Baltimore Dance Center

Baltimore Dance Center was founded by Shannon Salemi to enrich and promote Baltimore Metro's dancing art. Baltimore Dance Center provides a critical youth training program and a pre-professional and professional adult dance program. The programs include hip-hop, lyrical and contemporary, breaking jazz, ballet, and point work that result in performances. Classes are tiny, personalized, and provide each student individual attention in a happy, supportive atmosphere. The ultimate goal of Baltimore Dance Center is to develop versatile dancers who have strong dance techniques. Shannon Salemi (a.k.a. FUNK) is the owner of NYC Hip-Hop Dance Shock and Baltimore Dance Center. For more than twenty years, she has coached professional and competitive dancers as well as dance teachers. Shannon holds a bachelor's degree in Visual and Performing Arts and Dance from the University of Maryland. Additionally, she is a professional choreographer who has worked on music videos, recorded music, and corporate entertainment. She has also trained dancers in Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Shannon is a Certified Personal Trainer with a Sports Nutrition Certificate. She is a dance instructor who specializes in hip-hop but also dances other styles. She is also a dance camp director and teaches master classes at universities. Shannon has been fond of dancing since she could walk. Shannon uses her trainer abilities to rehabilitate Pit Bulls who are picked up in shelters across the nation. She also helps them become the greatest versions of themselves.

Shannon enjoys excellent reviews, with emphasis on her professionalism and friendly demeanor. The reviews note that dance students she is an exceptional teacher of multiple genres, and they often have fun and are motivated by her teaching methods. Positive sentiments such as admiration and multiple people revealing experiences spanning years underscore the in-depth relationships between Shannon and her students, including how she values her clients. Offering extra assistance to motivated students and explaining difficult techniques, mainly when choreographing videos and pieces for clients. In conclusion, numerous reviews highlight how impactful Shannon is as a dancer and a teacher.