Greetings from Young Dance Academy!

Young Dance Academy first opened its doors in 1983 by owner and director, Sandra Young.  She celebrated 25 successful years in business this past season!

 Young Dance offers classes in Ballet, Jazz and Tap for ages 6½ to adult, as well as combination classes of Jazz/Ballet for ages 3 – 6 years.  Hip Hop and Pom Pon classes are open to students age 8 and older.  Our instructors always recommend and encourage dancers to take ballet as it is the base for all other forms of dance.  Ballet technique will always enhance your Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop and Pom Pon experience.  Pointe technique classes are available through teacher recommendation only to our teenage dancers.

Our dance program is complimented by our facility which incorporates four dance studio rooms.

Studio Room Features:

• Raised wood flooring to flex with dancers movement
• Custom designed ballet Barres
• High ceilings
• Full wall length mirrors
• Sound system in each room
• Separate male and female dressing rooms
• Plenty of parking
• Spacious lobby and waiting area
• Helpful front desk staff
• Qualified teachers in the classrooms

          Dancers from Young Dance have competed regionally and nationally in an extremely successful competitive program since 1991.  Our competitive dancers are selected from our Technique Intensive (TI) Program which evolved from our competitive program 7 years ago.  The TI Program is our source for dancers who see dance in their future as more than a recreational activity.  The TI Program provides intensive instruction in ballet, jazz and tap.  Dancers auditioned for the 2008 – 2009 TI Program in May of 2008.  They attend dance conventions throughout the country all season long and continue to win scholarships and national titles at these conventions.  Last season dancers attended Showstopper the Convention in Wisconsin Dells, New York City Dance Alliance in several cities across the country and Dance Excellence 2008 in Los Angeles. 

  Dancers have performed in the opening number of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Orange Bowl half-time show with singer Jon Secada in Miami and a showcase at Broadway Dance Center in NYC by personal invitation from Frank Hatchett, an internationally recognized teacher and choreographer who has been instrumental in furthering dancers’ careers.  They have also been invited to proudly represent the state of Wisconsin at Dance Excellence in Los Angeles since 2000 and subsequently attended in 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.  They participated in workshop classes, a performance at Disneyland and International Performance Boards where they received the highest possible ranking in all categories. 

  Young Dance Academy dancers have also performed at Summerfest at the Marcus Amphitheater in productions featuring Bob McGrath from Sesame Street.  They have appeared numerous times on the Showstopper American Dance Championships television show broadcast on CBS all over the country and in their nationally distributed videos.  Young Dance Academy hosted and performed with the Moscow Ballet in their production of the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Riverside Theater.  Most recently more than 60 of our dancers performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Bob McGrath in a Kinderconcert series.  We are so very proud!

  Dancers from Young Dance have gone on to perform as well as choreograph at the professional level.  Many have performed on collegiate and professional dance teams for the NFL and NBA.  Many of our dancers are teaching in the dance field and have professional careers in the entertainment industry.  Jenna Young just recently completed a 2-month tour of Germany and Holland in Spring/Summer 2008 with The  Young Americans and Andre’ Kasten recently performed with Celine Dion’s A New Day at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas until its closing in December 2007!

Young Dance Academy celebrated its 25th season in 2008! In March, 33 of our dancers traveled to Los Angeles to represent the state of Wisconsin at Dance Excellence 2008, an international dance festival held every spring. Dance Excellence is an invitation only event where one studio per state is selected to attend each year. Young Dance Academy has represented Wisconsin since 2000. Dancers attended master classes along with dancers from all over the United States and many different countries, performed at Disneyland and also participated in the International Performance Boards where they received the highest possible ranking for all six of the dance numbers they performed.