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The Pottstown Dance Theatre

The Pottstown Dance Theatre, directed by International Dance Artist Michelle Jones Wurts, is still accepting new students for most classes for the 2010-2011 school year. Ms. Wurtz, a graduate of the University of the Arts and a professional dancer for over 20 years, recently returned from performing, teaching, and choreographing at the International Dance Festival in Ladek Zdroj, Poland, where she received rave reviews from dancers and non-dancers. Her expertise in various styles of dance allow students to grow as budding young artists, regardless of backgrounds and experience.

The mission of the Theatre is to foster a love for dance and the other arts. Classes include Ballet and Pointe (based on the Vaganova syllabus and taught by actual graduates of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg, Russia), Modern Dance (based on designed techniques), Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Break Dancing, African Dance, Irish Dance, Pilates (taught by a certified instructor), Musical Theater, and Creative Movement. There are numerous levels of classes and intensity in study, providing every student quality instruction to fit his or her needs. academy students come twice a week during afternoons and are entitled to unlimited lessons in the evenings. intensive students study ballet three times a week and take one other technique weekly with various other styles available to them. After-school students study dance once a week for the joys of moving and the benefits that transfer into daily life; they may study any type of dance they enjoy.

thje Pottstown Dance Theatre is home to the semi-professional dance company, Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance Company, artistically directed by Ms. Wurtz and governed by a Board of Directors. The
Company receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and performs three separate concerts seasonally. Melange Contemporary Dance, a professional dance company that serves as the resident company for the Tri-County Performing Arts Center, also rehearses in the Pottstown Dance Theatre under Ms. Wurtz' direction. Melange recently performed at the festival in Poland where Michelle has taught annually for the last seven years.

In 2012, the Pottstown Dance Theatre will be performing in London during the Summer Olympic Games. This was an invitation from the American Alliance of Performing Arts Educators, a national non-profit. If you're looking for a dance school where teachers are nurturing, provide true professional instruction, and focus class time on technique, the Pottstown Dance Theatre would be a perfect fit.

Feel free to call the studio at 610-323-2569, or visit the web at www.pottstowndance.com.