ABOUT US
"Teaching Life Skills Through Dance! . . .
Respect, Discipline, Teamwork, Committment, Dedication, Friendship & Fun!
We have educated dancers for 40 years!
Cathy Karosick (Director) and Mary Dressendofer (Assistant Director) with Supermodel
Christie Brinkley and Travis Wall from "So You Think You Can Dance"
Cathy Karosick (Director) and Mary Dressendofer (Assistant Director) with Mary Murphy, head judge from
"So You Think You Can Dance" and Maksim Chmerkovskiy from "Dancing with the Stars"
Dancers Pointe is a comprehensive performing arts studio offering classes in voice, ballet, lyrical, pointe, hip hop, tap, salsa, breakdance, jazz, musical theater, and zumba for both BOYS and GIRLS. Children can begin classes from ages 2 through ADULT.
Dancers Pointe students have performed at EPCOT Center in Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Six Flags - Great Adventure in New Jersey, and Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Cathy has not only directed and created the dances for the performance in Disney World, Great Adventure, and Hershey Park, but she has also choreographed many plays - L'l Abner at Roselle Catholic High School, Oklahoma in Jersey City, Grease, Wizard of Oz, Ten Nights in a Barroom, Barnum, Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, Peter Pan, in Roselle Park, and Anything Goes for which she co-directed, for the Roselle Park Council on the Arts.
Dancers Pointe students have won numerous awards over the years in many dance competitions in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They won at the DEA Nationals, and the Garden State Arts Center Talent Expo. They also won many awards at the Performing Arts Alliance, capturing numerous first, second and third place finishes, modeling and photogenic awards, and received awards for the Best Overall Duet and Best Overall Group. At the PAC Tournament, they earned championship cups, silver and gold awards, and again placed in the modeling and photogenic categories. The studio has obtained the highest awards for the best overall performances in tap, ballet, pointe, lyrical and jazz. The students have attended the Headliners, Star Systems, Showstoppers, Applause, All American Talent Awards, Stardom Express, Reach for the Stars, Barabran Tristate Talent Expo, Starbound, Dance Explosion, Access Broadway, American Dance Awards, NexStar, Dance Arts Plus, National Dance Showcase, and New Jersey Elite dance competitions and received numerous overall highest awards for various dance categories.
MISSION STATEMENT
"Teaching Life Skills Through Dance!" . . .
Dancers Pointe is dedicated in providing high quality instruction in all facets of dance. We work hard to introduce and instill just the right amount of self-expression, discipline, and passion in each of our students. Whether a student is dancing for fun, exercise or planning to enter the arts on a professional level, we are here to guide them along the way.
Our teachers are here to motivate young minds, develop happy and healthy dancers and allow each dancer to experience the elements of dance; confidence, coordination, creativity, grace, musicality, rhythm, self-esteem, technique, an appreciation for music and dance, and above all fun!
Please join us as we celebrate the art of dance together!
Cathy & Mary
