DrouinDanceCenter.com is a dance lesson studio located in Westbrook, Maine
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Our friendly and welcoming environment is open to any student of any age who wishes to study dance for fun, exercise, and to build a solid dance foundation. Our curriculum is written for recreational dancers as well as students aspiring to become professional dancers. Our skilled and professional instructors constantly continue their own studies of dance and dance education. We are proud to be affiliated with the prestigious Dance Masters of America organization. As one of the few schools in the state of Maine that is affiliated and studies with Dance Masters of America, our instructors are certified by test to teach their respective disciplines.
Danielle began dancing at age five, at The Virginia Dorr School of Dance. She studied locally at The Dance Studio of Maine, under the direction of Carole Jordan, and Maine State School for the Performing Arts. After graduating from the University of Southern Maine, Danielle continued her dance education in New York City, studying at Broadway Dance Center with such dance masters as Frank Hatchett, Finis Jhung, and Barbara Duffy. Danielle has taken Master Classes with Bob Rizzo, Stepp Stewart, Judine Richard, and Joe Tremaine. She continues to study at Dance Masters of America Teacher’s Training School in Buffalo, New York and attends workshops with the Maine Dance Teachers Club. Danielle has earned platinum and gold medals from national and regional dance competitions and placed in the Top Ten at the 1998 Showstopper National Championships. Danielle has performed professionally in 42nd Street and for Paramount Productions. Local performances include various musicals at Portland Players, The Best of Broadway, and with Dance USM!, University of Maine, Dirigo Dance Troupe, Gorham Community Ballet Company, and The Dance Studio of Maine Competition Team. She has been an instructor and choreographed for UnumProvident Corporation, The Best of Broadway, The Dance Studio of Maine, Elite All-Stars of Maine, Edward Little High School, Westbrook High School and Portland Lyric Theater. Danielle’s students have won many awards, including regional and national honors.
Nancy’s class follows the Vinyasa style of yoga. In this style, breath and movement are synchronized inducing a fluidity that leads to a sense of focus and invigoration. Her yogic journey began about 10 years ago with a self-guided practice in the Sivananda style. Since then she has practiced several styles of yoga including Iyengar, Bikram, Power, Anusara, Kundalini, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa. With her formal training and certification based on the Iyengar style, Nancy imparts the structure of form and alignment along with her teaching of the Vinyasa style. Her teaching is also influenced by Ashtanga yoga, another style based on breath and movement. Nancy holds a 200- hour certification through YogaSpirit Studios and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with The Yoga Alliance. She continues her study of yoga with a personal practice of Ashtanga yoga, weekly classes in the Ashtanga/Vinyasa style, and by attending workshops with Master practitioners that have included Richard Freeman and Tias Little.
