Teachers
Alicia’s Dance Studio has been a staple in dance education in the Rehoboth community since 1994
Alicia Ramian is the artistic director and is celebrating 27 years as a dance educator and studio owner. She has known that she wanted to open her own school since she started dancing at the age of eight.
As a child, she has studied with numerous studios in the area to receive a diverse knowledge of dance.
Majoring in dance at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts, she performed in numerous shows while attending Dean. Graduating with high honors, she received her degree in dance in 1994 and opened her school the same year. She frequently takes classes at professional teacher workshops to learn the latest choreography that she can bring back to her students to keep them motivated and challenged.
Her students can be seen performing at numerous competitions, parades, malls and other performances including the studio’s annual recital.
Alicia has choreographed entire musicals for the cast of The Music Man, Camelot, and Fiddler on the Roof.
She has donated her time teaching after school programs at local schools as well as inviting girls scout troops into her studio to earn their badges. In the past she has taught dance at Twin Oaks Farm Learning Center inspiring boys and girls alike.
Alicia is a big sister for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State. She has been a mentor since 2012 and has found the experience to be fun as well as rewarding.
Lauren Barreira was a student at Alicia’s Dance Studio for 13 years before coming onboard as a teacher in September of 2011. Over the years, she has studied ballet, lyrical, pointe, jazz, hip hop, and tap. She has been lucky enough to further her dance education by attending workshops and classes throughout Southern New England.
In 2017, Lauren coached and choreographed both the Junior and Senior Competition Teams through their first year as competition dancers. Throughout the season, both teams were awarded and recognized for their hard work and Lauren was recognized for her excellent choreography. She looks forward to continuing to watch the teams develop and enjoys challenging them even more each year. Lauren’s goal as a dance teacher is to not only help the children grow as dancers, but to also help them grow into kind, empowered, and confident young adults.
Lauren graduated from Rhode Island College in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in
Business Management.
Gabriella Wade started dancing at the age of 5 and was a student at Alicia's Dance Studio for 12 years, until graduating from high school in 2021. She began assistant teaching in 2019 and became a teacher at Alicia's Dance Studio in 2021. Throughout the years at the studio, she has taken Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Pointe, and held a spot on the senior competition team during her high school career.
Gabby has been able to choreograph for a handful of children's theater productions at Applause Academy in Taunton, MA, starting at the age of 15. These productions included their annual Lights On production and summer theater programs.
Gabby has been able to continue her dance studies at Roger Williams University. She is majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in sustainability and core concentration in Dance Studies. In college, Gabby has participated in the Roger Williams Dance Theater program and has begun learning how to ballroom dance, where she has competed in multiple competitions for Roger Williams so far. Gabby's goal to working with students is to create an environment where students feel loved, strong, connected, creative, and accepted for who they are. Dance is a journey and being able to witness every student's own journey is a beautiful thing.