We have an experienced teaching staff,
teaching ALL ages and ALL levels.

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Christine Howshan Belanger: Owner & Director: Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Lyric, Stretch & Strength  
Tracy Quinzani DiJulia: Ballet, Pointe, Lyric
Carolyn McEvoy: Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop  
Jacquelyn Keane MacKinnon: Modern, Ballet, Lyric
Jennifer Hellawell Overbeck: Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Kindergym, Mommy & Me, Creative Movement
Tara Bowland: Jazz, Hip Hop
Cathy Howshan Roland 
Leanne Smith: Tap, Ballet, Jazz

Christine Howshan Belanger

• Trained by Mary Jane Strondak, from age 3
• Began dancing competitively at age 7
• Debut at age 10 at New England Life Hall, Boston
• Attended numerous workshops in New England and New York, training with many top choreographers and teachers
• Graduate of Dance Teachers Club of Boston Training School
• Performed in Disney World October of 1994
• Received many top awards and scholarships for Competitive choreography and students
• 19 Years of teaching and choreographing all levels of dance
• Judged "Jan Davis National Competition", Cape Cod, MA
• Judged "Dance Masters of America" Competition, Worcester, MA
• Received an Associates Degree in Paralegal at Northern Essex
• Owner/Director of the DCU since 1992

Tracy Quinzani DiJulia

• Began dancing at age 7
• Trained in Ballet, Jazz, Pointe and Modern
• Nine years of teaching Ballet, Pointe & Preschool Dance
• Currently teaching in 3 Studios throughout MA & NH as well as running one preschool dance programs
• Won Several Gold Medals and Special Awards for Choreography, including Top Teacher Award
• Judged numerous Auditions
• Performed lead roles and variations such as Swanhilda from Coppelia, Lilac Fairy & Diamond Fairy from sleeping Beauty, Competition Girl from Graduation Ball, Arabian & Sugar Plum Fairy variation, as well as original choreography
• Performed at Walt Disney World, Fl, New Jersey - dance exchange program, American Express Cruise Fest '99, & Jack Karoack Festival
• Danced with Granite State Ballet, Northeast Youth Ballet, Youth Dance Company and SRO Players
• Specializes in Dance Photography and has had photographs used in brochures and advertising

Jacquelyn Keane MacKinnon

• Began dance training in Stoneham, MA
• Studied a variety of dance styles & techniques
• Graduated from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island in 2002 with a BA in Dance & Performance
• Summer 2001-Traveled to Tuscany, Italy for Intensive Summer Dance Program, performing with dancers from around the world
• Worked with jazz choreographer, Danny Buraczeski, Jazz Dance, USA
• Summer 2003-Certified to become one of the first TAG (Teaching with Acoustical Guidance) teachers in the country and was part of the TAG Documentary
• 2003 - Began teaching Modern, Ballet &  Lyric at The Dancing Center Unlimited

Carolyn McEvoy

• Danced at The Dancing Center Unlimited for 14 years
• 1994-2002 Competed with the DCU, Achieving many high over all medals
• 1996 Performed in Jose Mateo's, Ballet Theatre of Boston, "Nutcracker"- performing in Lowell and Boston, MA
• 1997 Performed in Disney World, Florida
• 2001 Co-founded the Chelmsford High School Dance Team
• 2002 Graduated from The Dancing Center Unlimited
• 2002-2003 Danced with the Keene State Dance Team
• 2003 Began teaching at The Dancing Center Unlimited
• Has performed in Florida, Texas and New York City
• Currently studying Psychology and Sociology at UMASS-Lowell

Jennifer Hellawell Overbeck

• 20 Years of Dancing in Ballet, Tap and Jazz
• 7 Years of Competitive Dancing
• Major in Early Childhood Education, Concentration in Dance
• Performed in Disney World, Florida
• Member of Repertory Dance Theater & Early Music Ensemble at Salem State College
• Over 11 Years Teaching Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Creative Movement and Acrobatics to 3-8 year old children, youth and adults

Cathy Howshan Roland 

• Over 23 years teaching and choreographing all levels of dance
• "Owner & Director", The Dancing Center Unlimited, Lockhart, TX
• Choreographer for "Interstate Dance Troupe" for 5 years
• Have choreographed for numerous Studios throughout the area
• Have won numerous gold medals as well as several highest overall awards for choreography, performance and costumes
• Graduate of Dance Teachers Club of Boston Training School
• Furthered her Dance education, through classes from many well known choreographers in Boston and New York
• Attended many Dance Conventions to keep up with the latest dance techniques
• Member of "The Jazz Connection", a professional dance company, under the direction of Mary Jane Strondak
• Judged "Dance Masters of America" Competition, Worcester, MA
• Received a B.S. in Education/Sports Medicine from Southwest Texas State
• Nationally Certified Athletic Trainer

Tara Bowlan-bio being updated

  



Dancing Center Unlimited
313 Littleton Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Telephone: 978-452-9112 Fax:978-244-9118
Email: dance@thedcu.com