Mission

 

Janet's philosophy of dance is one of careful technical training and the development of an educated appreciation for the arts.   Not everyone will choose to perform, but should a student desire to audition for a professional production in theater, dance, Disney or a cruise ship, they should be adequately prepared.  To give a successful audition in the jazz and musical theater arts, BALLET is a necessity and is required study for our students. Janet is confident that her attention to careful and consistent technical training works because her students continue to have success in the professional entertainment industry.
 

Dance Benefits:  Dance education enables the student to use and practice the seven major human intelligences identified by Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard.  These are visual-spatial, musical, verbal, logical/mathematical, interpersonal (relationship with others), intrapersonal (knowledge of self), and kinesthetic.  Studies indicate that an individual's emotional intelligence and confidence increase with dance training.  We also give the students the tools and choreographic devices necessary for the student to express their artistry through dance.

 

The Janet Gray Studio offers the opportunity of taking master classes with professional, working dancers:

 

Jacob ben Widmar - Mary Poppins National Broadway Tour

 

Naomi Kakuk Hubert - The Producers, The Frogs (Broadway); Spamalot, Cats, Annie Get Your Gun (National A.E.A. Tours), NYC Radio City Rockettes; The Producers (Film)

 

Van Porter / Martin Dumas III - Featured American tap dancers in 1998 Riverdance

 

Richard Hinds - Fosse, National Tour; Grease, European Tour

 

Jiang Qi - Principal Dancer, Ballet West

 

Mark Reis - Broadway's Fosse, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar

 

Mic Thompson - Choreographer for Disney Corp., Lido de Paris, music videos, Jean Ann Ryan Productions

 

Jim Osorno - Full-Monty A.E.A. Tour

 

Annie Breneman: - Soloist with Ballet West since 2006.

 

Elizabeth Sanchez - Wade Robson Project, MTV

 

Karen Stone / Zoltan Bihari - Featured adagio team with Jean Ann Ryan Productions

 

Rachel Morley - Disney World, Tokyo; Las Vegas, Rio-Copacabana

 

Jason Kalish - Tap Dogs

 

Sam Sinns - Beauty & The Beast; West Side Story, National A.E.A. Tours

 

Jerald Vincent - AIDA, Beauty & The Beast, National A.E.A. Tours