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1902 Jules Street, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

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Teaching the art, discipline, and joy of dance for 37 years.

Teaching the art, discipline, and joy of dance for 37 years.Teaching the art, discipline, and joy of dance for 37 years.

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.

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photo of Marla Heeler, The Dance Arts Center owner and instructor

Welcome!

The Dance Arts Center is a Safer Studio

Important Dates • 2021 – 2022

We’re so excited to begin our 37th dance season serving the greater St. Joseph area with a our 2021 – 2022 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: 

  • Ballet 
  • Tap
  • Pointe
  • Jazz
  • Contemporary
  • Musical Theater
  • Tumbling
  • Hip Hop 

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

Important Dates • 2021 – 2022

The Dance Arts Center is a Safer Studio

Important Dates • 2021 – 2022

  • Online registration begins Monday, July 19
  • Dance Classes begin Monday, August 30 
  • Recital is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 10  – 12


Classes are NOT in Session:

  • Labor Day: September 6th 
  • Thanksgiving: November 24 – 28
  • Winter Break: December 20 – January 2
  • Spring Break: March 19 – 25


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 2022

We are excited to announce our 2022 Recital weekend will be June 10 – 12. 

  • Friday, June 10 – 7:00 PM Senior & DACPAC comp team 
  • Saturday, June 11
  • Sunday, June 12

Exact recital times will be given out as we get closer to recital weekend. All of our dance classes will perform once during the weekend.

2020 Dance Recital

The Dance Arts Center is a Safer Studio

The Dance Arts Center is a Safer Studio

The Dance Arts Center is a Safer Studio

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:

  • Frequent hand hygiene
  • Enhanced cleaningprocedures
  • Curricular and facility adjustments
  • Continuous parent communications
  • Hand sanitizer will be usedby anyone entering andexiting the building
  • We will continue to disinfect the classrooms and building.


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. DanceClasses 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. 

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