About Windsor Dance Academy

Fun Facts

  • Our Award-Winning Dance Company Maximum Motion performed “My Fair Lady” for all the Fair Ladies on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022, at the Jackson Theater. Dancers delight audiences with Acrobatics, Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz and Lyrical performances to bring this lovely story to life.
  • In 1990, WDA began performing in the Windsor Parade and has a collection of trophies from this fun event.
  • Windsor Dance Academy was the Host Studio for the Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker 2014 & 2017 Season. Many of our dancers performed alongside the Moscow dancers.
  • Ms. Diane was featured in the Press Democrat’s “Town Section” in 2012.
  • The studio location was used on the Biography Channel show “My Ghost Story” (Episode 41). No, the studio is not haunted.

Meet Our Instructors

Diane Donham

Position:Studio Owner & Ballet Instructor
Biography:
Diane Donham (Ms. Diane) began her ballet training with the Carol Petersen School of Ballet in 1969 and continued throughout her career. She studied under Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Romanoff, Paul Curtis, and Richard Gibson. Diane took summer training sessions for four consecutive years with the Palo Alto Ballet School and the Marin Ballet School. She was chosen each of those years to perform in their summer programs. She performed for five years with the San Jose Dance Theatre, two of which were as a company member. Diane Donham taught for the Carol Petersen School of Ballet from 1977 to 1991. She opened the Sunnyvale Dance Academy in 1984 and taught there until 1991. She opened the Windsor Dance Academy in 1989 and has been teaching in Sonoma County ever since. Diane teaches the Ballet classes.