Joan A. Harris
Founder
Mrs. Harris is a veteran of
two Broadway musicals, Kiss Me Kate choreographed by the
great Jerome Robbins and High Buttoned Shoes
choreographed by Bob Fosse. She was a student of Professor George Alexander and studied at the American Ballet in New York under the direction of the legendary George Balanchine. She is a former owner of seven dance schools located throughout New York City including two studios on Broadway. Joan produced and starred in her own weekly live television show which ran on New York T.V.’s Channel 9, WWOR for over seven years. She also produced shows locally for both WBRE and WNEP-TV. Mrs. Harris has studied dance since age three and first started working professionally when she was five years old. She served for several years on the Board of the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education and was elected to the National Organization for Gifted Children. Joan received prestigious “A Place To Grow” award given to her by then Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburg. She was the first Executive Director of “College for Kids” which held classes at Kings College, Wilkes University, College Misericordia, Penn State Lehman, Penn State Hazleton, and L.C.C.C. Joan Harris is listed in both the Who’s Who of American Women and the International Who’s Who of Women. She has also authored two books.
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