Tradition. Grace. Poise.

Our Philosophy

The Deane School is dedicated to teaching the proper fundamentals in dance discipline, as well as an appreciation of dance as a fine art. Our guiding principle is that dance is of prime importance to the physical and cultural development of the student.

All children should have the advantage of dance training from the standpoint of health, poise, posture, coordination, and rhythm. The Deane School offers instruction for students aged three to adult in disciplines of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and lyrical.

Preschool students are required to wear a pink leotard with pink tights, which may be purchased at the studio. Intermediate and senior students must wear a black leotard and pink tights for ballet classes. For ballet classes, hair must be put up and away from face.

Artistic Director

Cynthia Marnik

Artistic director of Deane School and Greater Milford Ballet Company

Dance teacher since 1970

Master teacher for dance teachers and professional performers

Former member of Boston Ballet

Former director of Salem Children's Theater

Professional performer of dance, voice, and theater

Trained at Deane School of dance and with nationally renowned master dance teachers

Former school teacher

Director of Miss America Preliminary Pageant

Ballet & Pointe

Susanna Vennerbeck

Started dance training at Deane School of Dance in Salem

She continued training as young adult at Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theater

Soloist in Hamburg Ballet, Germany

Principal dancer, Boston Ballet

Faculty member at Deane School in Mendon

Earned MFA and a Masters in Speech Pathology

Ballet & Pointe

Marina Van Winkle

International professional ballerina

Principal dancer at Kiev State Dance Classical Ensemble, Ukraine

Performed with many local professional companies in the United States

Master teacher at many dance companies in New England

MS in Education and Health Education

Doctorate in Physical Therapy, focusing in sports and dance medicine

Ballet, Jazz & Preschool

Isabella Casucci

Sixteen-year veteran Deane School alumna

Experienced in ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, tap, and contemporary styles

Liberty University graduate with dual degrees in Health Sciences and Dance, as well as being a pianist

She will be sharing her expertise at the Deane School of Dance this year and joining our faculty, teaching ballet, jazz, and pre-school

Ballet, Pointe & Jazz

Emily Naff

Life-long dancer and Deane School alumna 2021

Performed in 9 Greater Milford Ballet Nutcracker productions, including the role of Snow Queen

Stonehill College graduate with a B.A. in Psychology and Dance

Four-year dancer and choreographer with the Stoneworks Dance Company in Easton, MA

Experienced in ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and tap

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Ballet and Jazz

Elizabeth Tramontozzi

Deane Dancer since age 10, training with Georgia Deane & Susanna Vennerbeck and performing several Nutcracker roles

Studied Dance at Ithaca College as well as choreographed & performed with the student dance company

Co-Founded Los Angeles-based dance company LA Unbound, which offered performance opportunities in all styles for over 1900 dancers

Performed in 17 shows, 59 pieces and choreographed 14