South Shore Dance Academy

Specialties

If you’re looking for professional classes in ballet, jazz, and tap, in addition to outstanding performance and competition opportunities, look no further than South Shore Dance Academy! We are a unique dance studio and performing company located on the south shore of Massachusetts. South Shore Dance Academy is founded on the principles of strong work ethic, discipline and dedication, professional instruction, a sense of pride that comes from personal accomplishment, and a lifelong love and appreciation for dance.

History

Established in 2013.

South Shore Dance Academy was established in September 2013 by Sara Thurber.

Meet the Business Owner

Sara T.

Business Owner

Sara Thurber began her dance career at the age of three at the Manomet School of Dance, under the direction of Gail Randall. From there, she studied at Classical Movements in Plymouth, MA and then at Children’s Ballet Workshop in Hingham, MA, where she met Nan Keating. Nan asked Sara to audition for the Boston Ballet, where she danced for the next seven years. While at the Boston Ballet, Sara had the privilege of performing in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Paquita, and Firebird. She has also performed for the Ballet Theater of Boston as Clara in their 1999 – 2000 production of The Nutcracker.

In addition to dancing with the Boston Ballet, Sara also danced at the Patti Eisenhauer Dance Center in Franklin, MA. Here, Sara studied ballet, pointe, lyrical/​contemporary, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, and acrobatics. She competed a number of regional and national competitions, and received a number of titles and high score awards.