Bobbie Ann's Dance Studio

She touched many lives and taught thousands of children and adults over the course of 66 years. She was the first teacher to accept African-American students in the 1950s and also taught at the Carver School.

Bobbie Ann's Dance Studio was opened in September 1947 and is still in operation today. Bobbie Ann was very much involved with the studio, not only in the day-to-day operation, but as the creative influence.

At the age of 16, she started teaching dance in her mother's living room. She eventually opened a studio around the corner on Main Street.

As a teenager, she would ride the train to the Philadelphia Civic Ballet Company where she was a dancer.

From a young age, Bobbie Ann loved to sing and dance and took lessons from Edith Collins, and then from Joyce Potter. She took modeling lessons and eventually signed with an agent, Mr. Campbell.

A wonderful class for students to become comfortable in a crowd. This class teaches students improvisation skills along with concentration, listening skills, and trust. Group cohesion is stressed in an attempt to strengthen relationship between fellow players. Dancing, acting, and music is combined to put on full-scale productions throughout the year. A great class to develop students’ leadership skills and self confidence. Each child will shine and have the opportunity to be in the spotlight in the productions.

Combination Classes for Tiny Dancers, designed to introduce young children to the fundamentals of dance in a fun and engaging environment.

Bobbie Ann's Dance Studio has been providing professional dance lessons in Cecil County, Maryland for seventy years. We offer weekly classes at various skill levels in ballet, tap, pointe, jazz, hip hop, acrobatics, baton, lyrical, modern, contemporary and musical theater for both children and adults.

Susie was the creator and instructor for the "Kids in Kollege Summer Dance Program" at Cecil Community College. She has used her extensive training to perform professionally.