The Evolution
of Studio of Dance.com
Studio of Dance.com began as a part-time
pastime, and evolved into a business offering professional website design
and marketing tools specifically for dance studios. The founder of Studio
of Dance.com, Stacey Marolf, grew up taking dance and performing with
the Fresno Ballet Company and in local musical theater productions.
She worked her way to a degree in Art History at California State University
of Fresno by teaching ballet and tap at two local dance schools. Since
then, her years of experience in teaching dance have included the choreography
of numerous productions for local theater companies and educational
institutions. Most recently, she was thrilled to head the dance portion
of the Humanities Program for the Bonner Family Foundation for the Arts,
in which drama, music and dance were taught in elementary schools in
Fresno County.

Stacey started learning web design out of necessity,
in order to market a series of books and school tours written by herself
and a friend. Although the book/school tour project was officially abandoned
once it threatened to take over their lives, the most popular of the
books, Founding Fathers
& Mothers: A Fieldtrip to 18th
Century America, can still be purchased through Amazon.com.
After discovering, through the development of the school
tours and curriculum books, that research, design and 'plugging away
at the computer' held great appeal, Stacey began the process of learning
web design. However, she couldn't imagine giving up the world of dance
entirely. During several extended searches on the internet, she realized
that dance schools were underserved by the web design community. No
company seemed to exist that catered specifically to the needs of dance
studio owners. Energized by the possibilities, Stacey went back to school
to learn the ins and outs of small business and web design, and in the
process developed the idea for Studio of Dance.com.
The mission of Studio of Dance.com is to bring studios
and dancers together through affordable, high-quality websites. We would
love the opportunity to become partners in the marketing of your dance
studio, and want to take the stress out of owning a website so that
you can focus on running your business. Please feel free to contact
us with any questions. We look forward to working with you!