and a faculty of 22 teachers.

She has received numerous national and regional awards for choreography and student competition numbers from West Coast Dance Explosion, Tremaine Dance Conventions, Los Angeles Dance Force, LA Dance Magic, Company Dance, New York City Dance Alliance, Jump Dance Conventions, Hollywood Vibe, 24/7, Radix, NUVO, and LA Underground.

She served on the faculty for the Louisiana Dance Festival sponsored by the Louisiana Dance Alliance in Baton Rouge for two years as a jazz instructor and has served as an adjudicator for the LSU Golden Girls, LSU Cheerleaders, LSU Tiger Girls, Northwestern State Pom Line, SLU Lionettes, Saintsations, Honeybees, Dance Masters, Drill Team World, All Star Dance Camps, Marching Auxiliaries of America, the Miss LSU Pageant, the LSU Songfest, and the Louisiana Junior Miss Pageant.

Tari’s students have gone on to win many titles, as well as to work professionally in New York and Los Angeles. Her students have also been chosen as LSU Golden Girls and LSU TIger Girls, New Orleans Saintsations, New Orleans Pelicans Dancers, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and New York City Rockettes. Her dancers have performed for area functions such as the Baton Rouge Cancer Ball and the Krewe of Achilles Mardi Gras Ball, with many also appearing in musicals by Debbie Allen.

She participated in the More Than Just Great Dancing podcast with expert analysts in the 2024 -2025 season. She dedicates her life to teaching and exposing the young dancers of Louisiana to opportunities available regionally and nationally.

Tari Trosclair is an accomplished dance instructor with over 45 years experience in the industry. At the age of 16, she was chosen to teach for a Los Angeles based company which taught high school dance teams nationwide. She then entered LSU and was selected for the dance major program and as an LSU Golden Girl. She was a member of the LSU Golden Girls for five years and served as captain and choreographer for four years.

After earning a degree in education, she taught at St. Amant High School and Episcopal High School as a dance instructor and taught middle school at St. Aloysius. She then became a Jazz Dance Instructor with the LSU Theater Department. Tari Opened Tari’s School of Dance in 1984 with 50 students ranging in age from 3 to 20. With knowledge gained through graduate work in the MBA program at LSU, she expanded the school to over 500 students and a faculty of 22 teachers.

She has received numerous national and regional awards for choreography and student competition numbers from West Coast Dance Explosion, Tremaine Dance Conventions, Los Angeles Dance Force, LA Dance Magic, Company Dance, New York City Dance Alliance, Jump Dance Conventions, Hollywood Vibe, 24/7, Radix, NUVO, and LA Underground.

She served on the faculty for the Louisiana Dance Festival sponsored by the Louisiana Dance Alliance in Baton Rouge for two years as a jazz instructor and has served as an adjudicator for the LSU Golden Girls, LSU Cheerleaders, LSU Tiger Girls, Northwestern State Pom Line, SLU Lionettes, Saintsations, Honeybees, Dance Masters, Drill Team World, All Star Dance Camps, Marching Auxiliaries of America, the Miss LSU Pageant, the LSU Songfest, and the Louisiana Junior Miss Pageant.

Tari’s students have gone on to win many titles, as well as to work professionally in New York and Los Angeles. Her students have also been chosen as LSU Golden Girls and LSU TIger Girls, New Orleans Saintsations, New Orleans Pelicans Dancers, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and New York City Rockettes. Her dancers have performed for area functions such as the Baton Rouge Cancer Ball and the Krewe of Achilles Mardi Gras Ball, with many also appearing in musicals by Debbie Allen.

She participated in the More Than Just Great Dancing podcast with expert analysts in the 2024 -2025 season. She dedicates her life to teaching and exposing the young dancers of Louisiana to opportunities available regionally and nationally.

With more than 45 years of experience in dance education, Tari Trosclair began teaching at just 16 years old. She later became an LSU Golden Girl, serving as captain and choreographer for four of her five years on the team, before teaching dance at LSU and area schools.

Since founding Tari's School of Dance in 1984, she has earned numerous regional and national choreography awards and served as an adjudicator for collegiate and professional dance teams. Her career reflects a longstanding commitment to dance education and expanding opportunities for young dancers in Louisiana.