Established in 2012, Bay Area Dance School is dedicated to maintaining excellence in dance education and welcomes young dancers to learn and enjoy the art of dance through various styles and levels of instruction. They build upon these styles and… Continue Reading
The Hathaway Academy of Ballet is located in the heart of Collin County, Texas. The school serves the Collin County communities and the North Dallas area. Not only has it become one of the premier ballet academies in the North… Continue Reading
photo credit: Mikki Schaffner Our most recent interview was with Catherine Batcheller, the Academy Dean of the Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy. The Otto M. Budig Academy is the pre-professional ballet academy affiliated with the Cincinnati Ballet that offers… Continue Reading
Mrs. Rosemary’s Dance Studio (“MRDS”) is a non-competitive school that gives their students plenty of performing experience without a competitive or negative edge. We spoke with Luanne Sorrentino, a Co-Owner of MRDS. She told us that they build self-esteem AND… Continue Reading
The mission of Lonestar Dance Center (“LDC”) of Pflugerville, Texas, is to empower kids to express themselves with confidence through the art of dance. Kate Evetts, the Owner and Director of LDC, says they believe dance is a formative and… Continue Reading
We interviewed Mary Pat Robertson of the Princeton Ballet School (“PBS”), is the official school of American Repertory Ballet They are one of the oldest and largest not-for-profit ballet schools in the United States. They are affiliated with a professional… Continue Reading
Kimala Kelbert, the Owner/Director of Expressions School of Theatrical Dance, has taught dance in some form since she was 16 and has previously owned a studio in Southern Alabama. During the summer of 2014, Kimala and her family decided to open… Continue Reading
Yvonne Racz Key, the Artistic Director of Ballet Lubbock in Lubbock Texas, says the first main difference between Ballet Lubbock and other studios is that they are not a studio. They are a school. They have a teaching curriculum with… Continue Reading
This interview was with Becky Seamster, owner/director/teacher of Becky Seamster Dance Studio in Kokomo, Indiana. Becky started her school because she wanted to share her love of dance. She thinks it is very important for every child to have music… Continue Reading
Lia Malcom, founder and Studio Director of Dance Elite Academy of Performing Arts in Rapid City, South Dakota, was interviewed for this article. Lia said she was “fortunate enough” to have trained at Great Britain’s Royal Ballet. (From what I… Continue Reading