Sandy Butler Dance Works

DanceWorks is a family-owned studio at 132 Washington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, launched in 1980 in a church hall and now teaching over 200 students. It focuses solely on dance, offering ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, contemporary and hip hop. Its distinguishing method is that every class combines disciplines: all students train in both tap and ballet within each class, and from age 6 a jazz segment is added, so dancers cover three core disciplines in a single lesson. The studio also tries to move entire classes up together as space and ability allow, on the grounds that this builds camaraderie and lasting friendships. DanceWorks puts particular emphasis on its annual recital, promising a fast-paced show with only two curtain closes that runs under two and a half hours, and it states that its tuition rates are lower than other dance programs in the area. Students also take part in competitions, and the studio runs a parent portal for enrollment.