A Performing Arts Academy opened at this location in 2006. Its founders are Miss Seanna Chmura (granddaughter of Miss Helen Deane Bassett, who founded the local Deane School of Dance in 1934) and Miss Susan Byrne, owner/director of Dance Exclusive of Swampscott. The two original studios have a history of over 100 years of dance teaching experience.
The school has classic dance education and training for both children and adults. Classes include Classical Ballet and
Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical Ballet, Hip Hop, Irish Step and Tumbling. For a current list of classes, please visit their website. Fees are rated per age; paid by term.
Showcase Dance productions is an organization which strives to provide a strong foundation of dance education and offers unique performing opportunities for all types of talent and ages.
Performance Pilates & Fitness offers the community a wide variety of Pilates classes, spin, body sculpting and related classes. Allison Mattson is the owner and second-generationPilates master trainer.
Erin's School of Dance offers classes and instruction for children and teens. Its programs, which span all levels, include ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop and ballet with pointe. It additionally provides mother and daughter classes. It is helmed by Erin McCann.
This dance studio is set on a lovely street, adjacent to Ms. Keaney's large home. Here, she and Emily Tucker provide instruction in many dance forms: ballet, hip-hop, modern dance and tap. Classes are scheduled according to age, with the majority of classes designed for children of school age.
