April Lafargue, Owner and Director
April Lafargue’s vision for Munchkins & Mommies is to bring the Lake Area a learning environment that caters to moms and children ages 3 months to 10 years.  “We offer a unique and original curriculum and set extremely high standards for our instructors and our curriculum,” says April. 
With over 25 years of dance experience, and over 11 years of teaching and directing experience, April has combined her love for the arts, children, teaching, and being a mommy to create a variety of artistically and physically enriching programs.
Growing up April was a member of Lake Charles Civic Ballet Company where she danced in numerous ballet productions including lead roles and Lake Charles Symphony performances.
For years April has traveled to Los Angeles and New York where she studied on scholarship and also attended numerous teacher-training seminars at Broadway Dance Center, The Edge Performing Arts Center, and Millennium Dance Complex with some of the top professionals in the world of dance.
April received her B.A. in Communication from McNeese State University.  Her passion for the art of business, the art of dance, and her love for teaching led her to open her own studio, Main Street Dance Company, and over a nine-year period expanded to three different locations.
Being a studio owner for over nine years, April Lafargue worked to develop many creative dance programs designed to meet the needs of dancers, ages 3 - Adult.  April also has over five years directing and choreographing for award winning high school and studio competition teams.  Her students have gone on to become, Dance Studio Owners and Teachers, LSU Golden Girls, Saintsations, MSU Cowgirl Kickers, and Universal Dance Association Staff Members, and Universal Dance Association All American Dancers.
April recently moved back from Hollywood, CA where she was involved in developing a new children’s program for the International Dance Academy.  Since retuning home, April has worked on several projects including directing and choreographing for the Acadiana Mudbugs Dance Team, Lafayette’s professional indoor football team, the Louisiana Ice Gators Dance Team, Lafayette’s professional hockey team, and the USA-MMA’s.  
She is excited to be back in the Lake Area launching her new studio, Munchkins & Mommies and hopes to set new standards with a creative and physical outlet for moms and children!