Miss Georgia has been a dance teacher for 50 years, a professional performer of voice and dance, a musician, chairman of the Salem Cultural Arts Commission, Chairman of the Milford Arts Council, President of the Dance Masters of America and Dance Teachers Club of Boston, and a teacher’s teacher for dozens of dance teachers worldwide. She has taught for dance seminars and teacher conventions of leading dance organizations in the United States and abroad. She is also a competition judge for the National Dance Council of America.

During Georgia’s early years, she studied dance, voice, violin, piano, and guitar. As an aspiring actress, she attended Emerson College and graduated from Curry College, majoring in theater arts and dance.

After college, Georgia and her two sisters, Helen and Maryann Deane, toured on the RKO circuit performing trio harmony and dance with stars such as, Frankie Fontaine and Red Buttons. The sisters also performed in the New England area at nightclubs and did numerous commercials on radio. From that time to the present, Georgia Deane has studied regularly in New York and New England with master dance teachers such as, Luigi, June Taylor, Paul Hakon, Paul Draper, Peter Gennaro, Harriet Hoctor, Gus Giordano, Marina Svetlova, E. Virginia Williams, to name a few. 

There was a tribute to Miss Georgia's marvelous life at the end of both 2021 Nutcracker shows. We love you and miss you Miss Georgia - Read more about her legacy here.

Cynthia Marnik, who is co-director of the Deane School of Dance, has taught dance since the 1970’s. She is affiliated with the Deane School of Dance in Mendon and Salem, MA, and she also teaches master classes for other dance studios and has been on the faculty of Dance Masters of America and Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston.
 

A member of the Deane Family, she has experience as a professional dancer, singer, and actress. In addition to her study of dance with her mother and aunt, Georgia Deane and Helen Deane, she has studied with E. Virginia Williams, Sydney Leonard, Luigi, June Taylor, Madame Valentina Periaslavic, Marina Svetlova, Paul Draper, Harriet Hoctor and Gus Giordano to name a few.
 

Cynthia was the director of the Salem Children’s Theater for 30 years, former director of the Mendon Children’s Theater, former member of Boston Ballet, choreographer of more than 50 musical theater productions, former chairman of the Salem Arts Council, a school teacher, Director of a Miss America Preliminary Pageant, and an event planner.
 

Her dance choreography at the Deane School always adds a theatrical flair to their productions.

Jill teaches dance throughout New England, most notably at Dean College. She has been associated with American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet.
 

Jill holds a Master of the Arts in Pedagogy; teaches Ballet, Pointe/Variations, Pedagogy and Dance Company Choreography at Dean College; and is Director of Dance Company at Dean College.

Susanna began studying dance when she was four years old at the Deane School of Dance in Salem, Massachusetts, where she studied tap with Miss Georgia and ballet with Miss Georgia’s sister, Helen Deane. She later attended high school at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, in Natick Massachusetts, where she studied dance under the direction of Sydelle Gomberg. Susanna also received training during summer programs with The Joffrey Ballet, School of American Ballet, and The American Ballet Theatre School in New York City. 

In 1983, Susanna joined the Hamburg Ballet in Germany under the direction of John Neuemier. In 1985, she joined Boston Ballet under the direction of Bruce Marks. Later that year, she received a Princess Grace Foundation – USA Fellowship for outstanding young artists. Some of Susanna’s notable roles with Boston Ballet included the Sugarplum Fairy and the Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, the Sleepwalker in George Balanchine’s La Sonnambula, and Juliet in Choo San Goh’s Romeo and Juliet. 

Susanna performed as a guest artist for the Greater Milford Ballet in the role of the Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker from 1989-1991. Susanna retired from her performing career in 1994 and joined the faculty of Deane School of Dance and GMBA, where she taught

from1994-2008.

Susanna took a hiatus from teaching ballet to obtain her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She currently works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in elementary schools in Worcester, MA. She is thrilled to be resuming her teaching career with her long time friend and mentor Miss Georgia.

An 11 year Equity dancer veteran, Stephanie has a vast experience as a dancer/performer with the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida.  She has spent the majority of her time as an Equity Swing in ‘Beauty and the Beast—Live on Stage!’ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, performing for thousands of people every day.  She was also a featured dancer in the castle stage show ‘Dream Along With Mickey’ at Magic Kingdom. While in a Orlando, she worked with Voci Dance, a modern dance company that collaborates performance art and installations throughout the community.  Stephanie was also a dancer and dance captain at “Capones Dinner and Show” in Kissimmee, a speak easy style venue and show.  She has done film work as an extra, modeled accessories, and danced in various conventions and parades.

Stephanie received her BFA from the ‪Boston Conservatory‬ under the direction of Yazi Tokunago.  She holds a Massachusetts Provisional License in Dance and is actively continuing education in dance.

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