Rhythm Dance Center

Melinda Leigh School of Dance is a local dance studio in Mobile, AL that offers a variety of dance classes for all ages and skill levels. With experienced instructors and a welcoming atmosphere, the studio provides a space for students to learn and express themselves through the art of dance.Generated from their business information

Broadway South Dance Studio offers children through adults quality dance education in numerous areas of dance. Bringing a New York flavor to the Gulf Coast has long been a dream of studio owner/director and faculty member Michelle Adams-Meeker. Our studio will provide a solid foundation for the student who wants to pursue a career as a dance professional as well as those who dance for the love of the art. Our focus is to ensure a place to nurture the growth of all types of dancers at all ages. We are rapidly being known as the studio in Mobile to give individualized attention to our students, allowing the necessary and proper dance technique to be taught to all ages of dancers. This allows each one of them to blossom to their fullest potential.Michelle is a professional who has performed and trained in New York City for over 12 years. Her credits range from film, television, video, concert dance works, and stage. She was hand selected for the dance reconstruction pre-Broadway workshops of the hit musical, "Fosse", MTV Music Video Awards, and Debbie Allen's ABC TV special with Whoopie Goldberg. She also has appeared with Ben Vereen in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and was a New York Knicks dancer for the New York Knicks basketball team. Additional television appearances include "The Late Show with David Letterman", "Good Morning America", "Entertainment Tonight", and "New York At Night". Michelle has also appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and New York Magazine in various dance shoots. Michelle has performed at Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, and The Metropolitan Opera. She has assisted many of New York's top dance teachers and Tony Award nominated choreographers. She is a scholarship graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she obtained her BFA in dance. There, she was one of six selected in the university to receive a prestigious scholarship awarded by Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin's wife, 3 years in a row. Michelle is also a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award winner. Michelle was selected "Outstanding Senior Dance Major" by the faculty of Houston's High School for Performing and Visual Arts. She taught dance at the University of South Alabama in the Drama Department from 2001-2004 and has taught numerous master classes throughout the Southeast. Her choreography credits include "Cabaret", "Pippin", "The Little Mermaid", and "Romeo and Juliet". In 2008, Broadway South Dance was honored by the Southern Alabama Awards ( SAL Awards ) as a top business in Southern Alabama. Michelle was recently featured in "Dance Studio Life" magazine in the teacher spotlight and Broadway South Dance was featured in the July 2008 issue of "Dance Magazine" as one of 6 of the country's most successful studios. Michelle resides in Mobile with husband, Warren. Her proudest "productions" are daughter, Morgan and sons, Ryan and Kylan.Michelle and faculty's vast experience and training will guide and direct many students in the years to come. Continued plans include workshops with the country's finest teachers and choreographers to be presented here in our very own studio as well as local performance opportunities. We have hosted Sabra Johnson and Tyce Diorio of "So You Think You Can Dance" and will be hosting Sonya Tayeh in September 2010. Eager to pass on her knowledge acquired from New York's best, Michelle invites you to join us for a memorable dance experience unlike any other!