Our staff consists of professionally trained, educated and credentialed performers with many years of dance experience. They have trained with some of the best in the industry and have professional credits to their name. In addition, many of our staff members are certified through Dance Educators of America, a prestigious organization dedicated to training teachers of all genres of dance. Many classes include both an instructor and an assistant to give each student the training needed to learn and grow. All of our Teacher Assistants/College Interns undergo a screening process and are being trained closely by the PDC team. We trust that you will be thoroughly impressed with our attention to detail while providing the correct training for your young dancer.
Schedule
2019-2020
Class Schedule
Age Category
Baby Bops: 2-3yrs old
Tiny Tots: 3-4yrs old
Future Stars: 5-6yrs old
Minis: 7-10yrs old
Juniors: 11-12yrs old
Teens: 13-15yrs old
Senior: 17+
*Please note that Baby Bops & Tiny Tots Dancers must be potty trained.
REGISTERPAY REGISTRATION FEE
Saturday
9:45-10:30am – Tap/Ballet Combo (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Kaitlyn
9:45-10:30am – Tap/Ballet Combo (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Christine
Monday
4:15-5:15pm – Ballet/Acro (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Jolene
Saturday
9:45am-10:30am – Frozen Friends – CLOSED
10:30-11:30am – Tap/Ballet Combo (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Kaitlyn
10:30-11:30am – Tap/Ballet Combo (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Christine
Tuesday
6-7pm – Tap/Ballet Combo (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Kaitlyn & Miss Christine CLOSED
Thursday
4:30-5:30pm – Beginner Hip Hop/Acro (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela
Saturday
11:30-12:30pm – Tap/Ballet Combo (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Kaitlyn
11:30-12:30pm – Tap/Ballet Combo (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Christine
Monday
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) – Miss Melissa
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner Ballet/Lyrical (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Celia
6:15-7:15pm – Intermediate Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
6:15-7:15pm – Advanced/Beginner Acro (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Advanced/Beginner Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) – Miss Melissa
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner Hip Hop (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Meagan
Tuesday
5-6pm – Beginner/Intermediate Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Celia
Wednesday
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner/Intermediate Stretching & Strengthening (Shirley Temple Studio) Company Class – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner Acro (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:45pm – Advanced/Beginner Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
7:15-8:15pm – Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) – Mr. Joe
7:15-8:15pm – Beginner Ballet/Contemporary (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Jolene
Thursday
5:30-6:30pm – Advanced/Beginner Hip Hop (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela CLOSED
6:30-7:30pm – Advanced/Beginner Hip Hop (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela CLOSED
Friday
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner/Intermediate Hip Hop (Gene Kelly Studio) – Miss Alison
Saturday
10:30-11:30am – Advanced/Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
Monday
5-6pm – Beginner/Intermediate Stretching & Strengthening (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner Ballet/Lyrical (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Celia
7:15-8:15pm – Advanced/Beginner Acro (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Jolene
Tuesday
7-8pm – Beginner/Intermediate Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Celia
Wednesday
5:15-6:15pm – Intermediate Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) – Mr. Joe
7:15-8:15pm – Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) – Mr. Joe
7:15-8:15pm – Beginner Ballet/Contemporary (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Jolene
Thursday
5-6:30pm – Intermediate Ballet Group A (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
6:30-8pm – Intermediate Ballet Group B (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
6:30-7:30pm – Advanced/Beginner Hip Hop (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela CLOSED
7:30-8:30pm – Intermediate Hip Hop (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela
8-9pm – Beginner Pointe (Gene Kelly Studio) Invitation only – Miss DJ
Friday
5:15-6:15pm – Beginner/Intermediate Hip Hop (Gene Kelly Studio) – Miss Alison
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner/Intermediate Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) – Miss Alison
7:15-8:15pm – Intermediate Hip Hop (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Alison
Saturday
11:30-1pm – Intermediate Jazz/Contemporary (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
Monday
5-6pm – Beginner/Intermediate Stretching & Strengthening (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Beginner Ballet/Lyrical (Shirley Temple Studio) – Miss Celia
7:15-8:15pm – Advanced/Beginner Acro (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Jolene
Tuesday
7-8pm – Beginner/Intermediate Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Celia
Wednesday
5:15-6:15pm – Intermediate Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
Thursday
5-6:30pm – Intermediate Ballet Group A (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
6:30-8pm – Intermediate Ballet Group B (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
7:30-8:30pm – Intermediate Hip Hop (Misty Copeland Studio) – Miss Angela
Friday
7:15-8:15pm – Intermediate Hip Hop (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Alison
Saturday
11:30-1pm – Intermediate Jazz/Contemporary (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
Tuesday
6-7pm – Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) – Mr. Joe
7-8pm – Beginner/Intermediate Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) – Mr. Joe
Monday
5:15-6:15pm – Minis Beginner Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
5-6pm – Juniors/Teens Beginner/Intermediate Stretching & Strengthening (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Minis Intermediate Jazz (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
7-8:30pm – Company Rehearsal
Wednesday
5:15-6:15pm – Juniors/Teens Intermediate Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
5:15-6:15pm – Minis Beginner Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
5:15-6:15pm – Minis Beginner/Intermediate Stretching & Strengthening (Shirley Temple Studio) Company Class – Miss Jolene
6:15-7:15pm – Minis Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
6:15-7:45pm – Minis Advanced/Beginner Ballet (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
7:45-9:15pm – Intermediate Ballet Technique Groups A & B (Misty Copeland Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
Thursday
5-6:30pm – Juniors/Teens Intermediate Ballet Group A (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
6:30-8pm – Juniors/Teens Intermediate Ballet Group B (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss DJ
Friday
6-7pm – Company Rehearsal (Shirley Temple Studio)
7-8pm – Company Rehearsal (Shirley Temple Studio)
8-9pm – Company Rehearsal (Shirley Temple Studio)
Saturday
10:30-11:30am – Minis Advanced/Beginner Tap (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Mr. Joe
11:30-12:30pm – Juniors/Teens Intermediate Jazz/Contemporary (Gene Kelly Studio) Company Class – Miss Melissa
NEW STUDENTS WELCOME!
All New Students are invited to come try a FREE CLASS!
Our Classes
Our classes range from beginner to advanced, for children ages two to adults and for boys as well as girls- no one is left out at Powerhouse Dance Center. Our classes include a wide variety of dance styles to learn and grow with including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Pointe, Contemporary, Acro, Combo Classes for Toddlers and many others.
JAZZ
High energy technique class famous for its powerful and exciting movements. Focus is on breaking down turns, leaps, placement and building a dance vocabulary, which will bring the dance student to the next level.
ACRO
Teaches strength, flexibility and basic tumbling. This class will consist of basic acro moves and will help strengthen and improve coordination.
TAP
Tap dance is a rhythmic exploration of sound using your feet as instruments! Tapping is a great way to have fun while improving motor skills and coordination. Dances incorporate intricate rhythms and fun footwork to create challenging and exciting choreography.
HIP HOP
This is a high energy, rhythmic form of dance focusing on body isolations and is the latest form of physical expression in today’s pop culture. Students learn the most current moves and styles from the dance music video world. It’s a combination of the best moves, with the hottest music and a lot of fun!
BALLET
All students are encouraged to study Ballet because it is the foundation of all dance forms. Students are taught the importance of proper technique including body alignment, flexibility and terminology. The class will consist of barre exercises, stretching, adagio, petite and grand allegro.
COMBO
These classes teach children the beginning fundamentals of ballet and tap. Ballet includes barre work, across the floor and stretching activities. Tap includes introductory skills involving rhythm, counting and coordination. Children learn to follow instructions, work with others in the group and enjoy simple, but effective skills.
Meet our team.
Melissa Smith, Director
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
Joe Avallone, Director
“Passing on my love for music and dance as well as inspiring others to be the best they can be without ever giving up is my life’s work.”
Frank Posa, Hip Hop
“Bow to the past, dance in the present and leap high into the future.”
Jenna Burke, Hip Hop
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Celia Coronel-Dizzine, Ballet/Pointe
“I believe dance gave me discipline and structure that translated into all aspects of my life.”
Angela Koza, Hip Hop
“Dance for yourself, it is the hidden language of the soul.”
Dara Jenel, Ballet
“I dance because everything in my being moves to a rhythm I cannot tune out. I love all movement & would like nothing more than to share my love of dance.”
Jolene Busanich, Hip Hop
“There are shortcuts to happiness, and dance is one of them.”
Kaitlyn Kozinski, Tap/Ballet Combo
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself”
Christine Kavanagh, Tap/Ballet Combo
“Dancing… is like dreaming with your feet”
Alison Owusu, Hip Hop & Jazz
“Dance enables you to find yourself and lose yourself at the same time”
Isaiah Powell, Hip Hop
“I came I danced I conquered.”
Meagan Collins, Hip Hop & Jazz/Contemporary
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty or their dreams.”