Dale Serrano Dance Studios
The Dale Serrano Dance Studios is a chain of dance studios with 15 locations in the Birmingham area. Its home office is at 774 Shades Mountain Plaza in Bluff Park.
The school was founded in 1954 by Huel and Vera Murphy as the Studio of Professional Arts, operating from space at 209½ 22nd Street North. Mrs Murphy's sons Ralph and Dale Serrano, Sr served as instructors from the time they were barely teenagers. After the Murphys left, Dale's wife Becky took over administration of the school, which at one time boasted 27 locations. Dale Serrano, Jr took over the business and re-named it Dale Serrano Dance Studios.
Through its history, the studio has offered lessons in tap, ballet, baton-twirling, modern dance, acrobatic, personality singing, ballroom dance and jazz dance.
Locations
- 774 Shades Mountain Plaza, Bluff Park
- South Highland Dayschool, 2035 Highland Avenue, Birmingham
- Bessemer Family YMCA, 1501 4th Avenue Southwest
- Gardendale Civic Center, 970 Main Street, Gardendale
- Leeds Elementary School, 950 Ashville Road, Leeds
- Oak Mountain Intermediate School, 5486 Caldwell Mill Road
- Primrose School at Liberty Park, 1800 Urban Center Parkway, Liberty Park
- Primrose School of Meadowbrook, 3855 Meadowbrook Road
- Shades Mountain Christian School, 2290 Old Tyler Road, Hoover
- Celebrations, 3005 Main Street, Pell City
- Victory Christian School, 154 Victory Lane, Pell City
- John C. Yarbrough Community Center, 215 Parkway Drive, Trussville
- Liberty Crossings United Methodist Church, 5125 Sicard Hollow Road, Vestavia Hills
- Hartselle Park and Recreation Center, Hartselle, Morgan County
former locations
References
- Keresztessy, Jim (March 2014) "Dale Serrano". Birmingham Rewound - accessed February 21, 2014
External links
- Dale Serrano Dance Studios website