April's School of Dance
Dance School
Why pick this one
April’s School of Dance offers classes from age 2 through adult, including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and tumbling.
Best for
- Preschool dancers ages 2–5 needing creative movement or ballet, tap, and tumbling
- Dancers seeking ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, or lyrical classes
- Students seeking tumbling and acro training with dedicated tumbling equipment
- Dancers interested in competition opportunities and required technique training
- Families seeking a Dance Masters of America Certified Studio
Specialties
- Creative movement for ages 2–3
- Preschool ballet, tap, and tumbling
- Ballet and pointe
- Tumbling and acro
- Jazz, jazz funk, hip hop, tap, contemporary, and lyrical
- Competition technique classes
Certifications
- Dance Masters of America Certified Studio
- Dance Masters of America Certified Dance Teacher in Ballet and Tap
- SHIFT adjudication training
- Applied Dance Anatomy, Movement, and Screening: Injury-Informed Training certification
- Dynamic Edge Acro-Tumbling Certification
What makes them different
- Opened in 2005 by owner and instructor April Barnes
- Offers classes for children beginning at age 2 through adult dancers
- Has 1,300 square feet of tumbling mats plus a tumbl trak, beams, barrels, panel mats, wedge mats, and pit pillow mats
- Owner April Barnes holds a BA in Dance from Appalachian State University and completed three years at Dance Masters of America Teachers Training School
- Newly announced Dance Masters of America Certified Studio status
- Years in business
- 21
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 20 E Ashe St, West Jefferson, NC 28694
- Phone
- +13368461545
- Website
- http://www.dancewj.com/
- aprilschoolofdance@yahoo.com
Services
- Dance classes
- Private classes
- Competition opportunities
- Annual recital participation