Dance Factory
💃 Give Your Child (Or Yourself) The Taste of Dance at The Shrewsbury Club
Led by Miss Lauren—an award-winning choreographer with nearly 30 years of experience—our dance program blends expert instruction with fun, creativity, and community.
Classes are grouped by age to support healthy development, from ballet and tap basics for ages 3–5 to jazz, lyrical, and musical theatre for dancers 6 and up. We proudly offer inclusive options, including a class tailored for neurodiverse students. Explore the joy of movement, build confidence, and grow in a supportive, high-energy environment. Open to Club Members and Non-Members alike.
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💃 Tiny Dancers (Ages 3-5)
Creative movement class that explores the beginnings of ballet & tap technique. Dancers will learn to follow directions in a structured environment, rhythmic dance, stretching, body awareness, gross motor skills & socialization while using props, fun music and games throughout the class.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (30-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Monday |
4:00pm |
$170 / $231 |
💃 Intro to Ballet / Tap (Ages 4-6)
An introductory level class where dancers learn the basic structure of the dance classroom. Dancers will learn the order of a typical class including warm-up, stretching, center and across the floor. This class includes ballet basics, tap basics for musicality, and games that help develop listening and gross motor skills to keep dancers engaged. This class performs two pieces in our annual spring recital.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (45-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Monday |
4:30pm |
$189 / $266 |
💃 Intro to Jazz/ Hip-Hop (Ages 4-6)
An introductory level class where dancers learn the basic structure of the dance classroom. Dancers will learn the order of a typical class including warm-up, stretching, center and across the floor. This class includes the basic steps and the history of jazz & hip hop, and uses games & props to help develop musicality, & rhythm. *This class performs two pieces in our annual spring recital.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (45-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Monday |
5:15pm |
$189 / $266 |
💃 Fundamentals – Ballet Tap (Ages 7-11)
A beginner level class focusing on the basics of ballet and tap technique. Dancers are introduced to a classical ballet class structure including warmup/barre, center, and jumps. There is a focus on proper alignment and technique to help prevent injury, and dancers are introduced to the concept of counting music and tempo to help build musicality. Dancers will also be introduced to the structure of a tap class, including warmup and center work. They will be introduced to fundamental steps and an understanding of timing, rhythm, and musicality using footwork. This class is ideal for dancers with less than 2 years of dance experience, no previous experience or who are moving up from Intro to Ballet/Tap. *This class performs two pieces in our annual spring recital.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (45-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Tuesday |
4:00pm |
$189 / $266 |
💃 Fundamentals of Jazz / Hip-Hop (Ages 7-11)
A beginner level class focusing on the basics of jazz technique and the foundations of hip hop. Dancers are introduced to the structure of the dance classroom including warmup, stretching, center, and across the floor. There is a focus on proper alignment and technique to help prevent injury, and dancers are introduced to the concepts of tempo and musicality. For hip hop, dancers will learn the history of the style and be introduced to the foundational steps that later help them grow in various sub-genres of hip hop. All moves, music, costumes, and choreography for both styles are kept age and developmentally appropriate. *This class performs two pieces in our annual spring recital.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (45-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Tuesday |
4:45pm |
$189 / $266 |
💃 Pom Jazz / Hip-Hop (Ages 6-12)
Pom Dance is a growing dance style made popular by college level & professional dance teams. Pom includes jazz & hip-hop technique and can be seen at professional sporting events such as basketball and hockey. This style includes precise & synchronized arm movements, sharp formations, dance skills such as jumps & turns and is characterized by its use of pom poms. In this beginner level class, dancers will learn jazz technique while focusing on strong arm placements, formations, and high energy choreography. This is not a cheer class but a dance class with a strong emphasis on jazz and hip hop technique. However, pom dance benefits both dancers and cheerleaders alike, especially as they advance in their sport and look for post high school opportunities for cheer and dance. This class performs one piece in our annual spring recital.
Summer 2026 July 6th – Aug 22nd (no class week of July 26th)(6-week session)
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1X Per Week, Day |
Time (45-min) |
Member/ Non-Member per session |
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Tuesday |
5:30pm |
$189 / $266 |
Dress Code
Tiny Dancers:
Dancers: Comfy clothes they can move in or dance leotard with tights/Biketard
Shoes: Pink (Girls) or Black (Boys) Leather Ballet Shoes, Slide On/Velcro Tap Shoes (Black or Tan)
Fundamentals I/II & Teens:
Girls: Any leotard, pink footed or convertible tights*, ballet skirt/dance shorts (optional)
Boys: Leggings/Joggers/Shorts, fitted t-shirt
Shoes: Fundamentals- Leather, full-sole ballet shoes in pink (girls) or black (boys); Teens- Canvas, split-sole ballet shoes in pink (girls) or black (boys); Black full-sole tap shoes; Black jazz shoes
Hair: Pulled back into a secure bun or ponytail or securely pulled away from face.
Adult Dance:
Traditional dancewear of choice or workout clothes
Shoes: Ballet shoes/Half soles; Jazz shoes; Tap shoes; Dance sneakers (if you need a supportive shoe)
Hair: Pulled up and away from face
*All required items can be purchased at WOW Dancewear in Auburn, SugarPlums in North Grafton or online at Discount Dance.
*Dress code accommodations can be made with instructor approval.
*Dancers of color are encouraged to wear skin tone tights and ballet shoes for class and performances. Please see instructor for recommendations .
Meet the Instructor
Miss Lauren (They/She) has been dancing in a variety of styles for over 25 years. Growing up, she trained at Canty’s Dance Centre under the direction of Erin Canty, Greta Pearson and Kristin Surprise St. Laurent. While Miss Lauren has been trained in styles such as lyrical, jazz, tap, musical theatre, contemporary, hip hop, and ballroom, the primary focus of her training has been in ballet/pointe.
Miss Lauren started college at Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) with a major in Psychology, where she had the opportunity to start and lead the first ever dance ministry on campus and take classes at the Dance Studio of Braintree. With the ENC Dance Ministry, Miss Lauren taught dancers of all levels, choreographed various pieces for performances and directed two full length showcases. In 2016 Miss Lauren transferred to Bridgewater State University (BSU) where she added a minor in Dance to her studies and graduated in May 2018.
While at BSU, Miss Lauren was a member of Refined Movement, a student lead dance team on campus, who she performed with every semester and choreographed for. Miss Lauren was also in the Dance Department’s spring show Dance Kaleidoscope (2017) and in POPS! (2018), the student directed spring show. While studying dance at BSU, Miss Lauren had the opportunity to take multiple ballet classes every semester under the direction of Miss Jenifer Sarver.
These classes included various technique classes, ballet pedagogy and Ballet in the Community. Miss Lauren has had the privilege of dancing with Safe Haven Ballet (Portsmouth, NH), under the direction of Lissa Curtis, in their Third Annual Be Brave Gala as a guest artist and in their production of The Sleeping Beauty as a demi-soloist and corps de ballet member and plans to continue performing with the company in their upcoming productions.
Miss Lauren currently teaches ballet, pointe and competition choreography at Premier Dance in Auburn and is excited to be at The Shrewsbury Club and their growing dance program.
