URBAN DANCE Competitors

Serving the Millcreek/Everett area with classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Fitness and more.

Dance Institute offers ballet, barre, ballroom, jazz, hip-hop, jazz lyrical, boys hip-hop, tap, creative movement, ballet fit (fitness), dance fit, musical theater (musical theatre), pilates mat, pilates stick, pilates machines, and yoga classes for adults, teens, and children in Austin, Texas. Our competition dance teams compete nationally. Dance Institute is located in Austin, TX, near the intersection of 2222 and 620, just west of the Capital of Texas Highway / Loop 360, near River Place, Steiner Ranch, Four Points, Tintara, Alara, VanderGrift High School, Lakeway, Lake Travis, and Austin Christian Fellowship. We frequently offer special master classes with dance and fitness legends like choreographer Sonya Tayeh (So You Think You Can Dance), Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and others. Adult Group Dance classes for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels include Ballroom, Swing, Salsa, and Latin (Cha-Cha, Rumba, Samba), and adult Fitness classes include Zumba, Hip-Hop, Ballet Fit, and Pilates Mat. To strengthen one's core and build lean muscle, we also offer one-on-one and duet Private Pilates sessions with certified instructors. Our Ballet Academy for children and teens (starting with age 3) offers not only ballet and tap, but jazz/lyrical, ballroom, hip-hop, and stretch and flexbility and drill team prep classes, as well as Glee Club and Musical Theater. For young dancers who want to advance onto the pre-professional competitive level, our award-winning Performance Academy takes instruction and showcase performance to the next level.

Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout Program fosters physical and emotional well being through sharing the joy of dance with people from all walks of life. A woman-owned business started by Consuelo Faust in 1979, R&M has become a San Francisco tradition. We offer a full schedule of drop-in dance workout classes at the beautiful, state-of-the-art ODC Dance Commons, as well as local community centers. Rhythm & Motion emphasizes the joyful spirit and open expressiveness of dance. An alternative to the "body perfect" standard that permeates our society, our program cultivates a welcoming, accepting atmosphere that promotes health and well being. We believe that dancing offers an opportunity to reconnect heart and mind and that truly, anyone can dance!