Introducing theDANCELAB: New Dance Classes for Kids in Newton Beginning Fall 2023

The Joanne Langione Dance Center is once again breaking new ground when it comes to providing quality dance training to the greater Boston community. As the dance center embarks on their 48th season of teaching award-winning dance classes in Ballet, Hip Hop, Tap, Contemporary, Jazz, Acrodance and Creative Movement to toddlers through teens, they continue […]

Legacies Inside JLDC: The Passeggio Family Shares Their Story

“JLDC is still the same supportive family that it has always been.” – Jessica Passeggio, Class of 1995 Joanne Langione Dance Center’s recent 2023 graduate Emma Passeggio, has quite the connection to the dance center. It has been the place she has called a “second home” for 16 years, but she isn’t the only member […]

Leaders in the World of Dance – JLDC Alumni Spotlight: Marina Vachon

“JLDC is where I learned to love dance and thinking of the years I spent there helps me continue to push towards accomplishing all of my dreams and goals.” – Marina Vachon Nearing five decades of dance education in Newton, the students at Joanne Langione Dance Center consistently curate a life-long love of dance, whether […]

Best of Boston Adult Ballet Classes Now Being Offered at JLDC!

Adult Ballet Classes are now at JLDC! Five weeks into our new dance season, Joanne Langione Dance Center is humming along. Our hallways are filled with toddlers through teens coming and going each week for their dance classes, teachers are starting choreography for our Winter Concert and Hip Hop Shows, and costumes are being ordered! […]

5 Things To Do Before Your First Dance Class

Before getting into the nitty gritty of it all, let’s first acknowledge how exciting this moment is. Whether this is your very first class or it’s the first class after summer break, deciding to enroll in dance is a decision that will positively impact your life in many ways. For the students at Joanne Langione Dance […]

It’s Never Too Late To Start Dancing!

Have you always wanted to start dancing, but felt like the train already left the station? Well before we go any further, let’s make one thing clear. It is never too late to start dancing! Sure, there are some dancers that start at the age of 3, but just because starting young is the “norm” does […]