Liesl Jaye joined LIU gymnastics as an assistant coach in November 2022.
Jaye trained as a gymnast, dancer and aerial artist and now utilizes her diverse experiences and choreographing skills to enhance the talents and success of the LIU gymnasts.
She competed in state, regional and national USAG competitions as a level 10 gymnast.
Afterward, she performed as an acrobat, dancer and aerialist in a variety of shows across the country, including Le Rêve, a Cirque-style show at The Wynn Theatre in Las Vegas. Her performance credits also include Broadway, the Cirque Holiday Spectacular, the international tour of The American Musical Theater Dance Company, the national tour of Hello Dolly starring Sally Struthers, the Carnival Mardi Gras Inaugural Cruise Ship, and many regional theatre productions.
When not performing, Jaye has coached gymnastics, taught aerial skills and choreographed floor and beam routines at Mid-Island Gymnastics in Hicksville.
She graduated from the University of the Arts with a bachelor of fine arts in dance in 2017.
She continues to fuse her knowledge of dance and gymnastics, largely through choreography that embraces a melding of these two disciplines. She welcomes the opportunity to choreograph routines for LIU’s gymnasts.
