The Dance Arts Center strives to teach the art of dance while instilling core values to shape well-rounded and respectful individuals. Through continuing education, our teachers and staff work hard to create an inclusive environment while maintaining age-appropriate content and integrity. Our goal is to inspire our students to Dream, Achieve and Create to help build a better community.
Welcome to The Nutcracker Coffee Crawl! Join us at Art Attack Studio [218 South 8th Street] on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a festive event filled with delicious coffee from local downtown St. Joseph shops. Sip and savor your way through a variety of coffee flavors while enjoying the holiday spirit. This in-person event is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with friends and family and help bring this dance and music holiday classic to life. Don't miss out on this caffeine-fueled adventure!
We’re so excited to begin our 40th dance season serving the greater St. Joseph area with a our 2024 – 2025 dance classes. The Dance Arts Center has grown into one of the most recognized names in our community known for our outstanding staff, organization, creative productions and age-appropriate costuming. DAC offers over 80 classes for children and adults:
We also have specialty classes like Leaps & Turns, Strength & Stretch and Yoga. Our 4 studios are designed and constructed for dance and include a waiting room with an observation window. We’re especially proud of our Beyond Dance Program allowing dancers with special needs to participate in dance classes and perform in our annual recital.
Adult instructors teach all classes and are eager to share their knowledge and expertise. Benefits students receive include proper technique, poise, concentration, time management, problem solving and confidence.
‘Dance Training = Life Training’!
Call or stop by The Dance Arts Center, see who we are and the fun and creativity we have to offer.
We want you to join our dance family.
Sincerely – Marla Heeler
Owner / Instructor
Classes are NOT in Session:
A $15.00 late fee will be applied to any payments made after the 10th of the month. A $25.00 service fee will be charged for any returned checks.
For your convenience, we offer an automatic debit payment plan. Easily create your account online and then enter your debit card information allowing your account to be charged for the class.
Online payments can also be made by credit card. Just log into your account with your user name and password.
Recital 2025
We are excited to announce our 2025 Recital weekend will be June 6 – 7:
Friday, June 6 – 6:30 PM • VIP, Senior Solos
& DACPAC Competition Team Revue
Saturday, June 7 – Recital
Exact recital times will be given out as we get closer to recital weekend. All of our dance classes will perform once on Saturday, June 7.
Safer Studio Policy
The Dance Arts Center reserves the right to deliver class content via an online system in the event classes are not able to be conducted live for any reason including, but not limited to: weather, teacher absence, or governmental mandates.
The Dance Arts Center follows the More Than Just Great Dancing Safer Studio Guidelines which prioritize a hierarchy of safety and wellness measures including:
Privacy
The Dance Arts Center, LLC agrees not to release any information provided by you to any outside organization without your consent.
Weather Cancellations
We will post weather-related class cancellations on our website, Facebook and Twitter. Dance Classes are NOT always cancelled when school is cancelled due to weather. Please check our website or call the office at 816-233-5442. We also notify local media outlets regarding weather cancellations.
A huge shout-out to, Dallas Henry, Head of Brand and Creative at Holiday Inn Club Vacations. Dallas is a former MWSU Theater / Arts Professor.
Dallas Henry's Facebook comments : "Marla. Marla. Marla. I'm not sure this post is giving the TRUE credit here. But you were the first call because I knew you were the perfect fit to bring the vision to life and you went beyond that. You did that when we worked together 10+ years ago and did it again on film. It truly was a blessing to work with you..."
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