About us

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 Owner/Director Kelly Russell -Kerr started dancing at the age of 2 at her mothers dance studio "Russell School of Baton and Dance" in Malden Mass. Kelly was also a competitive gymnast. She also studied Ballet at the E. Virginia Williams school of Dance and at The Boston Ballet School performing in the Nutcracker for eight years. She trained at the Sherry Golds Dance Unlimited and Rhee & Rennie Gold and became a Gold Dance Company Member. She started teaching at the E. Virginia Williams School of dance and was also the Director/Teacher for Creative Arts for Kids in Reading. Taking a short break from teaching to pursue a professional career Kelly received the Joe Tremane scholarship to dance at their studio in LA. Later moved to N.Y.C and became a dancer for the Singer Mark Anthony & Crissy Ieiss. She also Performed in Dinner Theater in Chicago Illinois in the Marriot Lincolnshire's production of "Funny Girl" and also performed in "Singing in the Rain" at Druary Lane Theater. Performed at Walt Disney's Worlds Pleasure Island as a dancer for six years and competed on the Television show Star Search. Kelly is a certified member of The Dance Teachers Club of Boston, Dance Masters of America & Actors Equity.  Dance Track Studio is a member of the Melrose & Wakefield/Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce. I am so proud of our Dance Track dancers accomplishments over the years dancing at such venues as Walt Disney World,  Radio City Music Hall, Boston Garden, Fenway Park, Canobie Lake Park, Topsfield Fair and more.  

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  Julia has been dancing at Dance Track Studio since the age of 3. She competed in many dance Competitions and performed at the Boston Garden, Fenway park and The Nutcracker with the touring Dance Prism Dance Company. Julia received a four year Dance Scholarship to Roger Williams University and spent her freshman year there. She went on to the University of Massachusetts Amherst receiving a Bachelors in Fine Arts Degree in Dance. She studied Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Dance History, Kinesiology, along with classes in Stage, Production & Choreography. Julia is excited to be back and work with the students at Dance Track!  

 Jessie Jeanne Stinnett is a dance teacher, choreographer, and co-artistic director of Boston Dance Theater with veteran Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili. She received a BFA in Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory and an MFA in Creative Practice: Dance Professional Pathway from Trinity Laban Conservatoire, in conjunction with Independent Dance/Siobhan Davies Dance. Most notably Jessie has performed for the Metropolitan Opera, Tate Britain (UK), Prometheus Dance, Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna), The Boston Baroque Opera, and Bard College’s SummerScape Festival. Her choreographic work has been described by Hannah Chanatry of WBUR as “conceptually driven performance that unpacks the complexities of being female, and pushes the academic boundaries of choreography” and has been sustained in part by grants from The Boston Foundation with support from The Barr Foundation in 2016 & 2021, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, New England Foundation for the Arts, Assets4Artists at MASS MoCA, and Fidelity Charitable. Some of Jessie’s recent teaching and choreography credits include: TEDxCambridge, Boston Ballet School, Dean College Dance Department, Keene State University Dance Department, Providence College Dance Division, Endicott College, Goethe-Institute Boston, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Jewish Arts Collaborative, and Emmanuel Music. She is the recipient of the 2020 Boston Dancemakers Residency grant award and was the 2020 Choreographer in Residence at Boston Center for the Arts and Boston Dance Alliance. 

Nicole has been dancing since the age of 4.  She began with a ballet class and quickly went on to take classes in tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, pointe, and breakdancing. At age 13, Nicole became an assistant dance teacher and instantly found her love for teaching.  It was in this role that she first discovered how much she enjoyed being able to share her passion for dance and pass on the artistry to the next generation of students.  

During her senior year of high school, Nicole had the opportunity to complete an internship with a local dance studio.  As part of this role, she had the chance to see the “behind the scenes” of running a studio, assist in planning an annual performance, and choreograph routines in multiple styles for students of all ages.

After graduating from Melrose High School in 2013, she went on to the University of Hartford to study Elementary and Special Education. Determined to keep dance in her life, Nicole auditioned for her university's hip hop dance team.  With this team she had the opportunity to take classes from several different choreographers, perform and compete at various events throughout the state of Connecticut, and choreograph diverse routines for her teammates.  In addition, she taught dance classes on her college campus as part of the University’s Greek Life philanthropy program.  Nicole graduated in May of 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Elementary and Special Education.  She then went on to receive a Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching from Fitchburg State University in 2019, a degree that Nicole now uses to design her own dance curriculum for her students.  Over the years Nicole has participated in several dance conventions, including Monsters of Hip Hop and The Pulse, taking classes from well known choreographers in order to better herself as a dancer, a choreographer and an instructor.  In addition, she continues to participate in dance classes both locally at neighborhood dance studios and nationally via online platforms, such as CLI Studios, in an effort to always be bettering her craft.  Since joining Dance Track in 2018, Nicole has had the opportunity to work with students of all ages in both recreational classes as well as on competition teams.  Sharing her love and passion for dance in the hopes of guiding students to discover the same sentiment in themselves is what she truly loves to do.  Nicole can’t wait to share another great season with the dancers and faculty of Dance Track!

Miss Brianna is a 2018 Pre-Med Fordham University graduate student. She also attended the Northeastern University Pre-med Post Baccalaureate program and completed her coursework in 2019. Brianna danced and competed at Dance Track Studio in Wakefield for twelve years. After graduating high school in 2014, she decided she wanted to continue her pursuit of dance. Brianna auditioned for Fordham's only elite hip-hop dance crew, Fordham Flava, and booked a spot on the team at college. She worked as both a choreographer and dancer for Fordham Flava. Her dance crew performed all over Fordham's campus, in many dance video competitions on YouTube, for numerous charity events like B+ Foundation, and at each annual Spring Showcase. Her favorite part about living in New York was attending multiple dance workshop classes with renowned choreographers. One of the team's most significant achievements was performing at Madison Square Garden for the 2017 2K Basketball Championship Game. After graduating college, Brianna worked at multiple dance facilities across Massachusetts, and this will be her fifth season as a dance instructor. She was awarded “Best Choreographer” at the 2019 Diamond Dance Awards. In addition to teaching dance, Brianna works full-time as a Boston EMT and Field Supervisor for Brewster Ambulance. Her primary role is triaging all incoming and outgoing transports for Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Brianna is pursuing a career in Pediatric Medicine and hopes to become a PA one day. She is looking forward to returning to the studio with all of her students for another season! 

 Jennafa’s love of dance began at the age of 2.  She entered the competitive dance world and never looked back.  Her technique is on point! She has held many Regional and National Dance titles including Modeling. Top Soloist won her the honor of dancing in her first televised appearance.   She also, was selected to attend Boston Ballet School of Dance on a free scholarship.  She has judged many Regional Dance Competitions, was the head instructor for several years choreographing the opening and closing numbers, along with pursuing her dream of becoming an NBA Dancer for several years.  She’s had the privilege of experiencing what it was like to be part of a World Championship Team.  All while staying HUMBLE!  Her passion in life is not only to educate, but share every aspect that comes along with dance. 
To enhance every child’s full potential to become their own artists.  Her end goal is to have each child be confident, treat their fellow teammates with respect and to push them to be proud of who they are and what life means to them.  To never give up, as life will throw you many curve balls, you will always have your dance education to fall back on.   Not every child is born to be a star – however giving your best is all that is asked and this education cannot be taken from you. Though her nick name may be MINI, she stands tall in the dance world and her love for the art of dance does not fall short of anything but mighty. She looks forward to this new season full of fresh new faces and sharing her dance creativity with all of you!