About Us

Our Rich History

Providing the Highest Quality Training with the Highest Quantity of Fun

Since 1976, Center Stage has served the New Jersey performing arts community with an eclectic approach for well-rounded training and has been recognized as a leader in training working professional theatre and dance artists. It’s all here under one roof: the best teachers of Classical Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Modern, Hip-Hop and Tap. PLUS, a teaching group of dynamic theatre and voice professionals. Our philosophy is to provide the highest quality training, with the highest quantity of fun. Classes are led by top-notch instructors to provide students with excellent training, individual attention, and a passion for the performing arts. Learn more about our faculty here!

Our state-of-the-art performing arts center has multiple dance rooms for easy scheduling of convenient back-to-back and sibling classes. Our rooms have state of the art sprung marley floors for the highest level of safety and dance ability. Each room also has wall to wall mirroring and the latest sound systems.

A Dance School Doesn’t Have to Just Be a Dance School…

It all started in 1976, when George Warren opened a theatre dance department in a Ballet Academy in Somerset, NJ, offering tap, theatre, and jazz/funk classes. George was still performing professionally and teaching in NYC, but wanted a link to his family roots in New Brunswick, NJ. The classes grew quickly and soon Center Stage was born with studios initially in Somerset and East Brunswick. George then asked some of his professional dance and theatre friends from NYC and NJ to be part of this new school with a vision of brining professional educators with strengths in different dance styles, acting, and voice to collectively mold students into a new breed of well-rounded artists to take the stage in the NYC and LA theatre and dance communities. Center Stage broke the mold and reinvented performing arts training in New Jersey.

Center Stage’s vision and commitment to each student is stronger than ever. We build character and teach skills that will last a lifetime. We are a family of educators, nurturing each student to reach their maximum potential. For 40 years, we have been a leader in the Central Jersey arts community. We are proud of our accomplishments and welcome every new addition to our Center Stage family!