DanceVisions, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation co-founded by Margot Parsons in 1982. It has presented her work over the years and for seven years produced the highly acclaimed Dance on the Top Floor, an evening of dance featuring renowned choreographers from Boston, Chicago, New York, Pennsylvania, and other states.

Margot Parsons’ passion to choreograph motivates her to create new works each year, two for her company and two for the Ballet Repertory class at Boston University. As DanceVisions, Inc. enters its 25th year, the Company will continue to present original ballet based choreography, to introduce audiences to established and new choreographers, and to provide performance opportunities to dancers.

Our Mission

DanceVisions, Inc. is committed to producing original ballet based choreography, to introducing audiences to established and new choreographers, and to providing performance opportunities to dancers.

Our Producers

Margot Parsons
Margot Parsons did her first plié at age eight, made her first dance at fourteen, and was invited to join Ballet Theater at fifteen. She trained in Chicago with Richard Ellis and Christine DuBoulay; in New York with Richard Thomas and Barbara Fallis, with Maggie Black, at the Martha Graham Studio; and danced with Choreoconcerts, Yuriko, Larry Richardson, The Ballet Ensemble of New York, and in the City Center production of "The King and I," and was invited to work in the companies of Pearl Lang and Agnes DeMille. In Boston she performed with Dorothy Hershkowitz, Ken Pierce, and in the original cast of “A Dancer’s Christmas.” She got her BS at the University of Wisconsin and her MA with honors at the University of Utah. Currently she teaches ballet at Boston University, Boston College, Harvard University, Dance Complex, Suffolk University, produces shows, and continues to choreograph and perform. Her past teaching was at The New School of Social Research in New York, Hunter College, The Spence School, The Cambridge School of Weston, Dean College, The Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts, and Bradford College where she initiated the dance major program. For three years she served as Director of Marketing for the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble and for six years was a member of the Board of the Boston Dance Alliance. She has created over sixty works that have been performed by her company, the Ballet Repertory class at Boston University, Wellesley College Dance Group, and Boston Ballet II. She is a co-founder of DanceVisions, Inc. and Dance on the Top Floor. In 1999 she was awarded the Dance Belt for her contribution to dance in Boston. Due to the care of David Newton, chiropractor, and Zachary Parsons, acupuncturist, dance remains an ongoing intrigue of delight.

Eve S. Rounds
In addition to co-producing Dance on the Top Floor, Eve has danced locally with the Margot Parsons Dance Company and the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble. Eve received her ballet training at the School of American Ballet where as a student she performed with New York City Ballet. In addition to producing and performing, Eve serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations. Currently she is a Trustee of Boston Ballet and a member of the Advisory Council for the School of American Ballet. Eve lives in Brookline, MA with her husband and three sons.

Patricia Strauss
Patricia Strauss’ performing and choreographic experience ranges from classical ballet through Broadway musicals, modern, and jazz-ballet. She has performed with several dance companies including Principal Dancer for Les Ballet-Jazz de Montreal, Minnesota Dance Company, Rondo Dance Theater, Joyce Trislers’ Dancecompany, and Het National Ballet of Holland’s Opera Ballet. In addition to performing, Ms. Strauss has taught ballet, modern, and jazz with many major dance studios and been resident and guest teacher for the School of Richmond Ballet, New World School of the Arts, Walt Disney World, Audre Mendel and Jurgen Schneider’s Vaganova Seminar, Lake Michigan College, Urdang Academy of London, Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Eddy Toussaint, Ballet Florida, Harvard University, and Harvard Ballet Company. She has choreographed extensively for dance companies, television, film, and musical theater, and was the director of her own company and school in Miami. While residing in Boston she was an instructor of dance at Suffolk University, Emmanuel College, Boston College, co-producer of Dance on the Top Floor, resident choreographer for Turtle Lane Playhouse and for eleven years a full-time classical ballet teacher for the Boston Ballet School. Ms. Strauss is currently a full-time faculty member for the Miami City Ballet School teaching intermediate to advanced level ballet.