Dance Explosion Arts Center

14/04/2024

Look what I ran across today.

DE Competition 2013. I do not own any rights to this music

18/02/2019

Lately I've been having recurring dreams: I'm in an audition and I can't remember the combination. Or, I'm rehearsing for an upcoming show, onstage, and I don't know what comes next. Each time I wake up relieved that it was only a dream. However, this is the reality of how I often felt throughout my...

10/04/2018

All school teachers should read this so they can understand how valuable the extracurricular experience is to children!

Dance — and physical activity — should have the same status in schools as math, science and language. Psst: it may even help raise test scores, says Sir Ken Robinson.

18/01/2018

Growing up in inner city Rochester, NY, Aesha Ash was just one of the neighborhood kids. She'd imagine people driving by, judging her by her black skin. "They'd never know that I was dreaming of becoming a professional ballet dancer. No one would think, Some day she's going to make it into New York�...

12/01/2018

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The cast of Shaping Sound Dance Co. brought their magical dance moves to Ellen’s stage with this wonderful performance! Find out more about Shaping Sound and...

28/12/2017

At 17 years old, Sophie Miklosovic is one of the youngest company members in BalletMet's 40-year history and playing the role of Clara in this year's Nutcracker ballet at the Ohio Theatre.

19/12/2017

Thank you for the share Kayla Brady Jennings

19/07/2017

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23/05/2017

As the parent of a dancer you support your child in so many practical ways—you manage hectic rehearsal schedules, act as chauffeur, backstage costume dresser, makeup artist, seamstress, hairstylist, set and prop builder and not to mention, financier.

16/05/2017

04/05/2017

And I might add, these are the things I miss most about owning a studio! Teaching all of these valuable life skills to these young lives and watching them grow and mature into wonderful young women and men because of it! Just being a part of the over 1000 students that crossed the halls of DE over 14 years and knowing that our staff touched each one in a positive way gives me a sense of accomplishment that will last a lifetime!!!

FROM A DANCE PARENT:
One of my friends asked "Why do you pay so much money and spend so much time running around for your daughter to dance ?" Well I have a confession to make: I don't pay for my daughter's dance lessons. Or her pointe, Jazz & tap shoes. Or her hundreds of costumes.

So, if I am not paying for dance , what am I paying for?

- I pay for those moments when my girl becomes so tired she feels like quitting but doesn't..

- I pay for the opportunity that my girl can have and will have to make life-long friendships.

- I pay for the chance that she may have amazing instructors that will teach her that dance is not just about movement but about life.

- I pay for my child to learn to be disciplined.

- I pay for my girl to learn to take care of her body.

- I pay for my daughter to learn to work with others and to be a proud , supportive, kind and respectful team member.

- I pay for my child to learn to deal with disappointment, when she doesn't get that score she hoped for , or fell during a move she has practiced a thousand times, but still gets up and is determined to do her BEST next time...

- I pay for my girl to learn to make and accomplish goals.

- I pay for my daughter to learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a champion, and that success does not happen overnight.

- I pay so that my daughter can be in the studio instead of in front of a screen...

I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for dance; I pay for the opportunities that dance provides my child to develop attributes that will serve her well throughout her life and give her the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen for many, many years, I think it is a great investment!

Author : S.Martin

05/03/2017

Travis Musgrove Corinne Myatt

20/02/2017

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07/01/2017

Thank you for the share Nina Rivlion

15/12/2016