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  You bring the kids, we bring the fun! Our first annual Parent’s Night Out gives you the chance to get some Santa time, enjoy a night downtown, see a movie or just enjoy a slice of Peace this Season! Best for ages 4-12, we will have games, crafts, dancing and movie fun. Register by calling…

The Academy of Dance Arts is partnering with CLI studios to give students access to the dance industry’s TOP choreographers! Register for live, interactive, online master classes with “So You Think You Can Dance” legends tWitch and Allison Holker! Classes will be held at our 230 Main Location for intermediate through advanced level dancers. Hip…

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We are expanding our dancing dreams to include a New Location Downtown at 230 Main Street! You are invited to explore our new space, meet our incredible team of dancing teachers, register for our Fall Season, shop for dancewear, and much more! August 18th, 2017 @ 10:00 AM August 19th, 2017 @ 9:00 AM Click…

Starfishing: Celebrate life under the sea with our youngest and brightest stars from our Sturgis and Rapid City dance studios! A Mermaid Tale: Be a part of our world and dive in with our mermaids, as the Academy of Dance Arts presents it’s heartfelt contemporary dance adaptation of A Mermaid Tale, inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale,…

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Rapid City Journal article by Max B. O’Connell Journal Staff Writer. Posted February 21, 2017 Click here for full article. 

Academy of Dance Arts Awarded South Dakota’s Charter Membership for the National Honor Society for Dance Arts For more information about the NHSDA, please visit our page here.

Classic fairy tales come to life in our “Once Upon A Time” Childhood Matinee featuring beginner level students. Explore how time shapes our lives through movement and music in our “Time Passages” feature performance with intermediate through advanced level students. Each event is an artistic blend of styles including classical ballet, modern, tap, hip-hop, jazz,…