ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Dance Express - The Lowcountry's PREMIER Mobile Dance Program </TITLE> <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="GeeJella.Com"> <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="Dance Express, Dance Express Charleston, Dance Express South Carolina, Dance Express Mobile Dance Program, Dance Express Lowcountry, Lowcountry Dance, Lowcountry Mobile Dance, Mobile Dance Studio, Preschool Dance, Preschool Program, South Carolina Dance, Dance Programs for Preschools, Dance Teacher, Dance, Express, Charleston, South Carolina, Mobile dance, Traveling Dance, Traveling Dance Teacher, Visiting Dance Teacher, Mobile Dance Teacher, Susan Roberts, Susan Steele Roberts, Grace Weekday School, Preschool Program, After School Program, School Programs, Preschool Program in Charleston, Mobile Program After School"> <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="The Lowcountry's PREMIER Mobile Dance Program."> <Link rel="stylesheet" href="de.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#000000"> <center> <TABLE width="730" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <TR> <TD colspan="3"> <TABLE border="0" width="100%" class="table"> <TR> <TD align="center"><a href="index.htm"><img src="header.gif" alt="Dance Express" border="0"></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE width="730" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <TR> <TD colspan="3" bgcolor="#990000" height="5" align="center">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="3" bgcolor="#000000" height="10"></td> </tr> <TR> <TD colspan="3"> <table width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="30%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="60%"><a href="about.htm">About Us</a> | <a href="classes.htm">Classes</a> | <a href="locations.htm">Locations</a> | <a href="policies.htm">Policies</a> | <a href="contact.htm">Contact Us</a> | <a href="parentinfo/recital.htm">Recital</a></TD> <td width="30%" align="right"><a href="index.htm"><i><font color="#990000">home</font></i></a></td> </tr> </table> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="3" bgcolor="#000000" height="10"></td> </tr> <TR> <TD colspan="3" bgcolor="#990000" height="5" align="center">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="70%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="table" align="center">&nbsp;<br> <table width="100%" border="0" class="table"> <tr> <td width="10%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="80%"><h1>About Us</h1><p> <img src="susan.jpg" width="150" height="194" alt="Miss Susan" align="right"> We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you. We are DANCE EXPRESS, a mobile dance program specializing in instruction for preschools and after school programs. We offer classes in TAP, JAZZ, BALLET, and HIP-HOP. We offer classes on all levels, beginners through advanced. Parents are encouraged to come in for parent watch viewing day. Dance Express also has a year end recital in May called the "Express Extravaganza".<p> DANCE EXPRESS (formerly of DANCE UNLIMITED STUDIOS) instructors come to you with over 50 years combined dance training and teaching experience. Our instructors routinely take refresher courses and attend many dance seminars every year to stay "current and uptodate" in their specialized dance areas!<p> <h2>ABOUT "Miss Susan"</h2> SUSAN STEELE ROBERTS was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the second generation of a family of dancers, instructors and choreographers. She began her early dance training with Joan Simmons and then went on to train under the guidance of her mother Jean Rogers Steele and her older sister Jean Louisa Steele Bradford at their family s "DANCE UNLIMITED STUDIOS."<p> She taught thousands of Low Country children in her 11 years on staff at the studio. She traveled all around the United States training with the country s top professional dancers and chorographers. Her dance mentors include Al Gilbert ("The Pied Piper of Dance"), Mia Michaels ("So You Think You Can Dance"), Frank Hatchett ("Broadway Dance Center"), Joe Tremaine ("Jazz Dance World Congress"), Joe Malone ("The Performing Arts Academy of Van Nuys"), Savion Glover ("Sesame Street") and Barry Lather (choreographer to Janet Jackson) just to name a few.<p> In 1994, Miss Susan began teaching her own classes at DANCE UNLIMITED and quickly became the most popular teacher for the children ages 3 through 10. She diligently worked with these students and became the Artistic and Technical Director for the studio s JUNIOR SHOW TEAM. This talented group of dancers won many awards at local, state, regional and national dance competitions. They held Top Honors at Showstopper, Encore, Tremaine, LA Underground, West Coast Dance Explosion, and LA Dance Magic competitions. She received BEST CHOREOGRAPHY awards for many of her dance routines.<p> Some of Miss Susan's former students have been accepted to School of the Arts Charleston, and the The Governer's School of Arts. Some have competed in the Miss Teen America Pagent and auditioned for the T.V. show "So You Think You Can Dance." Miss Susan has former students currently on the Clemson, Carolina and College of Charleston dance teams. <p> Also, during Miss Susan s career with DANCE UNLIMITED she rose to the position of Studio Out-Reach Coordinator where she began to create the foundation of what is now DANCE EXPRESS! She has designed a quality mobile dance program that offers classes in daycare facilities and at elementary school after care programs. Currently her DANCE EXPRESS program is in place at 25 Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester county facilities, offering over 30 classes each week and reaching over 250 area preschool and elementary school age children per year. This is Dance Express's 11th year in business.<p> Although Miss Susan is a busy dance educator, she is also the mother of a 8 year old dancing daughter, so the family tradition continues! She is an active community volunteer, a cat lover and a fan of Florida State football.<p> </td> <td width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr color="#990000"> <TABLE class="table"> <TR> <TD align="center"><a href="news.htm">News Flash/Announcements<br>Registration Form<br><img src="news.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a></TD> <TD align="center"><a href="awards.htm">Awards<br><img src="award.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a></TD> <TD align="center"><a href="testimonials.htm">Testimonials<br><img src="testimonial.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a></TD> <TD align="center"><a href="photos.htm">Photos<br><img src="gallery.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a></TD> <TD align="center"><a href="events.htm">Calendar of Events<br><img src="event.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height="5" colspan="3" bgcolor="#990000"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height="5" colspan="3" bgcolor="#000000"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="table"><center> &nbsp;<br> <a href="mailto:SusanRoberts@DanceExpressCharleston.Com"><font color="#990000">Susan Steele Roberts</font></a>, <font color="#990000">Owner/Instructor</font> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> </BODY> </HTML>