About Us
If you can Breath, you can Move.
If you Move, you are already Dancing!
Mountainside Dance Center is a recreational dance school, based in Rappahannock County, specializing in dance and movement. The teachers seek to instill discipline and focus, so that students learn to move in rhythm in time and through space, with a sense of joy.
Opening in 2012 through the joint efforts of Director, Anne Williams, MPT and Artistic Director, Philip S. Rosemond, MDC’s mission is to teach dance in a recreational format, while maintaining the high level of training that is aligned with dance professionalism.
Anne Williams, MPT, has studied dance throughout her life and has a degree in Dance and a Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Radford University. She is the Director and owner of Mountainside Physical Therapy and Lakeside Manual Physical Therapy.
Her knowledge of dance and movement continues to enhance all aspects of her life. Now as a physical therapist, she understands how Ballet helps maintain a strong, resilient body less prone to injury and chronic pain. It also helps to form crucial motor pathways from your brain to your muscles.
Artistic Director, Philip S. Rosemond, was a full-time professional dancer for more than 25 years, with 8 ballet and 3 modern dance companies. He has been teaching since 1978. in addition to years of ongoing pedagogy with his mentors, he has a Bachelor’s degree in Dance Education, Performance, Composition and Direction from the University of Cincinnati. He is a Certified Movement Analyst, and is certified to teach Modern Dance, Lester Horton Technique(tm), Yoga, Floor Work, Therapeutic and Cross Training Methods. His work in elder care specializes in balance, fall prevention and falls training.
Kitty Keyser teaches Creative Dance & Movement for Children. She has been a Certified Waldorf Teacher for more than 22 years, and is an early childhood specialist with more than 30 years of experience teaching movement and dance. She is a Virginia licensed daycare provider.
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All teachers and staff are American Heart Association CPR certified.