If you live in South Florida and have any interest at all in dance, the odds are pretty good you already know the name. With three nearby locations, including two in the Parkland/Coral Springs area, Dance Theatre and its tenured faculty has become an integral part of our community, one fabulous dancer at a time.
Accolades? Of course. Dance Theatre has been awarded the prestigious “Reader’s Choice” and “Best in the West” awards multiple times. Trophies? Thousands. Dance Theatre’s elite team of competitive dancers, DTX, consistently receives top awards and overall high scores at virtually every competition they attend. Testimonials? You bet. Just ask any mother in the carpool line and they’ll tell you Dance Theatre has been like a home away from home for their children.
So what is it that makes this place so special? “My answer is always the same,” says owner and Director Michelle Gerlick, “We build beautiful, safe, clean facilities, hire the best teachers in the business, and treat each child that walks through our doors as if they were our very own.”
“Awards are nice, and our trophies are beautiful,” Michelle continues, “but that’s not what we strive for. We shoulder an enormous responsibility with our promise to educate. It’s incumbent upon us to do it responsibly. We train exceptional dancers, yes, but we also help to raise exceptional young women (and a few men). Our staff is teeming with strong, positive role models that are so important to our students as they mature. We work hard, we have passion, and we care deeply about the impact we have on their lives. When a parent tells me their child has flourished since enrolling, I melt. When past graduates return to say we helped them find success in life, as with dance, nothing can compare. That’s why we do this.”
Michelle certainly has the pedigree to run the nation’s most successful dance program. She holds both a degree in Dance from The Ohio State University, and a degree in Elementary Education from Nova Southeastern. Her professional credits include performing as a Miami Heat Dancer for the NBA, a “Fly Girl” on Fox Television’s In Living Color, and an NFL Super Bowl Choreographer and Dancer. Michelle has also led her own students at Dance Theatre to The Summer Olympics, The Super Bowl, and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, among countless others extraordinary venues.
If you’re still not convinced that Dance Theatre is THE place to train, consider this, they offer a truly
comprehensive program where dancers age 3 & up, beginner through advanced, can take classes in every basic discipline including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, contemporary, acrobatics, and pointe, as well as specialty classes like aerial silks! Dancers who excel and aspire to become dance professionals can also join either DTC, Dance Theatre’s performance team, which specializes in providing entertainment at amazing venues like NFL, NBA, and MLB games, or their elite competitive group, DTX, where they can travel to local, regional and national conventions and hone their skills against the best from other schools.
For those interested in joining the Dance Theatre family, call the studios to speak to someone today at 954-427-7217 for the Parkland location in the Publix Center at 441 and Holmberg Rd., or 954-340-1544 for the Heron Bay location in the Publix Center on Coral Ridge Dr.
You can also view the Fall Schedule and register online at www.dancetheatre.net. Finally, feel free to drop by the studio, where your dancer can try any class absolutely FREE.
Better hurry though, classes fill quickly!