The Dance Studio-Judy Y Matassa

Feeling “on top of the world” after yesterday’s world class performances! Please share your favorite moments and pictures here! 🌎🩷

🎉 It’s almost recital time! 🎉

Join us as we celebrate the 43rd production of “A Love of Dance”!

📅 Saturday, May 16
📍 Fairmount Christian Church Worship Center
6502 Creighton Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

🩰 Dress Rehearsal: 11:00 AM
🎭 Showtime: 6:30 PM

🎟 Tickets: $18 each

Tickets for the 6:30 PM show can be purchased at The Dance Studio during ticket sale times prior to the show or at the door.

Tickets for the dress rehearsal will be available at the door.

Come enjoy this year’s production: “All the World’s a Stage!” 🌎🎉🩰🕺👯‍♀️💃

We’d love to see you there as we celebrate the hard work and talent of our dancers! ✨

The big day is here! Don’t forget that this is the day that the TICKETS for The Dance Studio’s production of “A Love of Dance” go on sale,
the title of the 2026 show is released and pre-ordered T-shirts may be picked up.
Please enjoy and invite your family and friends to attend!

Many thanks to all who are working so tirelessly to help bring the show together!

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Don’t forget, come see me Monday at The Dance Studio-Judy Y Matassa starting at 6pm for registration.

Excited to announce the 43rd year of The Dance Studio! Come see us for registration starting this week!

Don’t forget The Dance Studio-Judy Y Matassa has registration tonight 6-8pm. Hope to see you there!

Excited to announce the 43rd year of The Dance Studio! Come see us for registration starting this week!

Excited to announce the 43rd year of The Dance Studio! Come see us for registration starting this week!

The Dance Studio to Celebrate “Stars of Today, Tomorrow and Always” at May 10th Recital

— Celebrating 42 years of “A Love of Dance,” this year’s event will once again bring together generations of dancers for its annual showcase of tap, ballet, jazz, and pointe performances —

Richmond, VA, May 6, 2025 - The Dance Studio — celebrated as Richmond’s traditional dance school since 1983 — will raise the curtain on its much-anticipated annual recital with this year’s theme of “Stars of Today, Tomorrow and Always”, on Saturday, May 10 at 6:30pm, at Fairmount Christian Church in Mechanicsville. Tickets may be purchased in advance at The Dance Studio or at the door on recital day for $17. A limited number of VIP seats in the first two rows are available for $20.

Founded and directed by Judith Yarbrough Matassa, whose career now spans more than four decades, the school will showcase dancers ages 3 to 80 in a program of ballet, tap, jazz, and pointe numbers that highlight the joy of movement at every age.

“Each year our recital reminds me why I opened the doors back in 1983 — to share the magic of dance with the local community,” says Matassa. “This year, almost twenty of our performers are second-generation dancers, following in the footsteps of their mothers who once trained, and in some cases still train, with me. They truly are the stars of tomorrow.”

Located in Lakeside’s historic “The Hub” shopping center, The Dance Studio offers classes five days a week, with classes serving first-timers as well as experienced dancers in a variety of disciplines. New classes enroll each Spring for all ages. Visit The Dance Studio website for the latest details and upcoming events.


About The Dance Studio
Richmond native Judith Yarbrough Matassa — a Hermitage High School graduate and Longwood College alumna — fell in love with dance at age four under the tutelage of Coralease Wells. She later honed her craft in New York, Washington, D.C., Myrtle Beach, and Orlando, studying with luminaries such as Fedor Lensky, Violette Verdy, Thalia Mara, Luigi, Roni Mahler, Karen Hebert, Debbie Dee, Frank Hatchett, Al Gilbert, Thommie Walsh, Jerry Rose, and Pamela Bolling.

A former performer with the Richmond Ballet Company, Matassa also appeared at Fort Lee and the historic John Marshall Hotel during her youth and served for many years as an assistant instructor at the Wells School of Dance. Additionally, she studied with Dance in Disney Shoes at Walt Disney World in Florida. In 1983 she founded The Dance Studio in Richmond, where she continues to teach ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, and exercise classes to students ages 3–80. Each year she choreographs, costumes, and directs a showcase recital featuring her students, while also bringing dance education to nursery and private schools across the region.

Check out the events in the Richmond Times Dispatch this weekend! We got quite a nice write up!

Richmond Events | Richmond Times-Dispatch Find local Richmond events, festivals, concerts, our top picks, movies and much more. Find events for the National, Richmond CenterStage, the Landmark Theater, Balliceaux, The Camel, The Hat Factory, Gallery

Stars of Today, Tomorrow and Always 🌟
Come celebrate 42 years of “A Love of Dance” with us! From tiny toes to graceful grand-jetés, our annual recital showcases dancers ages 3 to 80, celebrating the joy of movement at every stage of life.

🗓 Saturday, May 10 — 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
📍 Fairmount Christian Church, Mechanicsville
🎟 Tickets: $17 / $20 VIP (first 2 rows) — available at the door or in advance at The Dance Studio

Let’s fill the room with love, laughter, and a standing ovation 💃🩰

Chill out with your favorite dance teacher Ms. Tassa! Register tonight from 6-8pm at TDS! Come show off your coolest dance moves 😎