10 Best Overland Park Ballet Teachers

Located in Overland Park, Kansas and serving the wider metropolitan area, Beller Dance and Gymnastics is a dance studio founded by Pattie Bova in 1955. The studio offers a wealth of experience to prospective students, employing a staff of over 20 instructors. Courses taught at Beller Dance and Gymnastics include ballet, pointe, clogging, baton work, hip-hop, jazz, lyrical dance, gymnastics, Zumba, tumbling, and more. In an effort to give back to the community, Beller Dance and Gymnastics partners with Project 5 to raise funds for research into ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease. In addition to its welcoming environment for beginners, the studio also hosts auditions for its Beller Competitive Dance Team. Previous clients praise the studio for its flexible hours and scheduling as well as for the ability of its instructors to work with small children.

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the Betty Tillotson and Lorna Sherer Studio of Dance is a dance studio that has been serving clients in the greater Overland Park metropolitan area since its founding in 1950. Instructor Lorna Sherer has received lessons from world-renowned choreographer Jack Stanly as well as Arthur Duncan of the Lawrence Welk Show. She and Ms. Tillotson provide students with a wealth of knowledge and experience in such forms of dance as tap, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, jazz, and more. The studio is open to all ages and teaches tumbling and acrobatics in addition to its dance classes. The Betty Tillotson and Lorna Sherer Studio of Dance is closed on Fridays and Sundays and performs an annual recital at the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

City in Motion, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a dance studio that has been teaching clients in the greater Overland Park metropolitan area since its founding in 1985. The non-competitive environment is open to students of all skill levels, with classes in diverse fields like ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, and tap dancing styles in addition to ethnic and specialty dances. It is estimated that City in Motion serves over 6,000 students each year through its more than 30 weekly classes, its Apprentice Company and Children's Dance Theater program, its Professional Modern Dance Company, and its numerous productions. City in Motion is praised by former students for its welcoming environment and diverse, familial atmosphere.

Located in Prairie Village, Kansas and serving the greater Overland Park metropolitan area, Dancerz Unlimited is a dance studio that offers courses in jazz, ballet, tap, pointe, lyrical, and hip-hop. The studio's classes are separated into beginner courses and advanced courses, with students as young as three years old. Owner Roxanne Higbee has been teaching dance for over four decades and has assembled a highly experienced team of instructors at Dancerz Unlimited. Teachers include the recipient of a Princess Grace Honorarium, the holder of a Chautauqua Institution Artist Teacher’s Award, and dancers who have performed alongside Quixotic and the Owen/Cox Dance Group. The studio is highly rated among previous clients for its warm, friendly atmosphere conducive to children.

Diamond Academy in Overland Park, Kansas is a competitive and recreational dance studio specializing in smaller-size classes for clients in the greater local metropolitan area. Courses at Diamond Academy include tumbling, gymnastics, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and tap dance styles. The studio also hosts clinics and local meets as well as open gym days. In addition, Diamond Academy is available for birthday parties. The studio is open Monday through Saturday and its students routinely win awards and recognition at competitions and meets.

With a focus on dance, cheer, and gymnastics, Kristi's Academy of Dance in Kansas City, Kansas is a dance studio that instructs students throughout the Overland Park metropolitan area. The studio offers courses in ballet, jazz, pointe, tap, lyrical, and hip-hop dance styles as well as classes on creative movement, tumbling, gymnastics, and cheer. Kristi's Academy of Dance has been in business since 1999 and its staff has a combined teaching experience of over 25 years. Classes at Kristi's Academy of Dance are structured with a Head Instructor, Student Teacher, and Student Demonstrator to allow for one-on-one time with each student. Additionally, Kristi's Academy of Dance is available for birthday parties and studio rentals.

Serving the greater Overland Park metropolitan area, Miss Maria's Dance Cheer Gymnastics in Olathe, Kansas is a dance studio that offers clients a wide variety of dance classes. These classes include jazz, hip-hop, ballet, tap, creative movement, and combination courses. In addition, the studio instructs students in gymnastics and cheerleading techniques and has a National Acrobat Competition tumbling team that competes yearly in five local meets. The studio is also home to a USAG Tumbling and Trampoline team and teaches clients the art of trampolining. Owner Maria Imm is the founder of the National Acrobat Competition and has been teaching dance and tumbling for nearly three decades. She uses her experience to select an elite corps of professional instructors at the studio and previous clients praise the choreography and the high level of Miss Maria's instruction.

Basehor, Kansas is home to Sarah's Studio of Dance, a dance studio that serves clients in the greater Overland Park metropolitan area. The studio accepts boys and girls from the age of three and older, offering courses in ballet, pointe, creative movement, tap, jazz, and acrobatics. In addition to a fall class schedule that runs from September to May, the studio also opens its doors for a nine-week summer session. As students progress through the levels at Sarah's Studio of Dance, multiple performance and instruction opportunities open up, including placement on the Performing Troupe and regular assistance with class instruction through a Teachers Training Program. Previous clients praise the studio for its ability to teach not only dance but important life qualities like confidence and work ethic.

Shawnee, Kansas is home to The Academy of the Arts, which is a dance studio that has been serving students in the greater Overland Park metropolitan area since its founding in 1998. With services in music, dance, and drama, the studio has instructed over two thousand students during its tenure. Courses at The Academy of the Arts include tumbling, ballet, modern, tap, acrobatics, and hip-hop lessons. In addition, the studio offers music lessons for the piano, drums, guitar, keyboard, and voice. The Academy of the Arts also features a preschool music program and a children's choir program. Director Tonya Ebner founded the academy as a traveling dance studio and is now joined by a variety of qualified instructors who have danced with numerous renowned companies. The Academy of the Arts offers courses in-studio and at both the Shawnee Civic Center and the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department.

Located in Overland Park, Kansas and serving the wider metropolitan area, Valley View Dance Studio is a recreational and competitive dance studio with a wide variety of classes. These courses include tumbling, ballet, tap, hip-hop, jazz, modern, and lyrical dance styles. Student work all year to perform in a recital during June, on which occasion they showcase the skills and techniques they have learned throughout the season. Having been in the business for over 20 years, the studio is celebrated by its clients for its longevity as well as for the quality of the instruction it delivers.