Joanne Langione Dance Center

Founded in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1976, the Joanne Langione Dance Center was the first American youth dance school centered on a developmental and avocational model rather than a competitive one. Currently the dance center offers instruction to students between 9 months and 18 years old in classical ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance, jazz, hip-hop and tap dance, with ballet exams administered annually by the American Academy of Ballet. The school stages sixteen public performances each year.[1]

Joanne Langione Dance Center
Location
Newton
,
Mass

U.S.A.
Information
Motto"Where children learn to dance in an atmosphere of love and support"
Established1976
DirectorJoanne Langione
Faculty15
Age range9 months - 18 years old
Enrollment~1000
Websitejldancecenter.com

The school's toddler dance program, "Playdance," developed upon the cognitive insight that the sequence of music and movement constitute "brilliant neurological exercises" in early childhood,[2] was featured on the PBS Documentary and WCVB series for Lifetime, Your Baby and Child, with Dr. Penelope Leach.[3] The inaugural group of "Playdance" graduates from the school had the honor of being showcased during Bob McGrath's Sesame Street tour in 1988..[4]

References
  1. "Joanne Langione Dance Center — Newton Patch — Patch.com". Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. Coulter, Dee Joy. "Music and the making of the mind." Early Childhood Connections: The Journal of Music and Movement-Based Learning (1995).
  3. "Your Baby and Child with Penelope Leach (TV Movie 1992)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "Bob McGrath - Cast - The Show - Parents - Sesame Street". www.sesamestreet.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

Further reading
  • Anderson, Leslie. "Boys wonder: "Shall we dance?" Boston Globe 14 March 1999: 1.
  • Carlock, Marty. "'Nutcracker' reaches into suburbs." Boston Globe 30 November 1997: 21.
  • Taylor, Denise. "A winding walk on New Year's Eve." Boston Globe 28 December 2006: 4.

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