Program Offerings

All classes are taught by experienced professionals providing a positive and challenging program for every student.

The faculty of Shine Your Light Academy of Dance has extensive experience working with numerous dance teams as well as a wealth of performance experience.

Nurturing yet professional teaching techniques are the cornerstone of Shine Your Light Academy of Dance.

Program Offerings

Glow 'N Grow

A joyful caregiver-and-child movement experience designed for little ones from walking through age 3. Together, you'll explore music, movement, sensory play, and imaginative activities that encourage early development, confidence, and connection while creating special memories with your child.

Wiggle & Wonder

A welcoming enrichment program where young children can move, play, create, and explore through hands-on activities, music, games, and imaginative experiences. Wiggle & Wonder encourages curiosity, creativity, and social development in a fun, engaging environment.

Movers & Makers

Designed for elementary-aged children, Movers & Makers combines creative movement, games, crafts, STEM-inspired challenges, and collaborative activities that encourage creativity, problem-solving, confidence, and friendships. Every week offers a new opportunity to move, imagine, and create.

Preschool Dance

Our preschool program introduces dancers to the joy of movement through ballet, tap, and jazz in a fun, encouraging environment. Classes focus on building coordination, rhythm, listening skills, classroom independence, creativity, and confidence while establishing a strong foundation for future dance training.

Elementary Dance

Perfect for dancers who are ready to build on the fundamentals, our elementary classes develop proper technique while continuing to foster creativity and self-expression. Students grow in strength, flexibility, musicality, and confidence while learning in a positive, age-appropriate environment.

Intermediate Dance

Intermediate dancers continue refining their technical skills while exploring more challenging choreography, artistry, and performance quality. Classes encourage discipline, teamwork, and personal growth while helping dancers reach their individual goals.

Advanced Dance

Advanced classes provide experienced dancers with comprehensive technical training, artistic development, and performance opportunities. Dancers are challenged to strengthen their technique, expand their versatility, and develop the confidence and leadership skills needed for continued success.

Adult Dance

Whether you're returning to dance after many years or trying it for the very first time, our adult classes provide a welcoming, judgment-free environment where you can stay active, learn something new, and have fun. No previous dance experience is required—just come ready to move!

Adaptive Dance

Our Adaptive Dance program is designed for dancers with special needs and is led by a Rhythm Works Integrative Dance Certified instructor. Classes are individualized to meet each dancer where they are while promoting motor skills, communication, confidence, social interaction, creativity, and the joy of movement in an inclusive and supportive environment.

Homeschool Enrichment / PE

Our homeschool dance classes provide students with enriching performing arts experiences during the school day. Through dance, music, creative expression, and movement education, students build physical literacy, confidence, discipline, and teamwork while enjoying a fun, social learning environment.

Meet Me at the Barre

A low-impact fitness class inspired by ballet, Pilates, and functional movement. Meet Me at the Barre focuses on strength, flexibility, balance, posture, and core stability while providing a full-body workout that's appropriate for a variety of fitness levels.

Performance Company

Our inclusive Performance Company gives dancers additional opportunities to perform throughout the community while developing leadership, teamwork, and stage experience. There are no auditions to join, and every dancer is welcomed and encouraged to shine. Competition opportunities are available but are never required.

Nutcracker All Jazzed Up

Our annual holiday production gives dancers the opportunity to perform in a festive retelling of The Nutcracker featuring ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, adaptive dance, and more. With featured roles available to every interested dancer and free admission for guests, it's one of our favorite community traditions.

Spring Showcase

The Spring Showcase is our annual end-of-season celebration where every dancer has the opportunity to share what they've learned throughout the year. Each season features a unique theme, bringing together music, storytelling, costumes, and choreography in a memorable performance for family and friends.

Shine Discovery Days 

Shine Discover Days are single-day camps offered on select school holidays and teacher workdays when school is out but parents still have work. Each Discovery Day features a unique theme with dancing, games, crafts, STEM activities, movement, creative play, and hands-on learning in a safe, welcoming environment. No two Discovery Days are exactly alike, so there's always something new to discover! 

Kids' Night Out

Parents, enjoy a night out while the kids enjoy a night of fun at Shine! Kids' Night Out is the perfect opportunity for children to spend an evening making friends, playing games, dancing, creating crafts, enjoying themed activities, and having a blast in a safe, supervised environment.

Each event features a unique theme, so no two nights are exactly the same. Whether your child is already part of the Shine family or is joining us for the very first time, Kids' Night Out is a fun way to stay active, be creative, and make lasting memories while parents enjoy a well-deserved evening to themselves.

Ballet

Ballet is the foundation of many dance styles and focuses on proper technique, posture, balance, flexibility, strength, and musicality. Dancers develop discipline, grace, and body awareness while learning classical vocabulary in a positive and encouraging environment.

Tap

Tap dance transforms movement into music! Dancers learn to create rhythms and patterns using specialized tap shoes while developing coordination, timing, musicality, and listening skills. Classes are energetic, engaging, and full of fun.

Jazz

Jazz is a high-energy dance style that combines strong technique with exciting choreography and expressive movement. Dancers build flexibility, strength, coordination, and performance quality while dancing to age-appropriate music in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

Contemporary

Contemporary dance blends elements of ballet, jazz, and modern dance to encourage creativity, artistry, and emotional expression. Dancers explore fluid movement, musical interpretation, and storytelling while continuing to strengthen their technical foundation.