by Geoff Fox
A new dance studio has opened in Hancock and the young lady who is running it just graduated this past May from Hancock High School.
At just 18 years old, Chloe Wilson has opened Studio C at 53 West Main Street, next to Martha’s House, in Hancock.
Wilson has been dancing for 12 years, after getting into cheerleading.
She said she became friends with someone who was in dance which led her to wanting to try dance.
“Ever since, I’ve loved it,” Wilson said.
Throughout high school, Wilson said she was “all over the place” with what she wanted to do as a career. Her biggest thing was she wanted to be happy with what she wanted to do.
Every time she looked at a career, Wilson said she’d like it, but not love it.
When the dance studio she was attending closed, she decided to open her own studio.
“I love doing dance; it’s what I love to do,” she said.
Over the summer, Wilson held a summer camp which she said went “really good” with students from ages 3 to 11.
Most of the kids from that camp registered last week for her regular classes.
Wilson said the classes would be different as she would be teaching various styles of dance at her studio.
From September through December, Wilson said classes would be focused on skills and technique as well as teaching the basics to those newer to dance.
From January through April, Wilson said they’d be working on dances for their end of the year recital.
Each age group, she said, would be meeting once a week. Those age groups range from 3 to 5 year old, 6 to 8 year olds, 9 to 12 year olds, 13 to 18 year olds, and some adult classes as well.
Wilson had 65 students sign up prior to the open houses.
Wilson said she got in touch with Debbie Cohill who told her the space next to Martha’s House was open and available to be rented.
She then met Jackie Daley, who owns the building.
“As soon as I met her, she absolutely loved the idea of opening a dance studio, so she just let me have the space,” Wilson said.
Wilson is teaching the dance classes in the evenings, and is attending college during the day.
She added she’d have about an hour in between her college classes and dance classes to breathe and do homework.
Studio C held an open house this past weekend with Sunday being the final day for late registrations for the upcoming classes.
Anyone interested in joining Studio C for classes will have to wait for signups, and can contact the studio by email at [email protected].
