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Our Philosophy

Established in 2006, All About Dance offers a comprehensive and inclusive dance education, where every child can discover the joy of dance in a nurturing and welcoming environment. Our studio is dedicated to providing exceptional training while fostering teamwork, respect, and responsibility for all. With a team of expert faculty and a positive atmosphere, we aim to build our dancers’ self-confidence and passion for the art of dance.

Our website provides all the information you need to make an informed decision about your child’s dance training. We’re confident that after exploring our site, visiting our studio, and speaking with our director and staff, you’ll be excited to become a part of the All About Dance family!

Miss Lisa Faia ~ Founder ~ Director
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Lisa founded All About Dance in 2006 with the help of her husband and family, building a warm and welcoming space for dancers in the community. Lisa’s dance journey began at the Eleanor Rubino Academy of Performing Arts, where she studied for many years under the distinguished Eleanor Rubino.

A graduate of the Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston’s Teacher Training Program, Lisa is also the founder of the Swampscott High School Dance Team, where she served as Head Coach, Director, and Choreographer for six years. Under her leadership, her dancers performed at the TD BankNorth Garden for the Boston Celtics. She has also contributed to the Swampscott Pop Warner Cheerleading Association as Dance Coordinator and holds certifications in CPR and First Aid.

Lisa has competed in numerous competitions, including Encore, ADA, and Terpsichore Awards, and has earned bronze, silver, and gold bars for jazz and tap testing from the National Council of Dance Teacher Organization, Inc. She stays current with the latest styles and techniques by attending conventions, master teaching classes, and business courses, ensuring her studio remains at the forefront of dance education and technology.

Her warm personality, deep love of dance, and extensive knowledge have made her a beloved teacher and mentor in the dance community. Lisa is also a proud member of Rhee Gold's I.D.E.A., a Gold Alliance Leader, and a member of Julie Kay Stallcup's JKSOM, continuously striving to share her passion and talents with others.

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Christina McGahey ~  Artistic Director ~ Competition Director

Christina has been teaching dance for the past 30 years. She has taught primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Her students have competed both regionally and nationally and have won numerous gold medals, high scores, and special awards. Christina choreographs routines for those students who want to compete. Christina has been recognized and awarded for her choreography. She is also a member of the Dance Teachers Club of Boston.

 

As a dancer and model, Christina has competed both regionally and nationally holding many gold, high gold and platinum medals. She was the East Coast High Point National Grand Champion, holding the titles of Miss Boston Model, and Miss Boston Talent at the America Miss Competition. She was 1st runner-up and also the creative and performing arts winner in the Suffolk County Junior Miss Program. At the prestigious Dance Masters of America Miss Dance Competition, she has placed in the top 12, and also was awarded for consecutive years as the overall winner in tap, jazz, ballet, and acrobat classes.

 

Christina has danced with the United States Wrestling Federation, and has appeared as a dancer in Joey and Maria’s Comedy Wedding. She also has performed for many benefits, gala events, and at Disney World Florida.

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Miss Norma Jean Fowler ~ Teacher

We are so excited to have Miss Norma join the All About Dance family.  Miss Norma's objective is to teach dance, movement, music awareness and artistic creativity to students from beginning to very advanced levels. Miss Norma's priority is to insight self-awareness and self esteem in young and teen students, as well as, introducing them to multi disciplined dance techniques.

Miss Norma is Certified by exam Alixa Flexibility level 3. Also certified by exam Cecchetti Council of America Professional levels, Certified by exam Dance Masters of Michigan and America, Ballet and Jazz.  Certified by exam Dance Educators of America, Jazz and Ballet. Certified by exam Dance Teachers Club of Boston.  Certified by exam Levels 1-6 Acrobatic Arts.  Certified by exam in the three years course study encompassing the eight year program of Leningrad's Vagonava School. Continued studies in NY, LA, CL and MI with Master Teachers in all dance subjects throughout the years.  Miss Norma has been teaching dance for over 48 years.  We are honored that she has chosen All About Dance to continue to share her passion, love and dedication of dance with our students.

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Kelsey Bertram ~ Teacher

Kelsey, a Swampscott native started dancing when she was just 2 years old.  Kelsey was captain of the Swampscott High school dance team under the head coaching of Miss Lisa. Dancing competitively throughout her high school years, Kelsey decided to pursue dance in college.  In May of 2013, she graduated from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island with a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography as well as a BA in Psychology. Kelsey was a member of the RWU Dance Theatre through which she frequently studied and performed with some of our country’s most respected choreographers in the dance world such as Sean Curran, Jenny Rocha, and Christina Robson to name a few. Kelsey and her fellow company members performed at the prestigious American College Dance Festival Gala. As a creative choreographer, Kelsey’s own work won placement in RWU’s annual choreography showcase.  Kelsey has danced three seasons with the Boston Cannons Dance Team at both Gillette Stadium and Harvard Stadium from 2015-2017 as well as a semester with DanceWorks Boston.

 

As a teacher, Kelsey started in high school as an assistant and fell in love with sharing the studio with young ones.  Throughout college Kelsey taught summer intensive classes as well as dance camp type classes for younger kids.  After graduating in 2013 she has taught jazz, tap, modern, pom and lyrical to ages 5-18.  In 2014 Kelsey fell in love with Barre and Cardio classes and was certified a few months later.  As an instructor in barre for a year in Massachusetts, Kelsey moved to New Hampshire where she spent two years helping others achieve their goals in fitness.  After having taught many genres of dance for nearly 10 years as well as barre and fitness for four years, Kelsey has moved back to Swampscott and is excited to share her passion with those in her hometown.  

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Allison Ferris  ~   Teacher

Allison Ferris is a Marblehead native, who attended and graduated from Marblehead High School. During her time at Marblehead High School she was part of her high school dance team from sophomore year to senior year. She has been dancing since she was little, and came to All About Dance as a senior company dancer. Along with being a senior company dancer, she was an assistant for Miss Lisa. She took her classes during the week, and on the weekend came back to the studio to assist Miss Lisa with the young dancers.  By observing and helping Miss Lisa, she developed her passion for teaching dance. Allison realized how much of a difference a dance teacher can make in a student's life. Also, she realized how much fun, it is to teach, and strives to bring that level of fun to every one of her classes while still helping kids develop the necessary skills to improve their dancing.  

 

Allison attended Endicott College, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Education with a concentration in Early Childhood Education Licensure.  Miss Allison has her masters degree in moderate disabilities from Endicott College.  

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Jacquie Masone ~ Hip Hop Teacher

Miss Jacquie started dancing at the age of 2 1/2 and has been teaching various styles of dance to all ages for the past 17 years. Boston born and raised, she has competed regionally and nationally as well as preformed  throughout the east coast including, Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Jacquie was a member of the All About Dance Team from 2010-2015. She went on to pursue a career in Property Management, and start a family. We are excited to welcome her back to the All About Dance Family!

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Amanda Sorkin ~  Teacher

We are thrilled to welcome Miss Amanda back to our AAD family! Starting her dance journey at just 5 years old, Miss Amanda danced with AAD for 13 years. During that time, she was a dedicated member of our competition team for 8 years and shared her passion as an assistant for 6 years. Her talent and hard work have earned her standout awards at numerous competitions and conventions. After attending Tufts University, she is now continuing her studies at Salem State. We couldn’t be more excited to have her return to AAD!

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