Joy of Dance: where children become dancers and dancers become family!
Here at Joy of Dance, we embrace dancers of all shapes, sizes, and ages, from the young to the young at heart! This is a studio where creativity, individuality, and self-expression are encouraged and we have a community of teachers, students, and families who are passionate about performing arts. Our goal is to create a positive and happy experience for all of our students. We strive to nurture and develop talent, celebrate the achievements of all students, and inspire a love and appreciation of all styles of dance. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment in which all students can feel empowered, comfortable, and free to express themselves.
It’s important to us at Joy of Dance that all members of our team share our vision, our purpose, and the philosophy that encompasses everything we do both inside and outside of our classes. This is a vision that is shared and demonstrated by the director, teachers, and staff members at our studio and it is the driving force behind every interaction with our students and their families.
Our Values
Our core values are an integral part of our studio. We deeply feel that we are not growing great dancers, but instead are growing great human beings! The values listed below help us stay focused and grounded in order to work towards achieving this goal.
Joy
First and foremost we are committed to bringing JOY into the lives of our dancers, our staff, and our community. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness and dance is a way to experience this feeling every week! Whether you are starting dance for the first time or you’ve been dancing for many many years, we believe your time at Joy of Dance should provide you the opportunity to gain some positive energy, good vibes, and reduce your stress!
Inclusive
Here at Joy of Dance, we embrace dancers of all shapes, sizes, and ages, from the young to the young at heart. This is a studio where creativity, individuality, and self-expression are encouraged and we have a community of teachers, students, and families who are passionate about performing arts. Our goal is to create a positive and happy experience for all of our students. We strive to nurture and develop talent, celebrate the achievements of all students, and inspire a love and appreciation of all styles of dance.
Growth
Our value of growth encompasses several aspects. We recognize that our students will all grow in different ways and at different times, but grow they do! Confidence, strength, self-love, and resilience are a few of the areas that we focus on for growth throughout the year. We also value growth as teachers and as a company. Our staff are constantly learning, sharing, growing, and improving so we can be our best selves for our dancers each week.
Safe Space
Creating a safe space for our dancers and their families means our dancers are able to fully embrace their true selves while they are at the studio. Knowing that there is a place where they can go every week where they feel loved, accepted, and not judged is a huge stress reliever for many of our dancers. We love to hear confirmation from our dancers about this when they tell us that we are their “happy place”.
Compassion
To be compassionate is to feel deeply for another person as they experience the ups and downs associated with life. It’s about not only telling someone you care but really showing someone you care. We find that promoting compassion within our dancers, teachers, and staff helps us work together as a team, further supporting our sense of community. Our Wingman Program is a huge help in promoting this core value.
Community
We pride ourselves in providing an amazing community for our dancers as well as their families. We have dancers who grow up together as a dance family from as early as age 3 and parents who are forever connected through their children’s shared love of dance. It is also very important for us to have a family-friendly environment. Our costumes and music selection are all always age-appropriate.
Our Studio
Our History
Since 1989, Joy of Dance has been introducing students to the empowering world of movement. Linda Russell-Gallivan first opened Joy of Dance in Northwood, and after more than two decades of providing quality dance education and inspiring hundreds of students, Miss Linda retired in 2011 and passed the business on to Lindsey Hadley, who had been a teacher at the school since 2005.
Now located in Lee, Joy of Dance has found a new home and a fresh start under Miss Lindsey’s leadership. Joy of Dance currently boasts a modern, updated facility with three dance studios, a large reception area with studio monitors , sprung floors, changing rooms, and ample parking.
Classes are offered in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Pointe, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Creative Movement. The studio also offers Dance With Me classes, as well as Adult classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Hip Hop.
Along with their annual dance recital in June, Joy of Dance students have the opportunity to perform in a number of events throughout the year. Past performances include Dance Northeast in Rochester, Dancing to Make a Difference, Dancing With The Stars in both Barrington and Dover, the Barrington Variety Show, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and a flash mob for Ready Rides.
In addition to their dance education, students become part of the Joy of Dance family. Every December, the school attends a local performance of the Nutcracker together, and the students have a blast at the annual spring sleepover, held right in the studio!
Joy of Dance has been an active member of the Greater Barrington Chamber of Commerce since 2012.
Contact Us For A Trial Class!
We offer trial classes for students of all ages!
After submitting the form a member of our staff will reach out to set up a date for your trial class.
Joy of Dance is a place where children become dancers and dancers become family! Here at Joy of Dance, we embrace dancers of all shapes, sizes, and ages, from the young to the young at heart. This is a studio where creativity, individuality, and self-expression are encouraged and we have a community of teachers, students and families who are passionate about performing arts.