Academy of Dance Arts

Our daughter just started in the kinder dance class and she absolutely loved it! The teachers were awesome! Miss Lily in the front was so helpful with getting her registered. We are looking forward to more fun classes!

As a family, we have lived in several states across the US. We originally moved to Rapid City in 1999, and our oldest daughter started dance that year. After trying two other disappointing dance studios, we listened to the advice of several friends and finally decided to switch our oldest daughter to yet another dance studio, the Academy of Dance Arts. With this move, both our daughters were fortunate to start their dance experiences in a wonderful and encouraging environment. Unfortunately, we had to move away in 2007. Only then did we fully appreciate the dance opportunities and inclusive environment the Academy offered to students. After moving, our next couple dance studio experiences were focused on making money, and one of the dance instructors really had no business working with young children. During this time, our daughters repeatedly talked fondly about their time at the Academy and would discuss how much they missed this studio. In 2011, we returned to Rapid City and our daughters were ecstatic that they would again be dancing at the Academy. To summarize, after experiencing two other studios in Rapid City, and two studios in other states, the Academy has been the most positive dancing experience our daughters have ever experienced. The focus at the Academy is about the student versus how to milk every penny from their parents. More importantly, they work hard to make dance accessible to everyone, and their dance productions are beyond amazing. Through my family’s travels, I have never seen dance productions at any other studio of the same caliber. If you want your child to attend a dance studio focused on the student, with a warm and welcoming environment, then I highly recommend you consider this studio. We are so grateful to have been a part of their family.

After just 1 year of enrollment, we have fallen in love with Academy. We have 5 dancers currently enrolled in classes, ranging in age from a very shy 6 year old girl to a first time dancer that is our 16 year old son. These and everyone in between has been welcomed with open arms and made to feel like they belong. They are consistently challenged, encouraged and inspired. The staff is friendly and helpful, greeting each person with a smile and making it clear they are truly happy to be doing what they are doing. Especially with older dancers, we have been impressed by the way they have been welcomed and met at their level. Our family has been greatly blessed by our joining the Academy family!

This has been such a fun and exciting new adventure for my daughter. She had her first class at 11, and was VERY nervous, but everyone there was so kind, encouraging and engaging with her, her confidence is through the roof since then.

Academy of Dance is perfect. Claire is so welcoming with the parents and kiddos as well as the dance instructors. My little is just starting and the trial" class was a little overwhelming for her

We appreciated the trial classes! Loved watching my daughter and son having so much fun. Their beaming faces said it all! Teacher (Miss Anna) and staff (Miss Lily) were warm and helpful, too, making the process and sign-up for summer classes a breeze.

Amazing experience. We are very new to the world of ballet and both my son and daughter have transitioned seamlessly into the toddler program. Very impressed with the staff.

My daughter had her first dance class the other day, and she was very shy and didn’t do a lot of the things Miss Anna was teaching, but Miss Anna was patient with her and still tried to make her feel included. We signed our daughter up for dance classes through the summer and she is so excited!I also really appreciate the ease of getting my daughters trial class set up, they were flexible with me when I needed to reschedule and still made it happen for my daughter.We’re currently in the process of finding a preschool for my daughter, and I wish it could be as easy as setting this dance class up, was.

We signed up for KinderDance and got to do a free lesson. Needless to say my daughter loved it and he teachers as well as the other staff working were amazing and very welcoming! We felt at home. We are now signed up for classes! We are excited to be a part of the Academy of Dance Art

I just had my trial for adult intermediate ballet at Academy of Dance Arts with Miss. Claire, and I had a wonderful experience! It was such a fun class and I felt very comfortable right away- which is difficult for me as I’m a bit shy! Everyone was so welcoming and helpful- I ended up registering for the class! I would definitely recommend Academy of Dance Arts for any dance needs :)