Dance With Mitzi

Welcome to Dance With Mitzi, a beloved and deeply established institution for dance education right here in Boonville, North Carolina. With an incredible legacy spanning over 40 seasons, Dance With Mitzi has been a cornerstone of the Yadkin County arts community, nurturing generations of dancers and fostering a profound love for the art form. This studio is more than just a place to learn steps; it's a vibrant "second home" to its students, built on a philosophy of "Love First, Dance Second."

Under the guidance of owner Mitzi Davis, Dance With Mitzi is committed to providing a comprehensive and joyful dance experience. The mission is clear: to ensure every student experiences the love of dance, while simultaneously learning the correct techniques needed to reach their full potential, and above all, to have fun! The dedicated faculty, comprised of teachers with college degrees and/or professional dance experience, brings expertise and passion to every class. Whether your child is just beginning their dance journey at four years old or is a high school senior looking for advanced training and competition opportunities, Dance With Mitzi offers a nurturing and professional environment where skills are honed and cherished memories are made.

Dance With Mitzi is conveniently located at 111 N Carolina Ave, Boonville, NC 27011, USA. This central location places the studio in the heart of Boonville, making it incredibly accessible for families throughout the town and the wider Yadkin County area. North Carolina Avenue is a key thoroughfare, ensuring that the studio is easy to find for daily commutes to classes.

Being centrally situated in Boonville means that high-quality dance instruction is readily available to local residents, minimizing travel time and making it easier to incorporate dance into busy family schedules. The studio's hours, Monday-Friday, 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm, are also designed to accommodate school schedules and extracurricular activities, providing flexibility for parents and students. The accessible location underscores Dance With Mitzi's deep roots and commitment to serving the local community, ensuring that the joy and discipline of dance are within reach for all aspiring performers in Boonville and beyond.

Dance With Mitzi offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to provide a well-rounded dance education for students aged 4 (pre-school) to 18 (high school senior), with a strong emphasis on foundational training and diverse styles.

• Ballet: Considered the foundation for every type of dance, every student at Dance With Mitzi is enrolled in Ballet. This ensures strong technique, posture, and grace, essential for all other dance forms.
• Pointe: For dedicated and experienced ballet students, Pointe classes are offered, building strength and technique for dancing on the tips of the toes.
• Jazz: Energetic and expressive, jazz classes focus on rhythm, turns, leaps, and dynamic movements, often drawing from contemporary music.
• Tap: Students learn to create rhythmic sounds with their feet using special tap shoes, developing musicality and precision.
• Hip Hop: This popular urban dance form focuses on dynamic, often improvisational movements, set to contemporary music. Offered to dancers from 4th grade through 12th.
• Lyrical/Contemporary: These styles blend elements of ballet, jazz, and modern dance, emphasizing emotional expression and fluidity of movement, often interpreting song lyrics.
• Liturgical Dance: This unique offering focuses on dance as a form of worship and spiritual expression.
• Competition Companies: For dedicated and skilled students aged 9 through 18 who wish to pursue additional educational and performance opportunities, competition companies are available. These groups typically attend 3 regional competitions each season and perform extra dances in the annual recital. Students in competition companies are required to participate in summer dance classes.
• Faculty with Professional Experience: The studio boasts a faculty of five teachers with college degrees and/or professional dance experience, ensuring high-quality instruction across all disciplines.
• Annual Dance Productions: The studio culminates its year with an annual dance production, providing all students with a valuable opportunity to showcase their progress and experience the thrill of performing.
• Performance Tours (e.g., Walt Disney World): Dance With Mitzi provides extraordinary performance opportunities, such as the 34 dancers who performed at Walt Disney World in April 2023, offering unique experiences for students.
• Summer Dance Classes: Required for competition company members, these classes provide continued training and skill development during the summer months.

Dance With Mitzi stands out in the North Carolina dance community due to its unique blend of long-standing tradition, family-like atmosphere, and commitment to student excellence and enjoyment.

• Over 40 Seasons of Dance: Being in its 42nd season (as of a recent update) speaks volumes about the studio's enduring quality, community trust, and consistent dedication to dance education in Boonville.
• "Love First, Dance Second" Philosophy: This guiding principle fosters an exceptionally warm and supportive environment. It ensures that while technical skills are paramount, the overall well-being, enjoyment, and personal growth of each student are prioritized.
• Highly Experienced and Qualified Faculty: With five teachers holding college degrees and/or professional dance experience, the studio guarantees top-tier instruction across all genres, from foundational ballet to contemporary and hip hop.
• Comprehensive Curriculum with Ballet Foundation: The requirement for every student to be enrolled in Ballet underscores the studio's commitment to strong technical training, providing a solid base for all other dance styles.
• Extraordinary Performance Opportunities: Beyond local recitals, the opportunity for students to perform at world-renowned venues like Walt Disney World (as 34 dancers did in April 2023) provides unforgettable experiences and high-level performance exposure.
• Dedicated Competition Opportunities: For students eager to push their boundaries, well-structured competition companies offer avenues for advanced training, regional competition experience, and additional performance showcases.
• Focus on Fun and Fond Memories: Mitzi Davis's personal goal for students to "have fun!" and for former students to "look back on their experiences at Dance With Mitzi with fond memories" truly highlights the studio's commitment to creating a positive and lasting impact on its dancers' lives.
• Community Integration: As a local business with such a long history, Dance With Mitzi is deeply woven into the fabric of the Boonville community.

For information on class schedules, registration, or any other inquiries about the programs offered at Dance With Mitzi, please use the contact details below.

Address: 111 N Carolina Ave, Boonville, NC 27011, USA

Phone: (336) 367-5151

Mobile Phone: +1 336-367-5151

For families in Boonville, North Carolina, and throughout Yadkin County, Dance With Mitzi represents an outstanding and deeply cherished local institution for dance education. With an impressive legacy spanning over four decades, this studio is far more than just a place to learn dance steps; it's a supportive "second home" where children and teens are nurtured, encouraged, and truly thrive. The guiding philosophy of "Love First, Dance Second" creates an exceptionally warm and friendly atmosphere that is welcoming to every student.

Locals will appreciate the comprehensive curriculum, which grounds every dancer in ballet – the fundamental basis for all dance forms – before offering diverse styles like jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and even liturgical dance. The faculty, boasting impressive academic and professional dance backgrounds, ensures top-notch instruction. Beyond the daily classes, Dance With Mitzi provides extraordinary performance opportunities, including exciting trips to venues like Walt Disney World, offering students unforgettable experiences and a chance to shine. For those seeking a professional yet incredibly caring environment where their child can develop discipline, confidence, and a lifelong passion for dance, Dance With Mitzi in Boonville is undoubtedly the premier choice, promising a rich experience filled with growth, fun, and fond memories for years to come.

Dance With Mitzi

111 N Carolina Ave, Boonville, NC 27011, USA