Jean Marie Nelson

Founder
Director & Instructor

Studied dancing at the Joe Martin School of Dance in Texarkana, Texas. Studied under the direction of Eleanor Borg at the Eleanor Borg School of Dance in the Dells, Oregon. Eleanor directed weekly shows at the Dells Theater in which Jean Marie was a member of the professional dance line.

Studied at the Eddie Smith Dance College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Thermopolis Dance Studio, Thermopolis, Wyoming and the Shipley Smith Professional School of dance in San Francisco, California. Both Shipley and Smith were national faculty members of the N.A.D.A.A.
(National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists.) Taught on the faculty of N.A.D.A.A. at workshops in San Francisco, California and in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Was also a mistress of Ceremony at a workshop in San Francisco. Is a gold seal member and holds many N.A.D.A.A. degrees.

Jean Marie has worked with the Cadott Lions Club, the Lady smith Jaycees, St. Mary's Hospital and V.F.W. benefits, producing grandstand shows for the Ladysmith and Sheldon fairs. Others include Stanley Parade committee, Cadott Good Neighbor Days, Boy Scouts of America, Bloomer Fireman's Ball, the Cancer Association, Infantile Paralysis, area P.T.A. functions, Hawkins Fall Festival, Holcombe 4-H, Cornell and Cadott Band Mothers, and many more.
Jean Marie is so very grateful to her parents, Lee and Rita Nelson for all their dedicated support, mom's work and assistance, dad's work in the construction business (building large concrete dams) which gave our family a chance to travel, and the opportunity to study dance in so many great places in the U.S.A.

Sheri Harvey started her dance training with Jean Marie over 20 years ago, and has been teaching with Jean 14 years. She started taking lessons at Jean Marie’s school of dance over twenty years ago. She loves to dance and is wonderful with dancers of all ages. She is married and has two sons. Her husband Tim and two son's Tyler and Cole also help at the recitals. We all appreciate Sheri and she is always there whenever help is needed. Not only is she a great dancer, she is also a great person.

Sheri’s has endless talents. Just to mention a few, She is now one of two director’s at Saint John Lutheran Church in Cadott, working with children of all ages, as well as adults. She has also been a former Sunday school teacher at Saint John’s for many years.

Her artistic talents carry her into the art of flower arrangements, for many events, weddings and social gatherings. She enjoys and is also very involved with her family.

Sheri is known as the happy smiling receptionist, greeting people in person and on the phone at Market and Johnson in Eau Claire.

Important: Please arrive 10 minutes before Class.

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If classes are filled, you will be contacted and the student will be placed in the next class opening.

“Winter & Bad Weather”
Dance Classes will not be held any time Chippewa Falls / Eau Claire public schools are closed for bad weather.

Whenever Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire public schools cancel or let out early due to bad weather all classes are automatically cancelled for that evening you will NOT be individually contacted.

More about weather: In Case of bad weather later in the day. Call the dance school number 715-723-8635 check the message. If the normal message is on the machine we are at dance class. (If lessons are canceled the massage will be changed.) Of course there may be a time the weather changes before the phone change can be make.

Girls are to wear regular dance leotards (any color or style) over tights. Tights and leotards can be purchased at many local stores. Boys are to wear sweat pants and t-shirts tucked in. Pre-teens, teens and adults may wear leggings, black stretch pants with short to-the-waist shirts, bodysuits, or dance leotards. No Jeans! Long hair is required to be tied back and no plastic headbands or loose jewelry may be worn.

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