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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music.
George Carlin
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
Friedrich Nietzsche
After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
Ann Richards
Dance is the hidden language of the soul.
Martha Graham
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.
Martha Graham
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
Martha Graham
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Oprah Winfrey
I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.
George Balanchine
You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.
Merce Cunningham
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
You were wild once. Don't let them tame you.
Isadora Duncan
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
Twyla Tharp
It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer.
Shanna LaFleur
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what you're hearing.
Judith Jamison
You don't enter a dance studio and say "I can't do that." If you do, then why are you in the studio in the first place?
Judith Jamison
The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.
Ted Shawn
Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.
Alvin Ailey
Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.
George Bernard Shaw
Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn.
Terri Guillemets

Classes at NDC

Fall Sessions

Fall Sessions run from September to June. Registration is typically around the middle of August. (Watch for signs and online!)

The Fall Sessions end with a Spring Recital held around May-June time frame.

Class Duration:
Classes are typically 30-45 minutes long, meeting once per week.

Registration Fee:
There is a non-refundable $15 registration fee due when you sign up for classes. This fee is per account.

Class Pricing:
The Newton Dance Company has a flat fee per month for classes. This fee is based on the number of classes each student is taking and how many students are from the same household. Here is a breakdown of the costs (prices subject to change):

1 student, 1 class: $50/month.
Two students or classes on the same account is $50/month for the first student/class, and $40/month for the second.
3rd through 4th additional class or student on the same account: $40/month each
Fifth class or student and up on same account: $35/month each additional class

Some examples:
1 student, 1 class = $50/month
1 student, 2 classes = $90/month ($50 for the first class, $40 for the second class)
2 students, 1 class each = $90/month ($50 for the first student, $40 for the second student)
2 students, 2 classes each = $170/month ($50 for the first student, $40 for the first student's second class, $40 for the second student, and $40 for the second student's second class)
All other combinations follow this same pattern.

The fees are due the first week of classes each month. Late fees are assessed on any balances unpaid after the 10th of each month and are strictly enforced.

Make-ups:
There are no make-ups for missed classes. Additionally, there are no make-ups for classes cancelled by NDC, unless deemed necessary, and if offered will be at the sole discretion of NDC.

Contract:
The topics listed here, among others, are detailed in the Newton Dance Company contract. A signed contract must be on file with The Newton Dance Company for each account/household prior to instruction. Click the following link to download the contract.

Summer Camps

The Summer dance camps are designed to allow students to try a new dance form with minimal commitment, or to allow a student to brush up on their technique before the Fall sessions start. The Dance Camps are also an excellent tool in assisting Allison in placing students for the Fall Session classes.

Dance Camps typically run for 4 consecutive days each week offered and cover at least 1- 2 dance forms in a 30 to 60 minute block each day. Multiple camps are offered during the months of July and August and many different time slots will be available.

Some unique classes offered:
Turns and Leaps- Learn the more difficult turns, jumps and leaps.
Choreography- Learn the elements of choreography and how to put a dance together.
Musical Theatre- Learn steps from broadway shows.
Company Intensive- Learn what it's like to be on one of the Companies. Learn at a fast pace, learn the Company warm up and also a section of a Senior Company piece. (This has no bearing on persons selected for the Companies) Appropriate for ages 8-19.

Other classes offered:
Ballet Barre • Contemporary • Jazz • Hip Hop • Lyrical • Tap • Pre-Ballet • Pre-Jazz • Creative Movement

(Payment and a signed contract is required before the Camps start.)

Contact Allison for pricing and more info!

About Us

Our Mission

The Newton Dance Company is a studio that focuses on teaching the art of dance in a non-competitive, healthy, fun, and highly creative way. The studio has never been, nor ever will be, about competition. The studio focuses on the expression of the dancer’s passion through performance. Dance is our passion.

The Studio

The NDC facility features a 1500+ sq. ft. fully sprung dance floor that provides a safe and stable dance surface that is both easy on the joints and provides just the right amount of spring. The dance floor features Rosco Adagio black marley which is perfect for all types of dance.

The dance studio also features glassless mirrors which are both lightweight and safe.

The restrooms include dedicated changing areas, and the ample waiting area provides a comfortable area for parents to wait for their children.

Dance Area
Allison

TITLE:
Owner, Instructor, Choreographer, Company Director


EDUCATION:
South Jefferson Central School
Class of 1991

Jefferson Community College
Major: Liberal Arts, AS, 1993

SUNY Brockport
Major: Dance, BS, 1995

Been Dancing: since age 6
Been Teaching: since 1991

Dance Styles:
Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Modern/Contemporary, African, Musical Theatre


BACKGROUND:
Started as a dream when a Junior in High School, Allison's love and passion for dance couldn't be contained. In 1990, Allison accomplished two things: she planted the seed and SJDC was born at South Jefferson, and she started teaching on her own in the community in the form of Summer sessions.

After college, from 1995 to 2005, Allison was running a full-fledged business Monday through Thursday at her Studio, and also running the SJDC Thursday through Saturday at the High School. In 2005 after a total of 15 years working at the High School, Allison left SJDC to pursue bigger ambitions with her studio, as classes were growing. Studio classes were expanded to handle demand and her own performance-based Company was formed. Allison performs much of the same duties as before, but now under one roof and done without the restrictions and constraints that come with working in the public school system. As a result, Allison has more opportunity to push her creativity in Modern/Contemporary choreography, one of her favorite styles.

Allison has a reputation for intricate, layered choreography that push composition and technique. Married with unique music choices, creative lighting and costuming, and an overall polished production, NDC shows stand out.


EXPERIENCE:
South Jefferson Central School Dance Company (SJDC):
1990: SJDC Co-Founder
1990-1993: Co-Director
1994-1995: Guest choreographer while attending college
1995-2005: sole Director of Company after college
*note: from 1990-2005, Allison created and choreographed over 250 dances for the SJCS Dance Company.

Self-Owned Studio- history of events (in parallel with the work for SJDC up to 2005):
1990-1995: Summer dance sessions, Adams and Rodman locations
Fall 1995: Attitude in Motion Dance Studio created in Adams, NY
After 10 years, it was time for a change...
2005: Studio name changed to The Newton Dance Company
2005-Present: Combination of Studio and Company work


COMPANY:
After 10 years of being sole director of the SJDC, Allison decided to fulfill a longtime dream- start a performance-based Company of her own, free from the constraints that come with working within a school system. Starting in 2005, the NDC Companies were formed. The Company has been restructured many times over the years and is now known as NDC eXtreme for the older, more advanced dancers, and NDC Troupe for the younger dancers.

The Company performs an annual Christmas Show in late November early December, and has a large Spring performance held in April or May. Over the past several years, the Company has participated in Watertown-based Dance World's "Dance 4 Life" Relay for Life Team benefit for the American Cancer Society. Each year the NDC Company Dancers raised over $2000 for this great cause and provided the sound system for the event.