Just a Reminder about Parking!

 We really want to thank everyone for their patience in dealing with a packed parking lot. The situation should improve as new families at Front & Center become more acclimated.

 In order to help alleviate the problem, we want to remind everyone that the entrance is to the left of the building and the exit is to the right. Double parking along the back of the building is a safety issue and is strictly prohibited. Waiting in the car for your child to come out is also problematic because it blocks the entire parking lot. 

  In the event that our parking lot is full, you may also park on the side street in front of Front & Center. Many times the other buildings on Victory Road are empty, especially on

Saturdays and early evenings. 

   In addition to teaching ballet, pointe and coaching at Front & Center, Lynne Grossman is on faculty at New Jersey Ballet, Montclair State University's dance department, and since 2005, is a guest artist at the Academy for Visual and Performing Arts in Denville, NJ. She also serves as adviser and guest teacher at Dance Institute in Austin, TX. In 1993 she received the College of Fine Arts Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Grossman studied extensively with Fred Danieli and is a protégé of renowned master ballet teacher Gabriela Darvash. She danced with the Garden State Ballet, Israel Ballet, Austin Ballet Theatre, Sharir Modern Dance Company, and the Texas National Dance Theatre in Austin as co-founder and director of the Dance Theatre Academy. Ms Grossman danced principal roles in classics such as The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, andSleeping Beauty, and performed Balanchine works including Serenade, Symphony in C, Concerto Borocco, and Valse Fantasie. She also performed works by choreographers Doug Verone and David Parsons and many original works by contemporary artists. At Radio City Music Hall, Ms Grossman performed in over 300 shows as both a ballet and jazz dancer. She has taught extensively in the NJ area and nationally, including five summers at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, catering to gifted young dancers.

Meet Mr. James!

(Voice)

Winner of the

Payne Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in Music Theatre, James most recently appeared as Mark Cohen in Rent under the direction of Jose Zayas. Some favorite credits include Henry in Next to Normal, Abraham in Altar Boyz, and Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain. Select on camera credits include ABC's Primetime: What Would You Do?, A&E's Fugitive Chronicles, and Nickelodeon's Mega Music Festival.  Favorite classical performances include Rossini's Stabat Mater and Bach's Magnificat.  

  A fan of singing and vocal pedagogy, James can be heard on the CD that accompanies the new book, Singing Exercises for Dummies by Dr. Pamelia S. Phillips.  A graduate of the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts, James is happy to share his craft and passion for singing with the students at Front and Center.