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 Tonic Function Movement Education, a form of Rolf Movement developed by Hubert Godard, a dancer who gained recognition as the spine to Rolf Movement, a form of functional movement education. 

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