Lori is certified to teach ballet, tap and jazz by Dance Masters and the Cecchetti Council of America. She has taught classes in all styles for over 30 years as well as dance workshops and audition classes for organizations such as the Michigan Opera Theatre, North Carolina Dance Masters, and Oklahoma Dance Masters. She has trained in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Lori has also adjudicated for various DMA chapters, and judged for regional and national competitions. Lori is currently on the Board of Directors for Dance Masters of Michigan.

As a dancer she has toured professionally with the National Auto Show, internationally with the show The Great Pretenders, danced for the Detroit Pistons, and performed in, choreographed or directed over 25 productions including The Desert Song, Annie, The Nutcracker, South Pacific, Man of La Mancha and Gypsy. She appeared in Guys and Dolls with Tony award winner Sutton Foster and in The Sound of Music with Jane By Design's Brian Dechart. Her favorite performance was with the Michigan Opera Theatre in The Pirates of Penzance. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) with over 20 commercials to her credit.