Ms. Lehan-Siegel began her dance training in New Jersey at the Garden State Ballet School at the age of six and now holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah and an M. F. A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She has performed professionally with both ballet and modern dance companies including: Ballet West of Salt Lake City; in New York with David Parsons, Senta Driver, and Pat Catterson. In addition to teaching modern dance and ballet, Ms. Lehan-Siegel is well known locally as a performer, choreographer, and co-artistic director (with husband Marc Siegel) of the Dance Theatre of Oregon.