Mary Lorraine's Dance Center

09/01/2026

We have one Preschool Class with remaining availability!

Come dance with Miss Katelyn on Saturdays at 10:30am! ☀️

📆 This class begins September 12th
💲Tuition is $96 per Quarter (8 weeks of classes)

Head to the link in our bio to learn more or sign up!

09/01/2026

✨Welcome Megan Marasco to the MLDC teaching Staff! ✨

Megan grew up dancing at Mary Lorraine’s from age five on, and she joined the competition team at age eight, and was an assistant at MLDC until graduating in 2024. She will receive her BA in Dance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this spring. Megan has performed in the Lied Center for Performing Arts annual gala and performed and choreographed in Omaha Jazz Dance Ensemble’s Evening of Jazz. She has choreographed for UNL’s annual student dance project showing and has attended American College Dance Association conferences. Megan was also a Campus Engagement Intern at the Lied Center, connecting students to the arts. She recently choreographed and directed a dance film called Where the Water Runs. Megan is proud to come back to Mary Lorraine’s Dance Center as a teacher!

08/31/2026

What your dancer’s face will look like after their first dance recital. 😊 💐

Most of preschool classes are nearly full for the fall but our Saturday 10:30am class still has room!

➡️Send this to a friend and sign up your dancers to be ballerina besties! 👯‍♀️

📅 Classes begin the week of September 8th.
⭐️ $35 registration fee
💲 $96 per quarter(8weeks)

Learn more: mldancecenter.com

08/31/2026

✨Teacher Spotlight: THE Mary Lorraine✨

❤️What is your favorite step to teach?🖤
Soutenu Turns!

🖤What is the best part of teaching dance?❤️
The best part is getting hugs from my dancers.

✨Having danced since age 5, Mary Lorraine received her degree in dance from Webster University’s Performing Arts Conservatory. She studied on scholarship with Chicago’s famed “Hubbard Street Dance Company”, as well as such great as Joel Hall, Gus Giordano, Luigi, and Joffrey II Ballet. During her five years in Chicago she was a professional choreographer, dancer and actress for opera and musical theater, performing onstage, in films, and commercials. She has over 40 years of teaching experience, and has participated in over 65 musical theater productions throughout the Midwest. She opened MLDC in 1990, and started Omaha’s first jazz and tap company—Mid America Theater Dance Company. At home, she is the mother of three. She is passionate about bringing dance and all of its benefits to students of every age.✨

08/30/2026

We welcomed our new team members to our competition team on Saturday and met our new dance “siblings”. We are ready for the new season!

08/30/2026

08/28/2026

📣 Adult Ballet starts September 8th! 📣
By popular demand, we now have TWO adult ballet classes to choose from:
✨Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm
✨Tuesday 7:45-8:45pm

This hour long ballet class is multi-level. We give options for dancers to make it more challenging or more basic as needed!

💲: $112 per quarter (8 weeks/classes)
👗: Form fitting work out wear or leotard and tights or leggings. Ballet shoes- can be purchased through us.

Register online through the link in the bio! 🔗

08/28/2026

✨Teacher Spotlight: Miss Brianna! ✨

❤️What is your favorite step to teach? 🖤
New trendy hip hop moves that make learning hip hop fun!

🖤What is the best part about teaching dance?❤️
Watching the dancers improve and excel in combos we’ve been working on that challenged them at first. Finding their style and incorporating it into our dances!

✨A former competitive dancer, Brianna started dancing at Mary Lorraine’s Dance Center (MLDC) at the age of 3. Brianna was also a member of the Papillon LaVista South’s Show Choir team. She was on Hastings College Dance Team and was their dance captain. Brianna was a member of the Omaha Beef Prime Dancers for 4 years where she also choreographed for the team. Brianna’s group hip hop dances have received top awards at competitions in Omaha. We are happy to have Brianna back at MLDC teaching Hip Hop!✨

08/27/2026

We had a great staff meeting this week! Can’t wait to start our 37th year of dance on September 8th!

08/26/2026

✨Teacher Spotlight: Miss Carissa! ✨

❤️What is your favorite Acro skill to teach?🖤
My favorite Acro skill to teach the kids is back handspring. It takes a lot of work to finally get it and the look on their face when it all clicks together is so fun to watch.

🖤What is your favorite part of teaching Acro?❤️
Seeing the joy on their face every time they learn something new.

✨Coming from a family of gymnasts, Carissa started gymnastics at just three years old. Her grandparents own Cahoy’s Gymnastics in Ralston and her uncle was on the United States Olympics Gymnastics Team. After stepping away from competing her freshman year of high school she started coaching. She has helped 100’s of young children reach their goals and loves seeing the happiness on their face that comes along with learning a new skill. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has four children including one who dances at Mary Lorraine’s Dance Center. Carissa looks most forward to creating confidence in learning the new skills during her acro class.✨