Quality, community-based dance instruction for all ages and abilities
About
Here at DanceMaineia, our mission involves more than providing excellent dance instruction. It is our goal that each class will inspire self-confidence, creativity, discipline, individual expression, and a team-player spirit in students while simultaneously benefiting their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. We value supporting one another and making personal connections in our caring community of teachers, dancers, and family alike. Our hope is to fill our studio with smiles, positive energy, and laughter, and we remain dedicated to instilling a long-lasting love of dance in every student.
What People Are Saying
"My daughter loves dance because she meets fun people, she loves her teachers, and the dances she learns are awesome.
I can tell she loves it because she never stops dancing. She is always using what she has learned. She choreographs hip hop dances while we wait for pizza and does ballet dance-offs at the beach. She practices stretching all the time. She does leaps when I’m trying to go to bed.
I love DanceMainea because the teachers are encouraging and supportive but don’t baby the dancers. The community is incredibly friendly. The teachers are practically always smiling." -Mother of Josephine, 7
"For almost 10 years I had wanted to join a dance class as an adult but felt too intimidated to do so. When I finally decided to pursue this dream, I called Dancemaineia and spoke with Melanie. She was warm and kind, and I immediately felt welcome over a 10-minute phone call. A year later I am so grateful I made that phone call! I’ve been taking ballet, jazz, and lyrical, both the adult classes and some classes with mixed ages, and it is by far the bright spot in my day when I know I have dance class to look forward to.
It has been life-changing working with all of the talented, experienced teachers as well as students of varying backgrounds and levels who are all so accepting and make the environment a fun, and safe one to express creativity and emotion through movement. Dance has become a creative outlet for me and Dancemaineia has given me the medium to express that which can not be spoken.
Dancemaineia offers not only skilled instruction in various dance forms but also an incredible, inclusive community of people who enjoy coming together to share in this beautiful art form." -Katarina, 38
"I have been with Dance Maineia since I was 3 years old. It’s always been a part of my life, taking classes with amazing, funny, and kind teachers who work hard for me to improve and who teach me so many unique dances. They even helped me gain the courage to perform a solo. Melanie and the other teachers help me improve so much in terms of dance, but the bonus is the friends I have made. In dance class I feel no judgment from my teachers and peers, we’re just working hard and having fun." -Victoria, 14
Photo credits: Passion Photography Maine