Our dance program includes ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and musical theater for ages 3 and up. Classes are offered year around by qualified instructors. We also have an Elite Company program with dancers who perform in competitions year round. Try-outs are offered every summer.
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Faculty and Staff
Director: Elizabeth Smith
Head Instructors: Taylor Whiteley and Emily Winter
Instructors: Jeana Harpenau, Halee Harpenau, Lexi McGowen, Kaytie Frisch, Aubri Hoffman, Morgan Smith, Olivia Golden
June Recital
All dancers that participate in Y Academy of Dance will be in the June Recital. The show will be June 1st, 2024.
The show will be at Memorial Auditorium. 3-5 Year Old Classes, Ballet, Tap, Style, Hip Hop and Combo classes will perform in the Matinee Show at 2PM.
Company and Mini Company will be in the evening show at 7PM.
Both shows have pre-shows an hour before the recital begins. Tickets will go on sale at the beginning of May.
Sparkle Club Sponsors 2024
Sparkle Club consists of our amazing community supporters. We are grateful for our sponsors as they allow us to continue to compete at an elite level, travel throughout the region, and support our dancers and staff.
Double Platinum Sponsors
Rocky Restivo
Sparkle Club Sponsors 2023
Double Platinum
CDL
Community National Bank & Trust – Frontenac
Countryside Storage
Don Hudson
Freeman Surgical Center
In the Garden
Leigh’s Tee’s LLC
Mazzio’s
Miller’s Professional Imaging/MPIX
Pitt Plastics
Ryan Insurance
Stewart Family Medicine
Tri-State Building & Supply
Watco
Wells Fargo Advisors
Platinum
Apollo Services, Inc.
Backyard Discovery
CrawKan
H Green Wellness LLC
Midwest Minerals
Riggs Chiropractic
The Pitt
High Gold
Kannarr Eye Center
Pallucca’s Event Hall
Pitt Craft Printing
