Spring Break! No classes 3/25-3/29. Classes resume on April 1st. Dance it up and enjoy a week off. #springbreak #lovefordance #powersdance

First competition of the season is complete! Overall placements, judges awards, high scores, scholarships, 1st place medals, golden tickets invite to worlds, special choreographers award with mini speech, invitationals, and a lot of love from other studios. We had a blast at Imagine Dance Competition and can't wait to dance next weekend at Nextstar! #powersdancecompetition

This Sunday February 4th, Powers Dance will be hosting the Grand Rapids Summer Intensive Audition. Registration is at 1pm and the audition goes from 1:30-3. Let's dance!!!!

Our Winter Term started this week. It's not too late to register!! Come dance with us! Visit PowersDance.com or send any questions to powersdancestudio@gmail.com. #lovefordance

Powers Dance is officially on our 2 week Holiday break. Classes resume January 8th. See you in the new year!!!

It may be getting cold outside but we are warming up here at Powers Dance! Our competition team is working hard on their routines and it's not too late to register. Our 2 week holiday break starts next week but anyone can join when we return January 8th! See you at the studio! #powersdance #lovefordance

Happy Thanksgiving from all the teachers and staff at Powers Dance! We are grateful for all our dancers and their families! Have a wonderful day and dance it up! #thankful #powersdance #lovefordance

Happy Halloween 🎃 No classes tonight. Be safe and have fun trick or treating! Classes resume as normal tomorrow. See you at the studio! #lovefordance #powersdance

Halloween week is here! Come dressed in your Halloween costumes and it's also bring a friend to class week!!! We are having lots of fun at Powers Dance! #lovefordance #halloweenweek

We are busy dancing at Powers Dance! Register in person, email powersdancestudio@gmail.com with any questions or visit powersdance.com. See you at the studio! #powersdance #lovefordance

Our Fall Term is in full swing! Come register for classes at the studio, look online at powersdance.com or ask any questions to powersdancestudio@gmail.com. #powersdance #lovefordance

Classes are in full swing! It's not too late to register! Email powersdancestudio@gmail.com with any questions or check out our website powersdance.com. See you at the studio! #powersdance

Our Fall Term start TONIGHT!!! It's not too late to register for classes. Email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions. See you at the studio! #powersdance #lovefordance #firstweek

Our Open House is this upcoming Monday and Tuesday, August 28th/29th from 5-7pm. Come look at the studio, meet your teachers, and register for classes! Our fall term begins after Labor Day on September 5th. Excited to start a new year! #powersdance #lovefordance

Competition Team audition this Sunday August 20th at 2pm. Come ready to dance and with 1min of choreography. See ya there!

Powers Dance & CBT Summer Company are performing tomorrow August 12th. Come out to St. John's Mint Festival at 1pm to see us perform at the band shell! #powersdance #childrensballettheatre #mintfestival

Powers Dance and Children's Ballet Theatre Summer Company have two performances today. First catch us at the Jazz fest in Old Town at 2pm. As well, we will be dancing at the Ingham County Fair at 4:30pm today. Come to either of these fun events and support dance!!! #summercompany #powersdance #lovefordance

Summer classes are in full swing!!! Come dance with us at Powers Dance. Ms. Ela also has 3 clinics starting next Monday July 10th. Email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions. See ya at the studio! #powersdance #lovefordance

Competition auditions this Sunday June 25th at 2pm. Come to the studio prepared with a 1min solo. Email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions. #powersdance

Congratulations to all the dancers and teachers of Powers Dance on a magnificent 2023 Showcase!!! All the dancers did a wonderful job on stage and we could not be more proud! Great job everyone and now enjoy your summer!! #powersdance

The time has come to celebrate our 2023 Showcase: Just Dance! The show is tomorrow June 10th at 1pm at Everett High School! See you there! 💃

Teacher appreciation post!!! Thank you Michael for sharing your dedication and passion for dance with Powers Dance! Michael Smith-Davenport is a dancer and choreographer in the Lansing area. He grew up dancing in the Lansing School District before embarking to Western Michigan University and Chicago afterwards to further his studies he has danced works by Lew Christiansen, Rennie Harris and Kirsten Harvey. His multiracial background has lead him to emphasize the cross-contamination of cultures, ideas and structures in his work. Outside of dance, he works in foster care. He is also interested in the invocation of cultural intelligence within his dancers as well as his audience. If you’re coming to my rehearsal, make sure you bring drive, passion and stamina!

Teacher appreciation post!!!! Thank you Stephanie for sharing your passion for dance! Stephanie Smith is a Lansing, MI native, who grew up dancing at Patsy Watson’s School of Dance, Lansing Dance Foundation, now Danceworks of MI and The Children’s Ballet Theater. After attending college at The Ohio State University where, she majored in Dance Performance and Business Operations Management, she pursued her passion of dance performing with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, in Beauty & The Beast at Walt Disney World, A’llure at Sea World Orlando, FL and The High School Musical Tour. She has studied at Broadway Dance Center and had the opportunity to perform with various artist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She is excited to share her passion and love of the art and hopes to inspire more to experience the joy she has found through dance.

Teacher appreciation post!!! Thank you Sara for all your hard work at Powers Dance. Sara Spanogle started dancing at the age of three, right here at Danceworks. Over the next fifteen years she studied a wide range of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, hip-hop, tap, acro, and musical theatre. For the last five years, Sara was a member of the competitive team. This was a great way to perform more often, which she loves, and to experience another side of the dancing world. Sara is in her last year of college at Michigan State University, where she's studying Kinesiology in hopes of going to medical school. She is excited to return to Powers Dance as a teacher and can’t wait to share her love and knowledge of dance with her students.

Teacher appreciation post!!!! Thank you for everything Ms. Ela!!!!! Elzbieta (Ela) Alabuszew-Kutek is an accomplished teacher, choreographer and professional dancer trained at the National Ballet School in Warsaw and Gdansk, Poland, with an MFA in Pedagogy and Choreography from the National Institute of Theater Arts in Moscow, Russia. Ela has performed, taught, directed, and choreographed in Poland, Russia, England, Germany, France, United States, Denmark, and Norway. Since she moved to USA in 1996, she taught at Danceworks from 1997-2006, at Mark Taylor School of Dance from 2006-2015, and continues her artistic efforts as a master teacher, choreographer, and director throughout the state, and nationally. Ela was co-Artistic Director of Lansing Chamber Dance, a recognized dancer/adjudicator for Dancing with the Local Stars, a member of the National Dance Education Organization, and is the Lansing area representative to the Michigan Dance Council. For 25 years she has served as a master teacher, choreographer, and director at Lansing Community College. In 2014 she joined the faculty and in 2015 was appointed Ballet Mistress of Children's Ballet Theatre of Michigan. Her prestigious awards include Special Contribution in Developing Education for Artists (Poland, 1994), Outstanding Choreography Achievements for a production and choreography of the full-length ballet Snow White and Seven Dwarfs” (1995), Meritorious Artist of Culture (Poland, 2000), Dance Teacher of the Year nominee (2004), and Inspirational Teacher Award of Support and Encouragement (East Lansing High School, 2014) Her students are performing, teaching and choreographing in dance theaters around the world. This year Ela is celebrating 48 years of artistic work. She is happy to be a part of the Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan and Powers Dance, LLC again.

Snow/Ice Day! NO classes tonight 2/22/23. Stay warm and safe!!! #powersdancestudio

Happy Valentine's Day!!!! Come celebrate your love for dance at the studio by wearing pink and red this week! Also it's not too late to register for classes! Check out powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com for more info. #lovefordance #powersdance

Teacher spotlight!! Also shouting out Happy Birthday to our very own Natalie! Thank you for sharing your passion for dance with all our students! Natalie (Otto) Solace is a Lansing native and has been dancing for 20 years. She started training at Danceworks 11 years ago in Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Lyrical and Tap. Natalie was on competition teams at other studios for several years and was one of the first dancers on the Danceworks competitive team. She has been teaching at the studio since 2012, predominantly tap and jazz. Natalie is a graduate of Michigan State University. Her focus for teaching students is to create a fun and educational environment where personalized relationships with students aids in their learning. Natalie is excited to be part of another year of growth for the students of Powers Dance!

Happy National Ballet Day!!! We have lots of fun dancing at Powers Dance. It's not too late to join us! Check out powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com for more info. See you at Powers Dance! #nationalballetday #lovefordance #powersdance

Happy New Year!!! Classes resume today January 2nd like normal. Check out powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions. It's not too late to still register for new classes! See you at the studio! #powersdance

Powers Dance is officially on Holiday break. Have a wonderful two weeks off and we will see you in the new year!!! #happyholidays #powersdance #lovefordance

Fun Holiday Dances at Powers Dance Studio ⛄ #zoeandsaela #holidays #arianagrande #powersdancestudio

We are having lots of fun at Powers Dance!! It's still not too late to register for classes!!! Check out powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions. See you at the studio!!! #lovefordance #powersdancestudio

Happy Thanksgiving from the Powers Dance family to yours! We are thankful and grateful for all our dancers and their families. Have a wonderful day and see you at the studio soon! #powersdance #thankful

Happy World Ballet Day! #worldballetday #powersdance #lovefordance

Come join us next Wednesday October 26th for a spooktacular event!!! We have two fun hip-hop classes at 6:30 & 7:30 to learn the classic Thriller dance! Come dressed in your scariest Halloween costume and dance with us! See you next Wednesday! Email powersdancestudio@gmail.com if you have any questions!

We finally have our new signs up for Powers Dance! Come dance with us, it's not too late to register still! Visit powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com for more info! #lovefordance #powersdance

We are having lots of fun dancing at Powers Dance! Come join us!! Powersdance.com or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com for more info! #powersdance #lovefordance

We are having lots of fun at Powers Dance! Come join in the fun! Check our powersdance.com for more info #powersdance #lovefordance.

Fall classes start today!!! See you at the studio! Register when you come in! Check out powersdance.com for more info or email powersdancestudio@gmail.com. #powersdance #lovefordance

Powers Dance Open House is today tomorrow August 30 & 31 from 5-8pm!! Come check out the studio and get a cookie! 😉 Also check out our new website powersdance.com. Classes start next Tuesday September 6th.

Alert! Alert!!!! Same studio but a new name!!! Big things are happening for Powers Dance studio!!!! The new schedule is on danceworks website. More info will be released as the new website gets finished. Our open house is Tuesday August 30th & Wednesday August 31st from 5-8! #powersdance

Powers Dance Summer Company with CBT are performing today and tomorrow at the St. John's Mint Festival at 1pm! Come support us and enjoy a fun day of dance!

Reminder that Ms. Ela's clinics start next week. The first week is focus on turns, then focus on leaps, and lastly focus on pointe. To clarify, the first and third week is Monday-Wednesday but the second week is Tuesday-Thursday. 10:30am-1pm all three days each week. $90 for one week or $240 for all 3 weeks. See you at the studio! #summerclinics #danceworks

Happy Independence Day!!! NO classes tonight. Classes resume tomorrow July 5th. #happyfourth #danceworks

Summer classes begin today!!! Come dance for all 4 weeks of our summer term or drop in whenever is convenient for you!!! #danceworks #summerdance

Here is Danceworks updated summer schedule. 4 weeks of fun and dancing! Classes start June 27th and NO class on Monday July 4th. See you in the studio! Drop ins are more than welcome! #danceworks #summerdance

Wonderful dancing this past weekend for our 2022 Danceworks Showcase!!!! The dancers did an amazing job! Enjoy summer break. Our summer classes begin June 27th! #celebratedance #lovefordance #danceworks

See everyone this Saturday for Picture Day at the studio! Make sure to check the posted schedule for when your dancer gets to strike a pose!

NO classes tonight as we honor and celebrate Memorial Day!

Danceworks summer schedule is out and on our website. Email danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com if you have any questions. The four week summer term starts on June 27th! See you at the studio! #lovefordance #summerterm

Make sure to bust a move today to celebrate International Day of Dance! #internationaldayofdance

Reminder of some important dates that will be here faster than we think!

Danceworks of Michigan is up for best dance studio in Lansing!!! Vote for us once a day until April 30th!!! Under the kids/education tab #danceworks #lovefordance http://lansingstatejournal.secondstreetapp.com/Lansing-State-Journal-Best-of-the-Best-2022/#/referrals/b69717b7-293a-4d56-bc5a-dae02128cdce

This week marks to start of spring term! Check out our schedule at danceworksofmi.com!

We had so much fun helping Girl Scout Troop 30039 earn their dance badge yesterday!

No classes next week for spring break!

Dance Classes aren't just for kids! Join us on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for adult classes! Walk-ins welcome More info at danceworksofmi.com #dancer #tapdance #ballet #dancestudio #danceclass

Danceworks Teacher Highlight! Come see Brigitt Boucha on Mondays for adult ballet and her Legs, Bum and Tum class! Brigitt Boucha is originally from Lansing. She grew up studying ballet and attended (on scholarship), Lansing Community College, The Lansing Ballet Company, Gus Giordano’s Dance Center, and Columbia College in Chicago, where she received a BA with honors in Teaching Dance Therapy. She has studied and performed Ballet, Jazz, and Modern works throughout major cities in the US. Ms. Boucha has conducted workshops, private classes, and year-long sessions in Ballet, Jazz, and Modern as well as Creative Movement for children and Theatre Dance. Her studies in Dance Arts, Dance Therapy, Anatomy, Kinesiology and Medical Massage Therapy have provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the theory and mechanics of teaching dance. Ms. Boucha provides the best possible training with a strong dance foundation. She previously served as Assistant Artistic Director for the Children’s Ballet Theatre from 1990-1995. In the fall of 1997 she founded and became Co-Director of the contemporary dance company, Lansing Chamber Dance. While on staff at Lansing Community College, Brigitt taught Ballet and Modern classes as well as choreographed for many dance concerts. She served on the Arts and Planning Council for the Greater Lansing Area and is also a member of the Michigan Dance Council, NDEO, NDA and MAHPERD. She is the former Director of Danceworks of Michigan, LLC. In 2009, she became Board Certified in Medical Massage Therapy. She owns Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork and, in addition, works at the Chiropractic Professional Center on Pine Tree Road.

Dance Fun Fact! Going back to vaudeville days to learn about the father of tap dance, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson #dancefunfact #danceworksofmi #billbojanglesrobinson #tapdance #dancer

Dance Fun Fact! Misty Copeland! She's the first African American woman to be principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. While most professional ballet dancers get their start before age 5, Copeland didn’t begin lessons (at a Boys and Girls Club) until she was 13! #dancer #dancefunfact #dance #mistycopeland #ballet #abt

Teacher Highlight! Join Stephanie for ballet and pointe Thursday nights! Stephanie Smith is a Lansing, MI native, who grew up dancing at Patsy Watson’s School of Dance, Lansing Dance Foundation, now Danceworks of MI and The Children’s Ballet Theater. After attending college at The Ohio State University where, she majored in Dance Performance and Business Operations Management, she pursued her passion of dance performing with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, in Beauty & The Beast at Walt Disney World, A’llure at Sea World Orlando, FL and The High School Musical Tour. She has studied at Broadway Dance Center and had the opportunity to perform with various artist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She is excited to share her passion and love of the art and hopes to inspire more to experience the joy she has found through dance. #dancer #danceworksofmi #danceteacher

Danceworks is closed Thursday February 3rd. Be safe out there!

Danceworks is closed today Wednesday February 2nd due to the weather. Stay warm and safe!! #snowday #danceinthesnow #danceworks

Dance Fun Fact! Tupac studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet at the Baltimore School of The Arts. #dancer #ballet #tupac #danceworksofmi #funfact #dancefunfact

Dance Fun Fact! #dancestudio #dancer #danceworksofmi #funfact #dance

There are NO classes tonight Monday January 24th. Stay warm and safe! #snowday

Teacher Highlight! Joined Natalie for tap class on Tuesdays for Tap 3 or Adult Tap! Natalie (Otto) Solace is a Lansing native and has been dancing for 25+ years. She started training at Danceworks 11 years ago in Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Lyrical and Tap. Natalie was on competition teams at other studios for several years and was one of the first dancers on the Danceworks competitive team. She has been teaching at the studio since 2012, predominantly tap and jazz. Natalie is a graduate of Michigan State University. Her focus for teaching students is to create a fun and educational environment where personalized relationships with students aids in their learning. Natalie is excited to be part of another year of growth for the students of Danceworks! #danceworksofmi #danceteacher #dancer #dance

Welcome back dancers! We are so excited to see everyone! Registration open for Winter Term is open and walk-ins are welcome! Check out our schedule at www.danceworksofmi.com We're happy to answer any questions at danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com

Dance Fun Fact! Look at all those chickens! #danceworksofmi #dancer #chickendance #funfact

This is the last week of classes before holiday break! No classes December 20th - 31st. See you in the new year!

Dance Fun Fact! And I thought wedding conga lines were long! #dancestudio #danceworksofmi #congaline

Teacher highlight! Jesse Powers is extremely happy to be the new studio owner of Danceworks of Michigan. He is also the Artistic Director of Children’s Ballet Theatre (CBT) and could not be more thrilled to back to his roots. Jesse was introduced to ballet at age 6 dancing with Bauer Dance Studio but started to take dance seriously when he joined CBT at age 11. He grew up through the company, performing lead roles in Nutcracker every Fall and lead roles in different Spring ballets, including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Don Quixote. Jesse also danced at several studios under the guidance of Diane Newman, Brigitt Boucha, Giuseppe Canale, Gregory M. George, Lisa Whiting-Dobson, and Patty Villanueva. Jesse danced in many CBT summer company performances as well as dancing at summer intensives including ABT and Blue Lake Fine Arts International. Jesse graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts in dance. At Grand Valley Jesse worked with esteemed artists such as Julie Blume, Amy Cova, Lauren Edson, Autumn Eckman, Anna Liceica, and Erica Fischbach. While at school he choreographed and lead a non-profit dance organization called Momentum for two years and was Treasurer a year before he became President. Jesse taught at Michigan Ballet Academy and guest danced at many studios throughout Michigan, including CBT, Caledonia Dance Center, West Michigan Youth Ballet, Michgan Ballet Academy, and more. He also choreographed and performed in DanceLansing. After college, Jesse danced two seasons with Inaside Chicago Dance as a Performing Apprentice. There he was able to work with Preston Miller, Kristen Harvey, Brandon DiCriscio, Eric Rivera, Robert Mckee, and Richard Smith. As well, he danced the Nutcracker with Schaumburg Dance Ensemble for two seasons, danced in Thodos’ New Dances Series, and performed with Alliance Dance Company. In New York, Jesse worked with ShawnBible Dance Co, Arch Contemporary Ballet, Jonathan Lassiter Co, and Judi Jaekel & Dancers. Jesse taught and trained with students in Chicago at several different studios and in New York at Art’s House School of Dance & Fine Arts.

Dance Fun Fact! Good job to all the dancers from this weekend's CBT Nutcracker performances! #danceworksofmi #dancer #ballet #nutcracker #funfact

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! #thanksgiving

Just a reminder that there's no classes this week for Thanksgiving break!

Thanksgiving break next week! There will only be classes on Monday, November 22nd. #danceworksofmi #thanksgiving #turkeyday #dancestudio

The Holidays are here! Join us for Holiday term! We welcome walk-ins and it's never too late to sign up for classes! Check out our updated schedule below or on our website www.danceworksofmi.com As always, we are happy to hear from you at danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com #danceworksofmi #holidayseason #dancer #dancestudio #ballet #tapdance #jazzdance

Happy Veterans Day! #danceworksofmi #veteransday

Dance Fun Fact! Jules Leotard himself called them "maillot" but they were renamed to leotard, after him, in 1886. #danceworksofmi #leotard #dancer #dance #ballet

Danceworks Teacher Highlight! Elzbieta (Ela) Alabuszew-Kutek is an accomplished teacher, choreographer and professional dancer trained at the National Ballet School in Warsaw and Gdansk, Poland, with an MFA in Pedagogy and Choreography from the National Institute of Theater Arts in Moscow, Russia. Ela has performed, taught, directed, and choreographed in Poland, Russia, England, Germany, France, United States, Denmark, and Norway. Since she moved to USA in 1996, she taught at Danceworks from 1997-2006, at Mark Taylor School of Dance from 2006-2015, and continues her artistic efforts as a master teacher, choreographer, and director throughout the state, and nationally. Ela was co-Artistic Director of Lansing Chamber Dance, a recognized dancer/adjudicator for Dancing with the Local Stars, a member of the National Dance Education Organization, and is the Lansing area representative to the Michigan Dance Council. For 23 years she has served as a master teacher, choreographer, and director at Lansing Community College. In 2014 she joined the faculty and in 2015 was appointed Ballet Mistress of Children's Ballet Theatre of Michigan. Her prestigious awards include Special Contribution in Developing Education for Artists (Poland, 1994), Outstanding Choreography Achievements for a production and choreography of the full-length ballet Snow White and Seven Dwarfs” (1995), Meritorious Artist of Culture (Poland, 2000), Dance Teacher of the Year nominee (2004), and Inspirational Teacher Award of Support and Encouragement (East Lansing High School, 2014) Her students are performing, teaching and choreographing in dance theaters around the world. This year Ela is celebrating 45 years of artistic work. She is happy to be a part of the Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan and Danceworks of Michigan, LLC again.

Halloween week is in full throttle here at Danceworks!! Come dance with us!! #lovefordance #halloweenweek #danceworks

Dance is good for your body and brain! #danceworksofmi #dancer #dance #dancesmart

Next week is double the fun with costume week AND bring a friend week! All next week, wear you costume and bring a friend to class to get in the Halloween spirit!

Happy World Ballet Day to all our ballerinas! Check out worldballetday.com to see how everyone is celebrating! #worldballetday2021 #danceworksofmi

Dancing isn't just for kids! We have several a adult classes too for all experience levels! Visit our website for more info at danceworksofmi.com Or email us at danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com #danceworksofmi #dancer #tapdance #ballet #allages

Never too late to join classes! We welcome walk-ins and are happy to answer any questions! Email us at danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com Visit danceworksofmi.com for the full schedule #danceworksofmi

Teacher highlight! Sara Spanogle started dancing at the age of three, right here at Danceworks. Over the next fifteen years she studied a wide range of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, hip-hop, tap, acro, and musical theatre. For the last five years, Sara was a member of the competitive team. This was a great way to perform more often, which she loves, and to experience another side of the dancing world. Sara is in college at Michigan State University, where she is studying Kinesiology in hopes of going to medical school. She is excited to return to Danceworks as a teacher and can’t wait to share her love and knowledge of dance with her students. #danceworksofmi #danceteacher #dance #dancer #ballet

Danceworks adult tap class working hard last night! Come dance with us! Our full schedule is online at www.danceworksofmi.com and if you have any questions email danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com. #lovefordance #danceworks

Dance Fun Fact! It's in our blood to boogie! #danceworksofmi #dancer #dance #funfact

We are so excited and incredibly proud to have one of our instructors up for Top of the Town with City Pulse! Use the link below to vote to nominate Jacklyn Taylor! https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/tott2020/index.html #topofthetown #citypulse #danceworksofmi

Dance fun fact! People are so creative! #danceworksofmi #tapdance #tapdancer #funfact #dance #dancer

Teacher highlight! Come see Jacklyn Tuesday nights! Jacklyn (Helman) Taylor first began dancing at the age of three and has been apart of the Lansing dance scene since. Starting with a ballet class, she developed a life long passion for dance. Jacklyn continued her training within local studios, including Danceworks, to which she was briefly a member of Chamber Dance Company. Jacklyn also had the great opportunity of attending two visual arts magnet schools from third grade through high school. These magnet programs allowed dance as an elective, providing regular dance education as apart of school curriculum. Jacklyn sought her dance education further, first at Lansing community college, later transferring to Eastern Michigan university. There she obtained her bachelors degree, minoring in dance. Dance education has always been a passion of hers, its very important to spread the history and movement of dance in a fun a positive manor.

Come stretch with us at Danceworks!! Our Fall Term is in full swing!!! Visit www.danceworksofmi.com for our entire schedule. Email danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com to register for classes or just come on into the studio! Let's dance! #lovefordance #danceworks

Fun fact Tuesday! Pointe shoes back then we're much harder in the toe box than today's shoes too! #danceworksofmi #dance #dancer #funfact #ballet #pointeshoes #pointe

First day of classes dance we made up yesterday! #lovefordance #danceworks

First day of classes!! Here's the dance we made! #lovefordance #danceworks #sorryaboutmyfilmingskillz

Danceworks Fall Term starts tonight!!!! Come dance with us!!!! Check out our website www.danceworksofmi.com for the full schedule. To register, email danceworksofmichigan@gmail.com or just register in person at the studio! See ya at Danceworks!! #lovefordance #danceworks