Mission
Statement
It is our mission to teach proper techniques of dance as we instill in our students an appreciation and love of the art of dance via a cheerful, positive, yet disciplined approach. It is our hope that each student develop his/her special talents to the fullest potential through hard work and dedication, developing healthy bodies and minds while building self-esteem and confidence.
About the Studio
The Mary Kay Manning Dance Studio opened in 1983 by Mary Kay Manning who resides in North Royalton with her husband, Gregory. Her children are Tamara and Michael. Mary Kay offers a large curriculum of classes in jazz/hip hop, ballet/pointe, acro, lyrical and many fitness and specialty classes, enabling her students to be placed in class according to both age and ability. Technique and stage presence are stressed in each class and demonstrated yearly at the annual dance production. Mary Kay is an active member of Dance Masters of America where she attends continuing dance education seminars several times annually. She was featured in the New Cleveland Woman Magazine as one of North Royalton's successful business women and was voted "Best Dance Studio" in the Cleveland/Akron Family Magazine. She presently serves as Secretary for the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce.
During Mary Kay's past twenty-seven years in operation, she has continued to present a yearly production featuring all her students. She has developed a student teacher program for future dance leaders and has organized performing groups of various ages to exper ience outside performances and competitions (winning several first place awards). Her students were asked by Sesame Streets' Bob McGrath to perform live with him at the Palace Theatre in ‘99. As a group, her students toured New York City and had the opportunity to experience dance on Broadway! Most recently, the studio was honored to have Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet and Master Teacher, Valery Lantratov, share his expertise. Mary Kay, along with her dedicated instructors, led her students to many successful endeavors including the winning of the title "Junior Mr. Dance of Ohio" and "Junior Mr. Superstar".
To compliment Mary Kay ’s vast experience in dance is her professional team of instructors. Her assistant director and daughter, Tammy, graduated from Akron University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. Tammy received the Senior Award for outstanding dance accomplishments. She directed and performed for the professional Crunch Dance Team in ‘98/’99. Tammy has been dancing since the age of 5 and is currently teaching and choreographing. Tammy ’s creative and innovative persona reflects in the studio ’s curriculum of classes. Tammy ’s dancers are testimony to being technically trained and passionate about dance.
With two locations for dance study along with certified instructors, Mary Kay ’s philosophy stands strong. She believes that love for dance, hard work and dedication along with cheerful, positive discipline is the formula for making each student feel special as she and her team truly believe they are!
It is our mission to teach proper techniques of dance as we instill in our students an appreciation and love of the art of dance via a cheerful, positive, yet disciplined approach. It is our hope that each student develop his/her special talents to the fullest potential through hard work and dedication, developing healthy bodies and minds while building self-esteem and confidence.
About the Studio
The Mary Kay Manning Dance Studio opened in 1983 by Mary Kay Manning who resides in North Royalton with her husband, Gregory. Her children are Tamara and Michael. Mary Kay offers a large curriculum of classes in jazz/hip hop, ballet/pointe, acro, lyrical and many fitness and specialty classes, enabling her students to be placed in class according to both age and ability. Technique and stage presence are stressed in each class and demonstrated yearly at the annual dance production. Mary Kay is an active member of Dance Masters of America where she attends continuing dance education seminars several times annually. She was featured in the New Cleveland Woman Magazine as one of North Royalton's successful business women and was voted "Best Dance Studio" in the Cleveland/Akron Family Magazine. She presently serves as Secretary for the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce.
During Mary Kay's past twenty-seven years in operation, she has continued to present a yearly production featuring all her students. She has developed a student teacher program for future dance leaders and has organized performing groups of various ages to exper ience outside performances and competitions (winning several first place awards). Her students were asked by Sesame Streets' Bob McGrath to perform live with him at the Palace Theatre in ‘99. As a group, her students toured New York City and had the opportunity to experience dance on Broadway! Most recently, the studio was honored to have Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet and Master Teacher, Valery Lantratov, share his expertise. Mary Kay, along with her dedicated instructors, led her students to many successful endeavors including the winning of the title "Junior Mr. Dance of Ohio" and "Junior Mr. Superstar".
To compliment Mary Kay ’s vast experience in dance is her professional team of instructors. Her assistant director and daughter, Tammy, graduated from Akron University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. Tammy received the Senior Award for outstanding dance accomplishments. She directed and performed for the professional Crunch Dance Team in ‘98/’99. Tammy has been dancing since the age of 5 and is currently teaching and choreographing. Tammy ’s creative and innovative persona reflects in the studio ’s curriculum of classes. Tammy ’s dancers are testimony to being technically trained and passionate about dance.
With two locations for dance study along with certified instructors, Mary Kay ’s philosophy stands strong. She believes that love for dance, hard work and dedication along with cheerful, positive discipline is the formula for making each student feel special as she and her team truly believe they are!
