A youth development institute, powered by exceptional dance education.

Sherri McLaughlin-Ryan, Founder and Director of American Dance Studios — **Sherri McLaughlin-Ryan**Founder & Director

Founder and Director Sherri McLaughlin-Ryan opened her first studio, Plainfield Performing Arts Center, in 1993. In 2000 she brought that experience to Edison and founded American Dance Studios. A lifelong performer in dance, pageantry, and stock musicals, she built ADS around one belief: training dancers and raising leaders are the same job.

Two dancers holding 1st Place and High Score Champion signs beside Head Teacher Miss Nicole

Our method

Five-Star Fundamental Framework™

Solid technique, real vocabulary, musicality and artistry, stage-ready performance skills, and true confidence.

Our community

Serving Middlesex County

Families from Edison, Iselin, Highland Park, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Plainfield, and Metuchen.

Proud members of

Trusted affiliations

The Honor Society of Dance Arts, National Dance Education Organization, and Dance New Jersey.

Life at ADS

A studio that feels like family

Best friends, big hugs, proud parents, and plenty of laughter. This is what a week at American Dance Studios looks like.

Two young ADS dancers hugging and smiling in the studio lobby

A young boy laughing on the dance floor during class

Four preschool dancers in red ADS leotards smiling arm in arm

Two little dancers in yellow recital costumes hugging backstage

A smiling mom and her daughter checking in at the ADS front desk

A preschool dancer in a red tutu holding a Welcome to American Dance Studios photo frame on her first day

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American Dance Studios · Rising Star Institute 8A Casey Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 (732) 659-4237 [email protected]