Liesje grew up in Vermont, studying dance by age 4. She received a BA in Dance at Naropa University and went on to study at Moving On Center in California and New Dance Development in the Netherlands. As a Rolfer, Liesje teaches Rolf Movement Integration, a sensory form for greater ease, efficient and effective ways to move better. It's a method developed by Hubert Godard, a dancer, neuroscientist and teacher. 

Liesje is the owner of Being.Body Somatic Arts, a studio at teh Chase Mill, in Burlington.