Ascending Star Dance Directory
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Storybook Ballet, founded in 2000, is a unique and enchanting children’s ballet school that combines beginning classical ballet instruction with the delight of fairytales and famous ballet stories. Founder and Director, Meredith Mast, is a former professional ballerina with the Houston Ballet. Her dream was to create a school that would foster a love of ballet and teach the proper fundamentals of classical ballet technique … all with a touch of magic!
We are a niche ballet school that focuses solely on children and classical ballet, with teachers that specialize in teaching young children and who have in-depth training in classical ballet. The school’s curriculum is based on almost twenty years of teaching children, and over forty years studying the art form. Classes are offered specifically for ages 3-9, with five levels of ballet classes within those ages.
Storybook Ballet is a non-competitive, non-recital focused school that introduces children to the beauty of ballet and plants the seed for a lifelong love and appreciation of the art form.
Studio One prides itself on offering the opportunity for all to dance. Our ultimate goal is for students to develop grace, self-confidence, and creative well-being while encompassing a love for dance.
Kris Pickar founded KP School of Dance in Sauk City, WI in 2000. KP School of Dance is dedicated to providing an enthusiastic, nurturing, and professional environment for students of all ages. Students are given caring, personalized attention to support their development as dancers. We provide opportunities for all ages and interests by offering a variety of dance styles. From technical movement to the simple joy of self-expression, our students learn to appreciate all aspects of dance. We emphasize technique, quality, and performance in a welcoming atmosphere to prepare students for college-level dance.
We are Northeast Wisconsin’s premier dance studio providing the most comprehensive dance education available. We’ve been providing positive dance and life experiences for over 25 years. Our goal is to provide the best dance education possible while helping our students develop a love and true appreciation for dance. We help our students set higher goals while developing character, integrity, and self-esteem. Most of all, we will give them love, praise, and encouragement. Our recreational and competitive dance programs offer each student the level of training they desire and aspire to achieve. Encouragement, Motivation and Creativity are the basis for our dance classes. We offer a complete recreational program with all students performing in our fabulous year-end “Spring Celebration of Dance” held every year at the finest theatres in the Green Bay and Fox Valley area. We welcome students of all abilities from ages two and up.
MEDC is Amelia’s premier dance studio where kids and teens experience dance in an outrageously fun and non-competitive atmosphere. The philosophy of Midwest Elite Dance Center is to enhance the development of each student’s dance knowledge and artistic ability. Our mission is to motivate, educate, and inspire in an energetic and positive atmosphere. Midwest Elite Dance Center offers personalized attention to every individual to help them succeed with their own personal goals. Our dedication to your children will foster their love and desire for the art of dance! Midwest Elite Dance Center offers group classes and private lessons in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, gymnastics, and leaps/turns. Classes are offered to children ages 2-18 from beginner to advanced. Each child is placed into a class based upon age, ability, and previous training
Midwest Dance Center is one of the premier dance studios in the Midwest. We specialize in cultivating talent in our dancers and allowing them to develop a unique passion for dance. We offer a wide variety of studio classes including Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Tap. MDC offers both a recreational dance program for ages 3 to adults, and a competitive dance program for ages 8 to 18. At MDC we bring in talent from the professional world to continue to grow our dancers and to offer unique dance experiences. We love building confidence and instilling hard work into our dancers from young to old!
Directed by original Hubbard Street dancer Claire Bataille and led by a faculty of experienced performers, choreographers, and musicians, the Lou Conte Dance Studio (LCDS) at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago offers weekly classes of all levels in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, African, African drums, musical theater, yoga, Pilates, and Zumba, as well as workshops and master classes.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic leadership of Glenn Edgerton, celebrates its 39th season in 2016 and 2017. Among the world’s top contemporary dance companies and a global cultural ambassador, Hubbard Street demonstrates fluency in a wide range of techniques and forms, and deep comprehension of abstract artistry and emotional nuance. The company is critically acclaimed for its exuberant and innovative repertoire, featuring works by master American and international choreographers. Hubbard Street’s artists hail from four countries and 12 U.S. states, and comprise a superlative ensemble of virtuosity and versatility. Since its founding by Lou Conte in 1977, Hubbard Street has grown through the establishment of multiple platforms. Each is dedicated to the support and advancement of dance as an art form, as a practice, and as a method for generating and sustaining communities of all kinds.
The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is committed to providing students of all ages, levels and backgrounds who have a desire to dance with a world-class education built on a foundation of classical ballet. With the talents cultivated at the Joffrey Academy, students can pursue careers as professional dancers at companies throughout the world, higher education opportunities in dance, or success in other fields. Through the Joffrey Academy’s programs, students develop a diverse set of skills including artistry, creativity, discipline and confidence, among others. The Joffrey Academy’s high-quality, educational programming forms future audiences and support for the Joffrey and builds the organization’s reputation worldwide.
The Joffrey is a world-class, Chicago-based ballet company and dance education organization committed to artistic excellence and innovation, presenting a unique repertoire encompassing masterpieces of the past and cutting-edge works. The Joffrey is committed to providing arts education and accessible dance training through its Joffrey Academy of Dance and Community Engagement programs.