MEET THE OWNER...
MELANIE CAPALBO
OWNER/DIRECTOR
DANCE INSTRUCTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
ZUMBA® ~ PiYO ~ BARRE
At a very young age Melanie knew that dance was her passion. She began dancing and tumbling at the age of three at local dance studios in the Merrimack Valley. Upon graduating High School, she went on to study Dance Performance and Pedagogy at Dean College, located in Franklin, MA, where she received her degree with high honors. At Dean, Melanie was accepted into The Ailey School (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) in New York City, received the Gregory Hines Tap Dance Scholarship and was a member of the Dean Dance Company. After Dean, she studied music and dance at the Hartford Conservatory for Music and Dance in Hartford, CT. Melanie then became an instructor of many dance genres to children and adults of all ages and levels. With over 25 years of dance instruction, Melanie decided it was time for more than just dance. She has always had a love for many types of movement whether it be dance or simply jumping the ocean waves in the summertime! Over the last few years Melanie opened the doors into the fitness world. She found that adding these new styles of movement into her regular routine was not only helping her physical health, but also her mental health. Realizing just how important it is to stay physically, as well as mentally, active (especially as we get older), Melanie decided to become a group fitness instructor, as well as get her certifications in Zumba, PiYO, and Barre. After successfully completing all of her certifications, she went on to open RISE! Her goal is to offer as many styles of movement as possible to get everyone, young and old, moving and living the best quality of life possible! Melanie looks forward to continuing to educate and train, as well as create fun and innovative classes/workouts for all!
RISE INSTRUCTORS
Mariah Dalmer
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Dance Instructor
Mariah Dalmer began dancing when she was 2 years old. She danced competitively for many years, continuing up through college. She has studied ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater, and hip-hop. She began performance testing for the National Dance Council of America at age 8 successfully and cont
Dance Instructor
Mariah Dalmer began dancing when she was 2 years old. She danced competitively for many years, continuing up through college. She has studied ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater, and hip-hop. She began performance testing for the National Dance Council of America at age 8 successfully and continued until age 18. Mariah also participated in yearly American Academy of Ballet medal testing and studied under many talented teachers including Mignon Furmon during summer camp at the American Academy of Ballet. She has also taken on several roles in the Nutcracker while touring with Dance Prism. She has participated in several master classes including, but not limited to, a hip hop master class with Stephen “tWitch” Boss from So You Think You Can Dance and with a choreographer from the show Americas Best Dance Crew, Geo Hubela. Mariah began assistant teaching as a teen and soon after took on her own classes teaching and choreographing ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and lyrical for a variety of ages from pre-K through teen. Mariah loves sharing dance with students of all ages and is super excited for this new opportunity!
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Guest Hip Hop Instructor
Bosco is a dancer, instructor, and choreographer with over fifteen years of experience in the performance industry. Missy Elliott, Chris Brown, P!nk, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards are just a few of the credits on his resume. With Bosco Dance Tour, he has had the pri
Guest Hip Hop Instructor
Bosco is a dancer, instructor, and choreographer with over fifteen years of experience in the performance industry. Missy Elliott, Chris Brown, P!nk, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards are just a few of the credits on his resume. With Bosco Dance Tour, he has had the privilege of teaching at over 180 wonderful schools & studios. Look FLY™ keeps his cinematic creativity flowing, and BDT® Clothing keeps him looking fresh in and out of class.
Vanessa Voter
Ryan "BOSCO" Baker
Vanessa Voter
Guest Ballet Instructor
Vanessa Rae Voter is Artistic Director and Choreographer for Methuen Ballet Ensemble, a semi-professional ballet company. She is also Director of the Classical Ballet program at Voter’s School of Dance, founded by her mother, Pam Voter, in 1951. Ms. Voter attended The Boston Conservatory. In addition to dancing with
Guest Ballet Instructor
Vanessa Rae Voter is Artistic Director and Choreographer for Methuen Ballet Ensemble, a semi-professional ballet company. She is also Director of the Classical Ballet program at Voter’s School of Dance, founded by her mother, Pam Voter, in 1951. Ms. Voter attended The Boston Conservatory. In addition to dancing with Boston Ballet, she also performed with Ballet Dance Theatre of Boston. Her extensive training includes instruction from Marina Svetlova, Madame Sulamith Messerer (former Prima Ballerina and teacher with the Bolshoi Ballet), E. Virginia Williams, Violet Verdi, Robert Pierce, and David Howard. She has been a guest teacher for Dance Teachers Club of Boston and Dance Teachers Club of Brockton, as well as serving on judge’s panels in both Boston and Brockton. She is a member of Dance Teachers Club of Boston and National Council of America. In addition to teaching classical ballet on a full-time basis, Ms. Voter has also choreographed all ballets performed by Methuen Ballet Ensemble. Included in her portfolio are:
Swan Lake
Peter and the Wolf
Peter Pan
Snow White
The Wizard of Oz
Alice in Wonderland
The Fisherman & The Maiden
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
Coppellia
The Magic Flute
Petrushka
La Petite Fantastique
The Nutcracker