Spotlight Dance Center

Spotlight Dance Center celebrates 26 years. Studios available for rehearsals, production, bands, dance groups, workshops, and private lessons. Centrally located minutes from Disney World, Universal Studios, and the Convention Center. Call or visit our website for more information. Margarita was born in San Jose (California). She began her ballet training at the age of six at the Miami Conservatory in Miami, Florida, with Thomas Armour and Bob Pike. Margarita joined the Miami Ballet Company before moving with her family to New York City when she was fifteen years old and attending the famous High School of Performing Arts. Further training included full scholarships with Ballet Hispanico and the Carnegie Ballet. Margaret began touring with The Ballet Company Fundation Teresa Carreno in Caracas, Venezuela all over South America just after graduating. Margaret Anthony returned to Miami and attended the New World School of the Arts. She also continued to perform professionally in several Ballet, Jazz, and Musical Theater Companies, including the Miami Opera and the Hirschfeld Theater, among others. She also appeared in commercials, TV shows, variety programs, and movies such as Miami Rhapsody andFame, as well as participating in the cast of The Beauty and The Beast at MGM Studios, Orlando Florida in 1994 as well as the cast of Pocahontas, in which she was both a performer and a dance captain. In 1996, Margaret Anthony and her husband Peter Anthony co-founded Spotlight Dance Center. Margaret has been teaching classical ballet for more than thirty years.

Spotlight Dance Center is a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere for all age groups and levels of expertise, with one visitor noting that his three-year-old daughter began dancing there and is about to turn eight and is still very happy. It is calming and supportive, with something for beginners, intermediates, and even experienced dancers, as several mentioned being part of the studio for a long time. The teachers are excited about what they do and quick to cater to any needs and requests, no matter how last-minute. The studios are large and well-equipped, making every class enjoyable and memorable. Spotlight's adult classes and easy payment plan make it a great fit for parents and adults as well. In short, they offer a positive experience that we all like.