Directors

Joanne D. Arduino          Constance Reynolds

Joanne D Arduino
(Artistic Director and owner of The Dance Studio) has taught dance in Scranton for over 30 years. She began her training
under the late Constance Reynolds and in 1974 was awarded
a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the
Arts. Mrs. Arduino earned elementary and intermediate
certificates at the Royal Academy of Dance, in London, England and completed her advanced studies with the Royal Academy
in Toronto, Canada. She has studied and collaborated with
many well known choreographers and teachers and was
selected by Gus Giordano to represent Pennsylvania as a Jazz Ambassador at the Jazz Dance World Congress.

Mrs. Arduino has been an instructor at College Misericordia, Marywood Uniersity and the University of Scranton where she pioneered the course "Dance and Movement in Early Childhood Education." She has conducted numerous educational programs and residencies in dance throughout the region in conjunction
with Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit #19 and is
proud to be the first Pennsylvania Council of the Arts rostered artist in her field to represent Northeastern Pennsylvania in
the state directory which includes the most prestigious artists
in Pennsylvania.

In addition, she has served on the faculty of the Dance
Educators of America's National Convention in New York City, teaching ballet for young children.

During the summer of 1994, she traveled to Bombay, India
to be Guest Choreographer for a major motion picture working
with director and film star, Mehmood, India's Bob Hope.

Mrs. Arduino has choreographed for many local theatre groups
and served as Dance Captain, and performed in, the Richard
Harris production of "Julius Caesar, A Work in Progress." In
addition, she has choreographed for Marywood College Alumnae productions and the WNEP-TV performance of Peter and the
Wolf" as well as the Scranton Cultural Centers Theater for
Youth presentation "Pirouettes and Puppets."

Mrs. Arduino is also a member of the Dance Educators' of
America, the Professional Dance Teachers' Association, a
Scranton Community Concert board member, chairperson of
the Dance Millennium Project, and the stakeholders group of Scranton Tomorrow. She serves as dance chairperson for the
NEIU #19 Summer Arts Alive Scholarship Program.

Mrs. Arduino is a recipient of an Honorary Membership in the Marywood College alumni Association for her service and contributions. In 1995, she received a special award from
Allied Services for her work with physically and mentally
challenged individuals. She has been named to the Jaycee's "Outstanding Women in America", and presented a "Woman
of Distinction" Award by the Scranton Pocono Girl Scout
Council for her work in the arts.  Joanne was named 'A Woman of Merit', by the University of Scranton Small Business Development Center's 'Award for Woman Entrepreneur' for 2007, and received 'The ATHENA Award' by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce in 2007, for: demonstrating exellence, creativity, and initiative in her business and/or profession; providing valuable service, contributing time and energy to improve the qualtiy of life for others on the community; actively assisting women in realizing their full leadership potential. The Athena Award

At Ballet Theatre of Scranton, she was principal soloist
since the age of 18 and has danced all of the major classica
l roles. She was appointed Artistic Director in 1991, a position
she maintains to the present day assuming all the duties of
director and teacher for the Senior, Apprentice and Children's Companies, as well as producer for the ballet productions
including the annual holiday gift of the Nutcracker.