Meet Our Team

Mary Douglas is celebrating her 35th anniversary of teaching. A mother of grown twins, she wanted to create a unique school where pre-school children received the love, nurturing, and encouragement that they needed, while older students benefit from her professional background and the "world class" training that she is able to offer. A certified teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance in London, Mary is included in a worldwide registry of outstanding teachers. In 1994, she was invited to Russia as part of an American delegation of the Royal Academy to visit the famous Vaganova Institutes, training ground to such famous dancers as Mikhail Baryshnikov. While the majority of her students study dance for enjoyment, poise and exercise, she has produced scholarship winners. Emilia Thuma was accepted to the famous School of American Ballet, the training school for the New York City Ballet, received a generous scholarship to NYU for dance education and an academic scholarship to Hofstra. Sara Jansen  performed professionally in New York. Sara also danced with the American Ballet Theatre at Lincoln Center in Romeo and Juliet, and in July 2004, she was invited to dance with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. Mary has also completed the Music Together teacher training program. She is in demand as a guest teacher regionally and nationally.