It’s that time of year when dance studios are ready to welcome new students! There are a LOT of studios in our area, and we did some digging to get all the details on some of the best. Happy dancing
Komotion Dance Program (Danville)
Offerings: Ballet, Pre-Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro, Tap, Modern, Irish Step
Cost: $45/month per class, each additional class $30/month–offering sibling discount of 20% of tuition
Open House: Wednesday, August 24, 5:00-7:30pm
Classes/Registration Start: August 24 @ midnight
Bloomsburg School of Dance
Offerings: Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Acrobatics, Ballroom, Triple Threat
Cost: They offer unique Mini-Mester programs for 2-6 year olds, which are 6 week sessions of a class for $95. Year round tuition is $450 (or $50/month), and also includes a registration fee and costume fees. There are discounts for multiple classes taken and sibling discounts.
Open House: Friday, August 19, 5:00-7:00pm
Karen Gronsky School of Dance (Danville)
Offerings: Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Pointe, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, KGSD Company
(Competition)
Cost: $65 registration fee for each class. Tuition based on 9 month calendar year, $420. Discounts for multiple classes and siblings available.
Open House: Sunday, August 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Classes/Registration Start: September 12
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Allison’s Dance Company (Berwick)
Offerings: Acro dance, Ballet, Lyrical , Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Tumbling, Stretching, Contortion and Mommy & Me classes
Strictly Ballet (Lewisburg)
Offerings: Pre Ballet, Ballet, Pointe
Cost: Ballet Movement: $7.50/class or $35/5 Class Card. All other levels/classes: $13/class; $63/5 Class Card; $120/10 Class Card; $230/20 Class Card. Siblings may share a card for a family discount
Classes/Registration Start: August 22nd
The Conservatory of Extraordinary Dance (Danville)
Offerings: Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Irish Step, Theatre, Hip Hop, Ballroom, Dance Fitness/Barre, Tap,
Choreography, Lyrical/Contemporary/Modern
Cost: $40/first one hour class; $15/each additional one hour class $20/first half hour class; $10/each additional half hour class. Discounts available for multiple classes and siblings.
Open House: Saturday, September 17th
Classes/Registration Start: rolling/happening now
Northern Columbia Ballet (Benton)
Offerings: They have ballet classes for children ages 3 through high school, pointe for advanced dancers, and jazz dance for ages 6 through high school. They also offer a weekly Adult Dance class, that is a mix of styles plus barre workouts.
Cost: Ballet starts at $200 for the session (August through December-16 weeks) for dancers doing one hour per week, and older students dancing twice per week ends at $300 for the session. Adult Dance is $135 for the 16 weeks.
Open House: No, but students can take a trial class free of charge
Classes/Registration Start: Enrollment now through end of September, then opens again in January. If you enroll by September, you are able to participate in their Nutcracker production.
DanceWorks by Amber (Bloomsburg)
Offerings: Ballet, jazz, acro, hip hop, African, contemporary, Irish, and tap.
Cost: $385 per year for one class, with discounts available for multiple classes and siblings.
Open House: Tuesday, August 30th 4:30-6:30
Catherine Treon School of Dance (Danville & Sunbury)
Offerings: ballet, tap, jazz, Irish step, pointe, and hip-hop/funk
Cost: $48/ monthly class; $10/each additional monthly class
Students can try their first class for free
Classes/Registration Start: Rolling/happening now (September)!