The studio, while founded in Orange in 1933, moved to its present location in 1954 when Miss Mary Alice built her “new” studio.  It was built just as you see it now, a dance studio above, and her home beneath.  It was one of the biggest open space rooms built at the time.  Metal i-beams like those found in skyscrapers reinforce the building, eliminating the need for support poles in the middle of the room as was the more common practice at the time when constructing such a space.