Move It Studio

Specialties

Movement to energize your life.

Move It Studio brings the fitness and artistic aspects of dance under one roof. The barre studio provides barre fitness classes while the movement gallery provides a creative space for the local modern dance community.

We are the first barre studio and the only movement gallery in Lancaster County!

History

Established in 2014.

Move It Studio, Lancaster’s first barre studio and only movement gallery was founded by Marie Cleaves Rothacker in September 2014.

Meet the Business Owner

Marie C.

Business Owner

As a professionally trained ballet dancer, Marie spent her whole life focusing on creative expression through movement. She believes that movement is the key to a fulfilling life and that there is a movement style for everyone.

A commitment to movement and wellness led her to develop her own barre class, Move It Barre (formerly Ballet Fitt) in addition to pursuing certifications in Pilates through Balanced Body University®.

In addition to Move It Studio, Marie is an Adjunct Professor in dance and arts management at Messiah College as well as a teacher at Susquehanna Dance Center. She applies her nonprofit expertise to various arts organizations and helps to coordinate and teach in the Dance for Parkinson’s — Central PA program of Cobalt Dance Company. In May 2011, Marie graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business with a Master of Nonprofit Administration.

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