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22 Years of Dance Experience! |
ABOUT OUR TEACHERS
Melissa has received training in the field of early childhood education. She earned her Bachelor's of Applied Science in Nursing and presently works as the school nurse for the Southern Worcester County Educational Collaborative. Some of Melissa’s accomplishments include performing with the Worcester Ballet Society for two consecutive years in their productions of “The Dream” and “Gershwin”, working as the assistant Performing Arts Director at Sheppherd Hill High School for three consecutive years, and choreographing for area performing arts companies. Melissa devotes herself to teaching children the art of dance. In her classroom, children learn how to express themselves through movement and at the same time, develop an everlasting appreciation for the art form.
Nicole teaches all levels and types of dance at the studio. At the dance studio, Nicole hopes to instill a love of dance and commitment in her students. It is her hope that the girls have fun as they strive to become the best dancers that they can be. Nicole is the mother of three-year-old Ariana who dances in the Kinderdance class at the studio.
Jenn Shea has been teaching at DMX for five years. She has studied all styles of dance since age three. During her years of competition, she won various awards and medals in both Regional and National competitions. She attended Fairfield University where she was the President of the Dance Ensemble and continued to dance and teach. During college, she took courses in modern dance and also taught at a local studio. Jenn has taken classes at Broadway Dance Center and attended workshops in New York City. She now enjoys teaching modern, jazz, tap, and lyric to the DMX dancers. Jenn has a degree in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources and she currently works as the Human Resources Coordinator at Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, P.C. in Worcester, MA. Jenn has passed her love for dance on to her goddaughter, Alyssa, and hopes that she will continue the legend.
Ashley’s professional studies include a BFA in Dance Pedagogy from the University of Hartford’s Hartt School, under the direction of Peggy Lyman and Dennis Price. While at the Hartt School, Ashley studied on talent scholarship with such dance professionals as Peggy Lyman, Katie Stevinson-Nollet, Adam Miller, Peter O’Brien, Scott Rink, Amy Marshall, Joyce Herring, and James Robey. She also performed in numerous works by Alla Nikitina, Dennis Price, and Jean- Grande Maitre. Ashley teaches ballet, pointe, and modern at the studio and is excited to be a part of Dance Mechanix School of Dance. In addition to her classes at Dance Mechanix, Ashley also teaches various styles of dance at the Patti Morris Dance Unlimited. Ashley is also responsible for bringing dance into the Millbury Public Schools aftercare program. Currently, Ashley dances with Fusionworks, a professional modern dance company in Rhode Island. She also continues her studies of dance in New York City and attends workshops and auditions throughout the New England area. Danielle Shaw
has been taking dance since the young age of 2. She has studied
in ballet, pointe, lyric, contemporary/modern, tap, jazz, musical theatre, and
hip hop. Danielle competed for many years on regional and national levels,
winning many high scores and special judges awards. After dancing competitively
she went on to dance professionally for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA for 2
years. It was through this opportunity that she was able to dance for the
Celtics during half times and various time outs within the games.
Alicia Majeau
has been studying dance since the age of three. She began
studying with Melissa in 1998 and began her teacher training in 2001.Throughout her years of dance, Alicia has participated in many dance workshops
and taken classes with choreographers such as Dan Karate,
Mike Minnery and Stepp Stewert, as well as classes at the Boston Ballet. She has
also studied and performed in both theatre and music. |