About Us

Celebrating our 19th Year!

Located on 48 Foster Avenue in Bridgehampton, New York Studio 3 is centrally situated in the Hamptons and our dancers represent schools, both public and private from Southampton to Montauk.  Our 1000 sq. ft. dance facility is equipped with a professionally sprung, sub-floor and double hard wood barres. We offer both school year and summer classes in Classical Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Theatre Dance, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Modern. Since we began in 2005 Studio 3 has been the home of hundreds of dancers from toddlers to seniors.

STUDIO 3’s mission is to provide a professional environment where children and adults can learn the art of dance. A non competitive and supportive dance environment, Studio 3 focuses on teaching the fundamentals of proper technique via certified and experienced dance instructors who instill in their students confidence in physical artistic expression.

Our specialization

Ballet
Pointe
Hip Hop
Tap
Theatre Dance

Meet the Team

Diane Shumway

Diane Shumway

Founder of Studio 3 - Ballet / Tap

Artistic Director and founder of Studio 3, Diane Shumway has been teaching dance in the Hamptons for 25 years. Certified by Dance Educators of America to teach Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and Acrobatics in Levels 1 to 3, Diane studied with Charles Kelley, Raymond Lukens, Mark Santoro, Steve Sirico, David Scala and Louis Kavoris. She began dancing at the age of 6, receiving formal training with Genevieve Manning. Diane has conceptualized and choreographed over 18 productions for Studio 3. She is a certified Leap and Learn instructor. Diane@dancestudio3.com

Meredith Shumway

Meredith Shumway

Ballet / Lyrical / Pointe

began her formal ballet training at the age of 14 with Maggie Black. She has trained at the Kirov Academy of Ballet Summer Intensive and received a full scholarship to the American Ballet Theater summer program. Meredith studied ballet at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where she was a member of the Mississippi Dance Company. She graduated from Ole Miss where she was on the Hop-Hop dance team. Meredith has choreographed and performed in numerous Studio 3 productions as well as for organizations such as Dancers Responding to AIDS, Relay For Life and Hurricane Sandy Relief Benefit- broadcast by LTV.

Connor Hubbard

Connor Hubbard

Theatre Dance / Tap

Connor is originally from New York City but recently relocated to Hampton Bays. He‘s performed professionally across the country for several years in musicals such as Mary Poppins, Hello Dolly!, Saturday Night Fever and many others. He’s trained extensively at both Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. He is incredibly passionate about musical theatre and can’t wait to teach at Studio3!

Brooke Bierfriend

Brooke Bierfriend

Hip Hop / Ballet

Brooke brings extensive dance experience to Studio 3. She has studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, American Ballet Theater, Ballet West, Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet and The Rock School for Dance Education. At The University of Tampa, she continued teaching while actively participating in dance team and productions. Brooke’s classes focus on strength, grace and fun.

Mya Davis

Mya Davis

Ballet

Mya Davis was born and raised in Sag Harbor, NY. She found her love for dance as a child at a performing arts summer camp where she began her ballet training. She is an alum of Studio 3 where she was a featured dancer in many of our spring and winters shows. She attended the Joffrey Ballet Summer Program and Martha Graham’s Pre Professional Program, both in New York City. For the past year Mya has been teaching dance and gymnastics in Charleston, SC at Dance Moves Studio and local High Schools. She recently relocated back to Long Island to join the Studio 3 team.