What her students have said:

Reviews of DanceFIT Studio

"Gina Fay came to dance with us today. She was FABULOUS! Gina's dancing activities were age appropriate, fast paced to keep high interest and engaged the children throughout the entire session. Ever since Cambridge has had Dance Month I have participated. The dancers who have come to my classroom were excellent, but Gina is the best. The kids and I were excited all day just reliving what we did with Gina. She is a gem. Thank you for sending Gina to us!"
~Rosalind O'Sullivan, DanceMonth, Cambridge

"Gina was very attentive to areas of weakness.  Firm and encouraging in pushing limits."

"I enjoyed being in a motivating group exercise environment. Gina encouraged me to put more effort in my workout."

"My daughter is enjoying Pre-Ballet and her new friends.  She likes to practice stretching saying "I will make a sandwich". She practices "first position", too. It is very cute to see my little girl look so serious about ballet. It ishard for her to wait Sat. morning to see you during the whole week. Thank you for sharing your professional skill with young children. We truly love your warm and caring setting you give.Your class is wonderful!"

"Gina's classes are great because she focuses on the proper technique which has helped me to practice outside of class."

"I enjoyed the pacing, individual assistance with exercise and motivational techniques. I loved Gina's pleasing personality and effective instruction."

"The strength of the course was its rigor and variety."

"Gina is amazing.  She pushes us to do our best, but knows our limits as well.  Very organized, great consistency, yet a good mixing up of exercises."

"Gina was great about correcting us and helping us do the exercises correctly.  The course involved the whole body, which was excellent."

"A confident, experienced instructor who reinforced the fundamentals and was very supportive."

From dancing at the L'Ecole de Superiere de Dance de Rosella Hightower in France to teaching at The Washington Ballet, Gina Fay has performed and learned under many of the world's top dancers and instructors, including taking master classes with Charles Anderson, Nikolai Kabanaiev, Victor Kabaniaev, Lauren Jonas and Joy Petrash.

Since the age of five, when she took her first dance class at The Contra Costa Ballet in Walnut Creek, California, Gina has excelled in and studied many forms of dance, such as classical ballet, partnering, Pointe, jazz, modern, character and kinesthetics.  Her knowledge, experience and versatility even earned her the "Certificat de Stage" award from the famed France academy.

Gina's success as a performer also translated into success as a teacher.  At The Washington Ballet, Gina served as assistant to the director of education in the ballet's Outreach Program.  Teaching nearly 400 students per week, Gina taught both the in-school and the after school programs.  The in-school program maintained a strong focus on music, dance and the visual arts, while her after school programs centered on in-depth classical pre-ballet technique training. Upon completion of her internship, The Washington Ballet hired Gina as a full-time Movement Specialist.  In addition, during her semester-long academic program, Gina designed the curriculum for a Pre-Ballet class she taught at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Gina went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Art History and Studio Art from Gettysburg College in 2005.  During that same year, Gina studied in Florence, Italy and was hired by renowned Artistic Director Amy Luckenback to choreograph a dance for the American Opera "Where the Wild Things Are."  While at Gettysburg, students fulfilled the college's Health and Exercise requirement by enrolling in one of Gina's many Pilates or fitness classes.

Upon her move to Boston two years ago, Gina continued her teaching of Intermediate, Advanced Ballet, Pointe and Ballet I at the Dance Place in Arlington, where her students performed in spring showcases and competitions.   Gina participates in DanceMonth, Cambridge, by teaching in Cambridge public schools.

Gina is excited about the opportunity to share her love for dance and fitness by starting DanceFIT. Please feel free to contact her at
gina@dancefitstudio.com if you have any questions.

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~Albert Einstein