Established 1976 Enrollment ~1000 Founded 1976 | Director Joanne Langione Phone +1 617-969-8724 Faculty 15 | |
Hours Closed now Saturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–10PMMonday9AM–10PMTuesday9AM–10PMWednesday9AM–10PMThursday9AM–10PMFriday9AM–8PM Motto "Where children learn to dance in an atmosphere of love and support" Similar Boston Ballroom Dance C, Creative Steps Dance St, The Studio, Leon's Dance Center, Star Dance School Brighton Profiles | ||
Founded in Newton, Massachusetts in 1976, the Joanne Langione Dance Center was the first American youth dance school centered on a developmental, avocational rather than competitive model. Currently the dance center offers instruction to students between 9 months and 18 years old in classical ballet, modern dance, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and tap, with ballet exams administered annually by the American Academy of Ballet. The school stages thirteen public performances each year.
The school’s toddler dance program, “Playdance,” developed upon the cognitive insight that the sequence of music and movement constitute “brilliant neurological exercises” in early childhood, was featured on the PBS Documentary and WCVB “Lifetime Medical Television” series, Your Baby and Child, with Dr. Penelope Leach. The school’s first complement of “Playdance” graduates was featured on Bob McGrath’s Sesame Street tour in 1988.