Christina DeLessio-Sapone and Christine DeLessio, are the owners of the Step Up Academy of the Arts in Henderson, Nevada. Step Up is owned and operated by a mother-daughter duo who strive to create a home-away-from-home atmosphere where all students will reach… Continue Reading
Our interviewee for this article is Shalini Varghese, a teacher at the Arathi School of Dance. This is not the usual type of school that we interview since they do not teach ballet, tap, jazz, etc. They teach a style… Continue Reading
The Moving Canvas Dance Space is the only adult-only, multi-genre dance studio in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, offering comprehensive, affordable adult dance education to dancers ranging from the absolute beginner to the professional. Gypsy Crane Ingram is the Owner/Artistic Director.… Continue Reading
According to Tauna Hunter, Chair of Mercyhurst University’s Dance Department, the department’s mission is to generate leadership for the dance field, through rigorous B.A. and B.F.A. programs emphasizing the development of professional dancers, teachers, choreographers and scholars through cognitive, affective,… Continue Reading
The Hathaway Academy of Ballet is located in the heart of Collin County, Texas. The school serves the Collin County communities and the North Dallas area. Not only has it become one of the premier ballet academies in the North… Continue Reading
Momentum Dance Studio (“MDS”) in Arlington, Texas, is one of the fastest growing dance studios in the Metroplex. Jennifer Gilmore, the Owner/Artistic Director/Company Director created the studio to give local dance students a place to grow in their dance abilities… Continue Reading
photo credit: Mikki Schaffner Our most recent interview was with Catherine Batcheller, the Academy Dean of the Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy. The Otto M. Budig Academy is the pre-professional ballet academy affiliated with the Cincinnati Ballet that offers… Continue Reading
Mrs. Rosemary’s Dance Studio (“MRDS”) is a non-competitive school that gives their students plenty of performing experience without a competitive or negative edge. We spoke with Luanne Sorrentino, a Co-Owner of MRDS. She told us that they build self-esteem AND… Continue Reading
Patricia’s Dance Lessons (“PDL”) is located in Spring, Texas. Patricia Rochester, the Owner and Dance Instructor at PDL, says they have students of all ages, styles, and levels of dance. They customize a student’s dance program to fit that student’s… Continue Reading
The Performing Arts Academy, LLC (“PAA”) in Sycamore and Rochelle, Illinois, has a wonderful program for ages 3 and up. According to Jodi Riley, the Artistic Director/Certified Pilates Instructor of the Performing Arts Academy says their staff takes an age… Continue Reading