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The Studio of Dance in Montgomery Village, MD offers a fun and disciplined environment for children and adults to learn and love dance, providing self-confidence, agility, and poise that can last a lifetime. Equipped with professional floating floors, the studio ensures students are placed in age-appropriate classes based on their ability level, with teachers staying up-to-date on the latest dance styles through conventions and workshops. With age-appropriate choreography and music, as well as costumes provided at a base rate, The Studio of Dance makes learning to dance accessible to everyone, from age 3 to 103.Generated from the website

Center Stage Dance and Performing Arts Center was incorporated in 1990 by the Artistic Director, Sherri Shortell. Center Stage offers quality dance instruction, from beginner through professional, in tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip hop and modern classes for children and adults. The Center also offers musical theatre, drama and vocal classes for children of all ages. A professionally staged dance revue is presented in late June of every year. The professional Center Stage Dance Company, directed by Ms. Shortell, is in residence at the school.The Center's competition dance teams have received hundreds of regional and National titles at competitions such as Star Systems, I Love Dance, and Showstopper. Dance Teams also attend National Finals or perform at Disney World in Orlando Fl and also have other performance opportunities throughout the year. Members of the dance teams performed with Center Stage Dance Company at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia in September of 2000. Former students are performing nationally in dinner theatres, cruise ships, amusement parks, and touring companies. Students have performed in Debbie Allen's production of "Dancing in the Wings" at the Kennedy Center and "Showtime at the Apollo".