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About this studio
Sheffield School of the Dance - 84 Years of Excellence in Mobile & Baldwin County, Alabama 🤩
Sheffield School of the Dance is based in Mobile / Daphne, Alabama and is celebrating 80+ Years of Dance Excellence! We are an 11x Nappie Award Winner for “Best Dance Studio” and more in Mobile & Baldwin County. We are the 2026 National Outstanding Studio with New York City Dance Alliance and the 2024 National Studio of the Year with REVEL Dance Convention.
Founded in 1943 by Mary Lou Sheffield-Noletto, the studio has grown from a small one room facility to a state of the art studio with 2 locations in Mobile & Daphne serving nearly 500 students. We are thrilled to offer classes at our West Mobile and Eastern Shore locations + St. Dominic Catholic School for our 2026-27 season. Today, the studio offers nearly 75 classes a week, and is recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in technique, choreography and explosive performances.
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Our Faculty
The studio’s faculty is comprised of 11 teachers, all of whom have trained extensively and present their material in the most positive and professional manner possible. Our Family Based Business is of the 2nd & 3rd Generation, carrying on Ms. Mary Lou’s founding principles to dancers today! Our faculty’s Credits and Honors include Mary Lou Sheffield- Noletto Day in the City of Mobile, Professional Ballet & Jazz Companies, Jazz Dance World Congress, Walt Disney Entertainment, Radio City Music Hall, JUMP Dance Convention Faculty, Tremaine National Dance Teacher of the Year, National & International Choreography Awards, Crash Dance Productions, The Academy Awards, and International Master Teaching across the United States, Canada, Central America & Europe. All ages and levels are taught from Age 3 thru Adults, and Beginner thru Pre- Pro Level Classes. The very best in Ballet/Pointe, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap, and Acro is offered!
Notable Alumni
It has been said that “Dance Training is Life Training”, and we are very proud of the Sheffield Legacy that carries through our alumni. Our students have been accepted into prestigious college dance programs including The Juilliard School, PACE University, Florida State University, Oklahoma City University, The University of Southern Mississippi, The University of Alabama and more. Our alumni have gone on to Major Dance Careers in Tony Award Winning Broadway Shows, Television, Film, The Radio City Rockettes, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Cirque du Soleil, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Tokyo Disney, Saturday Night Live, MTV Video Music Awards, America’s Got Talent, Miss America Finalists, NFL & NBA Dance Teams, National Commercials for Walmart, T-Mobile, Old Navy and performances with major recording artists including Usher, Justin Timberlake, Paula Abdul, LeAnn Rimes, Camila Cabello and more!