Gainesville Dance Center

Get the best of rhythm and style! This class gives dancers the opportunity to build both jazz technique and tap musicality in a split-format session. A dynamic option for versatile dancers looking to strengthen two core styles at once.

Two expressive styles in one elegant class! Start with structured ballet technique to build strength and finish with flowing lyrical combinations that express emotion through movement. A favorite for dancers who love classical and contemporary storytelling.

Perfect your technique! This non-recital class focuses on executing clean turns, soaring leaps, and explosive jumps. Dancers work through structured drills to build precision, alignment, and strength.

Strength meets agility! Dancers work through progressions that build flexibility, balance, and acrobatic tricks. A great supplement to enhance solo and group performances with tumbling and strength-based skills.

Emotion in motion! This expressive style blends ballet, jazz, and modern elements to convey the story and emotion of music. Dancers explore improvisation, floorwork, and choreography that challenges both their artistry and technique. Ballet enrollment required .

Channel your inner superstar with this high-energy class focused on commercial-style choreography, musicality, and street dance elements. A fun and athletic environment that inspires bold movement and self-expression.

Strike a pose and own the floor! Jazz for pre/teen dancers is filled with dynamic choreography, turns, leaps, and stylized movement. This class is perfect for building performance confidence and versatility.

It’s all about rhythm and style! This fast-paced tap class encourages strong footwork, precise sounds, and dynamic expression. Dancers learn intricate patterns and explore the artistry of percussive movement.

Discover the power behind the poise. Ballet for our pre/teen dancers continues to strengthen technique while promoting discipline, flexibility, and musicality. Dancers gain grace, core strength, and performance quality through classical movement and structured combinations.

Double the technique, double the expression! This two-in-one class starts with the discipline of ballet and transitions into the emotion and storytelling of lyrical dance. A beautifully balanced class for developing artists.

Designed to elevate dancers’ technique, this class focuses exclusively on improving aerial skills, control, and rotational movements. Great for dancers who want to refine their tricks and combinations!

Leap, bend, balance, and flip! Acro introduces dancers to tumbling and flexibility-based skills in a safe and progressive way. This class builds core strength and resilience through fun, skill-based challenges.

Tell a story through movement! Lyrical blends the technique of ballet and jazz with expressive choreography that reflects the music’s lyrics or mood. Ballet enrollment is required for this class.

Bring the beat! This fun and funky class combines popular hip hop moves with creative combinations to boost confidence and rhythm. Dancers learn to express themselves while staying active and engaged.

This high-energy class keeps dancers moving with upbeat music and dynamic choreography. Jazz promotes flexibility, coordination, and performance skills—perfect for dancers who love to shine on stage!

Get ready to shuffle and stomp with style! Tap teaches dancers to become percussionists with their feet. This class enhances coordination, timing, and rhythm through fun, challenging combinations.

Perfect your posture and move with elegance! Ballet at this level builds on foundational technique while developing artistry, alignment, and musicality. Dancers continue to build confidence and strength in a focused, structured setting.

Acro introduces dancers to tumbling and flexibility-based skills in a safe and progressive way. This class builds core strength and resilience through fun, skill-based challenges.

The best of both worlds! This combination class introduces dancers to the excitement of jazz and the rhythmic challenge of tap. A fun way to explore two distinct styles in one session!

Tumble into fun! Acro I combines basic acrobatic skills with strength training and coordination. Dancers build foundational techniques like cartwheels, bridges, and rolls in a safe and encouraging setting.

This high-energy class introduces dancers to the fundamentals of hip hop in a supportive and fun environment. They’ll develop confidence, rhythm, and swagger while learning age-appropriate choreography!

Full of energy and expression, jazz dance is a fun and fast-paced style that builds strength, flexibility, and stage presence. This class is perfect for dancers who love to move to the music!

Tap into the rhythm! With upbeat music and percussive footwork, this class helps dancers develop timing, coordination, and a love for musical movement. Get those happy feet going!

Twirl into the elegance of ballet! This class introduces young dancers to foundational technique while nurturing poise and body awareness. Dancers learn to carry themselves with grace and joy.

Flip, tumble, and stretch! Acro I introduces young dancers to the exciting world of acrobatics. This class builds strength, flexibility, and confidence through age-appropriate skills and progressions.

Bust a move in this upbeat and energetic class! Mini Hip Hop is all about self-expression, confidence, and having fun while grooving to age-appropriate music and learning the coolest moves.

Step into the magic of movement! This delightful class introduces our youngest dancers to the basics of ballet and tap through fun, play-based instruction. It’s the perfect way to explore rhythm, coordination, and imagination!

Step into the magic of movement! This delightful class introduces our youngest dancers to the basics of ballet and tap through fun, play-based instruction. It’s the perfect way to explore rhythm, coordination, and imagination!

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Offering a variety of dance styles—ranging from Ballet and Hip-Hop to Jazz and Contemporary—GDC caters to diverse interests and skill levels. The spacious studios, especially the Gainesville location, offer ample room for dancers to explore and grow.

Gainesville Dance Center is more than just a dance studio; it's a community where young dancers flourish into well-rounded individuals. Under the direction of Amber DeGaray, GDC creates a nurturing and positive space for students starting from the age of 2.

Gainesville Dance Center is more than just a dance studio; it's a community where young dancers flourish into well-rounded individuals. Under the direction of Amber DeGaray, GDC creates a nurturing and positive space for students starting from the age of 2.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 3-5 and meets on Mondays from 5:00 - 5:45pm at the Gainesville Location.

Ballet class for ages 8-11 at the Gainesville location, focusing on foundational ballet techniques and graceful movements.

An advanced level hip hop class for pre-teen and teen dancers, challenging them with complex choreography and intricate rhythmic patterns.

An advanced ballet class for pre-teen and teen dancers, focusing on refining technique, increasing flexibility, and mastering challenging ballet movements.

This advanced lyrical class for pre-teen and teen dancers explores fluid and expressive movement, interpreting music through dynamic and emotional choreography.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 3-5 and meets on Saturdays from 10:15 - 11:00am at the Haymarket Location.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 2-3 and meets on Saturdays from 9:30 - 10:15am at the Haymarket Location.

This Twinkling Stars Mini Hip Hop class is designed for ages 4-6 and meets on Thursdays from 5:00 - 5:45pm at the Gainesville Location.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 4-7 and will be held at the Haymarket Location on Thursdays.

This Rising Stars Hip Hop class is designed for ages 4-7 and meets on Thursdays from 5:15 - 6:00pm at the Haymarket Location.

An advanced class for pre-teen and teen dancers, building upon intermediate skills in jazz and tap, with more complex routines and faster tempos.

An intermediate to advanced class combining ballet and lyrical techniques for ages 8-11, emphasizing fluidity and expression.

An introductory to intermediate hip hop dance class for ages 8-11, teaching foundational hip hop steps and choreography.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Haymarket Location on Thursdays.

This class combines the dynamic energy of jazz dance with the rhythmic footwork of tap dance, offering pre-teen and teen students a versatile dance experience.

An intermediate to advanced hip hop dance class for ages 8-11, focusing on more complex choreography and performance skills.

An introductory to intermediate jazz dance class for ages 8-11, focusing on basic jazz techniques and fun choreography.

A foundational class for pre-teen and teen dancers, integrating the grace and technique of ballet with the expressive fluidity of lyrical dance.

An introductory to intermediate tap dance class for ages 8-11, building fundamental tap skills and rhythmic patterns.

An introductory to intermediate hip hop dance class for ages 8-11 at the Gainesville location, teaching popular hip hop moves and routines.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 3-4 and meets on Tuesdays from 4:45 - 5:30pm at the Haymarket Location.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Haymarket Location on Tuesdays.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 3-5 and meets on Tuesdays from 5:30 - 6:15pm at the Haymarket Location.

Ballet class for ages 8-11, focusing on fundamental ballet techniques and movements.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Gainesville Location on Tuesdays.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Haymarket Location on Tuesdays.

This class focuses on developing fundamental techniques for leaps, jumps, and turns, essential elements in various dance disciplines for dancers aged 8 and above.

A dynamic class designed to enhance leaping, jumping, and turning abilities for dancers aged 8 and above.

Designed for middle and high school students, this class focuses on the high-energy and precise movements characteristic of pom dance routines, emphasizing sharp formations and dynamic choreography.

A junior elite pom-pom dance class tailored for elementary school students, emphasizing energetic routines and teamwork.

An advanced pom-pom dance class for students in middle and high school, focusing on choreography and performance.

This class is for elementary school students and will be held at the Haymarket Location on Tuesdays.

This Twinkling Stars Combo Ballet/Tap class is designed for ages 3-5 and meets on Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30am at the Gainesville Location.

An introductory to intermediate level hip hop class suitable for pre-teen and teen dancers, exploring urban dance styles, rhythms, and choreography.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Gainesville Location on Wednesdays.

This class is for Rising Stars aged 5-7 and will be held at the Gainesville Location on Wednesdays.

An intermediate to advanced tap dance class for ages 8-11, focusing on rhythm, footwork, and complex tap combinations.

An introductory to intermediate tap dance class for ages 8-11 at the Gainesville location, developing rhythm and tap technique.

An introductory to intermediate jazz dance class for ages 8-11 at the Gainesville location, focusing on energetic movements and fun choreography.

An intermediate to advanced jazz dance class for ages 8-11, exploring dynamic movements, isolations, and performance quality.