FACULTY

 Janeen Loperfido
     Owner/Artistic Director

Janeen has over 10 years of professional training from Boston Ballet. In 2001 she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from SUNY Purchase, New York. While at SUNY, Janeen studied ballet and modern intensively with teachers from professional dance companies including New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Martha Graham and Paul Taylor. She also performed with the Purchase Dance Corps and was featured as a principal dancer in several ballets. Miss Janeen has danced professionally with Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre and has been a guest artist for various local dance companies.

 Melissa Loperfido
     Owner/Artistic Director

Melissa is a highly trained dancer and performer who loves sharing her passion and knowledge for the performing arts with children and adults. After graduating from Stoneham High School, she attended Dean College and majored in Musical Theatre. Melissa is also a professionally trained vocalist who studied with the Jeannie Deva voice studio of Boston and California. She has choreographed numerous musicals and has performed several lead roles in musicals such as "Grease," "Guys and Dolls," and "42nd Street." Melissa was a former competitive dancer and was a member of the Spotlight Theatre Company for several years.

 Tabitha Liversidge

Hailing from Andover MA, Tabitha Liversidge began her training at the Andover School of Ballet. She continued her training in the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio’s Boston Youth Moves program and was a member of the first BYM Company. In 2009, Tabitha received her BFA in Modern Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. There she had the pleasure of performing works by Bob Fosse, Louis Johnson, Merrian Soto, Silvana Cardell, Brian Sanders, and Zane Booker, as well as being in the first college group to perform Martha Graham’s Panorama within a Graham Company program. She was a part of the University’s Choreography Emphasis Program and received the Dance Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Dance. Tabitha has attended dance workshops and festivals including Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, Windhover Spreads its Wings (with Dusan Tynek Dance Theater), and The Limon Summer Workshop. She has been a member of the Windhover Dance Company (Rockport) performing works by Doris Humphrey. She currently dances with Deadfall Dance (Andover) and Urbanity Dance (Boston). She has taught ballet, modern and jazz on the north shore for several years. Tabitha is also a yoga fanatic and is currently practicing to be a 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher.