Stites Performing Arts Center

Stites Performing Arts Center is aligned with the Kelly Kadet Baton Corp. Many of our dance classes include baton twirling in the curriculum and participate in local baton twirling events. In addition, Stites offers baton classes for ages 8 & up.

Adult classes are available for drop-in students when space permits, offering comfortable clothing options for easy movement or dance attire that aligns with the studio's dress code.

Youth classes are available for siblings or friends to attend on a one-time basis. These classes provide an opportunity to experience dance within the studio's curriculum.

Studies In Movement classes continue in the same genre as Creative Movement with increased difficulty in skills and a more mature content in general. These are very fun and safe programs that will develop numerous life skills.

Creative Movement classes include motor skill development, classroom skills, rhythm, creative movement, hula, tap, gymnastics, and more. Costume parts and props are used to stimulate the dancer’s creativity and add to the fun!

Singing classes are offered as part of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Theater classes are included in the curriculum to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Gymnastics classes are available to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Juggling instruction is part of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Baton classes are offered to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Hawaiian dance classes are included in the curriculum to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Theater & Character Jazz classes are designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Tap dance classes are a component of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Hip Hop dance classes are offered to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Middle Eastern dance is part of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Pilates instruction is included in the curriculum to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Modern dance classes are offered to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Jazz classes are part of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Pas de Duex/Partnering classes are designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style, focusing on the specific skills required for partnering in ballet.

Variations classes focus on the specific repertoire pieces within ballet, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Ballet Technique is a fundamental part of the curriculum, designed to challenge and stimulate the dancer to develop a flexibility of style and promote technical training and artistic improvement.

Middle Eastern classes taught by Nemra Khan at Stites Performing Arts Center will improve grace and posture, and will offer participants fun, fitness, toning and the intricacies of body isolations all to the exotic rhythms of the Middle East. Fitness will truly be FUN with these classes.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

Donnie Lewis is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Hip-Hop classes. Donnie began his technical training in Hip-Hop, and later expanded to Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Swing, and Ballroom.

John Gardner was artistic director of Pacific Festival Ballet for many years. He has had a stellar professional, worldwide performing career. He has danced many roles in the ballet classics with major companies.

Currently, Amy is the owner of Prism Movement Studio where she teaches Holistic Biomechanics. Amy began her training under Shanon Barker at the age of three and continued in the Jefferson High School Performing Arts Dance Program.

Shanon taught Jazz, Tap and International Dance in the Jefferson Performing Arts program for 10 years. Additionally, she is a baton teacher who has coached throughout the world and taught national and international champions.

Shanon taught Jazz, Tap and International Dance in the Jefferson Performing Arts program for 10 years. Additionally, she is a baton teacher who has coached throughout the world and taught national and international champions.

Shanon taught Jazz, Tap and International Dance in the Jefferson Performing Arts program for 10 years. Additionally, she is a baton teacher who has coached throughout the world and taught national and international champions.

Shanon taught Jazz, Tap and International Dance in the Jefferson Performing Arts program for 10 years. Additionally, she is a baton teacher who has coached throughout the world and taught national and international champions.

Ballet classes are offered at the pre-ballet level through pre-professional level. Dancers may start these classes as young as Kindergarten and continue all the way through adult. In addition, we offer beginning ballet classes for dancers age 10-15 with little or no dance experience.

Age appropriate hip hop movement and music. Great preparation for dance team!

American Caberet style Middle Eastern taught by the infamous Nemra Khan. Classes offered for 14 & up. Zill, veils, canes, fans, voi, and more! Shimmy, taxim, and oohy gooey snaking!

Give it a twirl! Baton classes are multi-generational - ages 9 to 100! Come play baton with us!

A recreation tumbling class taught with competitive gymnastic technique.

Various styles of jazz and contemporary are explored, as well as improvisation & composition skills developed. Many classes focus on learning choreography for public performances.

Tap is included in Creative Movement, Studies In Movement and some of the jazz class curriculums. Tap shoes are available to rent.

A comtinuation of Creative Movement, for ages 6-9, with emphasis placed on introductions to formal ballet, tap & character jazz technique as well as introductions to improvisational and choreographic skills.

For ages 3-5. This class focuses on developmental motor patterns through ballet, tap & character jazz genres of movement. Improvisational games, use of props, and imaginitive movement are an integral piece of our curriculum.