Welcome to the National award winning Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, offering classes in Ballet, (Cecchetti,Vaganova, and non-syllabus), Pointe for advanced students, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Acrobatics and Gymnastics. From beginners and baby ballet through adults and professionals.
Noretta Dunworth began teaching at the age of 12 in 1940-2023. She started out teaching in her parents basement with just a few of the neighborhood children. It continued to grow into what it is today, 85 years later, one of the most honored studios in the country. Noretta's greatest success is in the quality and consistency of her successful students. Not just in the state of Michigan, but also in all parts of the United States and Canada, her students now have their own dance studios and have been successful themselves.
A Dance Masters of America member for nearly 50 years, and a Cecchetti Council of America member, Noretta is still teaching and producing champion and professional dancers. The Noretta Dunworth Dancers can be seen on Broadway, on tour all over America and in Europe, in music videos, in Professional Ballet Companies, Radio City Productions, Rockettes, Disney, Busch Gardens, Cruise Lines, Television, Modeling, Pageants, and Competitions.
The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, NDSD, offers a program which covers a full range of techniques necessary for each of the dance arts. The studio's faculty consists of professional teachers who are fully qualified to provide training that will prepare those students that have the talent and desire to enter a career that is professional or recreational. We welcome you to explore our website and learn more about how we get the most out of every dancer that dances at The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance.
Noretta Dunworth
1928-2023
Noretta loved to dance, loved children, and she loved teaching them to love dance too. She believed in hard work, dedication, honesty and in living every moment to the absolute fullest! Family meant everything to her, and everyone at The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance became a part of her family. She built her legacy from scratch and for 83 years she continued to offer the best and most up to-date dance training available to her students. But even more than dance, she taught them to respect themselves and others, strive to be the best they could be, never give up and always do it with a smile! This may be the end of an era, but her legacy and The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance will live on for years and years to come, thanks to all of you that believe in us, support us and your children. Our Future is Bright!
NDSD STAFF
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LONI LANE
OWNER/ ALL STYLES
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CASEY QUINN
ALL STYLES
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TRACY KIELB
ALL STYLES
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NANCY GILES
CECCHETTI BALLET
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JORDAN MERCER LANTZ
CLASSICAL BALLET
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TIFFANY SULLIVAN
BALLROOM
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MEG PAUL
BALLET/ POINTE
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LINDSAY MCGARRY
ALL STYLES
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LAUREN ROEBUCK
CONTEMPORARY & HIP HOP
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JACKIE DURAN
ACRO & HIP HOP
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RYLEIGH MARNON
ACRO & HIP HOP
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HEATHER LESPERANCE
ALL STYLES
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SARAH OAKLEY
ALL STYLES
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JULIA LEPORE
CONTEMPORARY & HIP HOP
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BRIDGET BAILEY
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