So You Wanna be a Dancer?

So you want to try dance, but you’ve never danced before and you fear being placed in a group of children younger than yourself or with more talent. Or maybe you’re an adult looking for something new to try.

Not to fear, the has a place for everyone.

“I started dancing when I was 13-years-old,” Director Patricia Ledoux said. “I had been wanting to dance and asking for lessons since I was three-years-old, but there wasn’t a local studio. The year I turned 12, a studio opened near my home and my parents offered me lessons. I thought it was an April Fools joke.”

Ledoux went on to get a degree in dance from the Boston Conservatory and has been running the for 23 years. Her studio, located at 77 West Main St., is one of two. The second is located in Grafton.

“We teach Pointe, tap, ballet, lyrical, jazz, hip hop and modern,” Ledoux said. “Just this year we started a competition team, but our ultimate goal is to be a place where both the recreational dancers, and those with a desire to make dance more a part of their lives can come.”

While most kids start dancing at 2.5 years old, according to Ledoux. Many, like herself, started older.

“You may have to be a bit more flexible,,“ Ledoux said. “And you may dance with kids two or three years younger, but it’s worth it if you love it.”

employs only professional dancers, and they believe in empowering all attendees.

“All of my faculty are professional,” Ledoux said. “Some have dance degrees and some are professional dancers. My studio has a very friendly atmosphere."

For Ledoux it’s about offering opportunity not competition.

“I want the serious dancers to have the opportunity to hone their skills and learn new ones,” Ledoux said. “I also want the recreational dancers to have a place to come and really enjoy dance and build their self esteem.”

If you are looking to begin dance as a recreational student, Ledoux suggests that hip hop might be a great place to start, but you are welcome to try anything.

“We do have middle school classes for beginning pre-teens and teens,” Ledoux said.

With recital season fast approaching, now may be the time to look into dance as an alternative for the summer or next fall. For more information call 508-435-5312 or email Patricia@pbdancecenter.com. You can learn more about summer offerings on the .