in 1933
Dance lessons in the same Beverly house since 1932.
Ages two and up, for the joy of it.
Still at 27 Chapman Street, run by the fourth generation. Tap, ballet, jazz and hip hop, no competition teams.
Featuring Mary Manuel Mitchell, Al Mitchell, Joyce Boccia Hersey and Bethani Moremong
Contents: the week at Chapman Street.
Classes run after school, on Saturday mornings, and in the evening for adults. Drop in to try a class before you register; the studio’s own blog invites it.
- MondayAdult tap and jazz, including the Perdettes and Sophisticates6:30–8:00 pm
- TuesdayClasses by age and level3:30–7:30 pm
- WednesdayClasses by age and level3:00–6:45 pm
- ThursdayClasses by age and level4:00–7:00 pm
- SaturdayMorning classes9:00 am–12:30 pm
- SundayZumba with Erin10:00–11:00 am
The programme.
The youngest
Dance-n-Play for toddlers, then combination classes of tap, ballet and jazz in one, placed by school grade.
Nine and up
Ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop, each in levels I to IV, and Combo Kids Hip Hop.
Adults
Jazz, contemporary ballet, Monday-night tap, and Zumba on Sunday mornings.
The complete price list.
Every price the studio publishes. A quarter is seven weeks; payments are collected in September, November, February and April.
| Ages 3–10, combination class | $105 |
|---|---|
| Ages 9 and up, one class | $100 |
| Two classes | $150 |
| Three classes | $195 |
| All four | $230 |
| Dance-n-Play, 6 weeks (or $15 drop-in) | $72 |
| One class (or $15 a class) | $105 |
|---|---|
| Two classes | $155 |
| Three classes | $200 |
| Monday traditional classes, 4 weeks: one | $42 |
| Two / three | $62 / $82 |
| Zumba, 6 weeks paid up front (or $15 a class) | $72 |
Registration $25Non-refundable; $45 for two or more siblings.
CostumesDeposits due October and March, from $40. The studio aims to keep each costume at or below $70.
5% offif the whole year is paid by the first lesson.
Every year ends with the Follies.
The first recital, in the 1930s, had seven pupils, and the title “Follies of …” stuck. For the 90th, in 2022, the studio took the Follies to The Cabot in Beverly and danced through every decade from the 1930s on.
The Follies
90th
At The Cabot · 2022 · “dancing through the decades”
- 1932Mary Manuel Mitchell opens a studio in the music room of her home. Her sister Sally plays the piano.
- 1933Lessons are 10 cents. Her son Al starts teaching that fall.
- Early daysA 7:30 am lesson in Buck & Wing before work at the Beverly Times; a 10 pm class for Beverly Hospital nurses before the night shift.
- 1939Mitchell’s Rhythm Nursery.
- 1950sThursday-night ballroom at the G.A.R. Hall draws teenagers from as far as Everett.
- 1960After a fire in 1955, the Main Studio is added to the house.
- 1960sThe Mitchellettes, and their staple number, “Perdito”.
- TodayBethani Moremong, the fourth generation, runs the studio.
Featuring.
- Bethani Moremong
- Owner, fourth generation. Tap, jazz, combination, Dance-n-Play and musical theater.
- Monique Elario
- Ballet, adult contemporary ballet and adult jazz.
- Abbee Merryman
- Hip hop and jazz. A BFA student at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
- Judy Turcotte
- The Sophisticates’ tap and jazz. A former Mitchellette captain.
Register, or come and try a class.
Register online through the studio’s website or in person at the studio. Pay by check or Venmo.
(978) 927-6582- Where
- 27 Chapman Street, Beverly, MA 01915
- Pay
- Check to Mitchell’s Dance Studio, or Venmo @mitchellsdancestudio
- No competitions. The studio dances for the fun of it.
- Missed a class? Private make-up lessons are $20 a half hour.
- Snow days follow the City of Beverly’s parking ban.
- $10 late fee; $10 for a returned check.