I still remember my first day of dance, I was so insistent on ballet being first I had convinced my mother into letting me wear my ballet shoes to class, even though she was sure it was tap first. Naturally she was right and Ms. Cathy had to change my shoes when I walked in . I didn’t know at the time how much dance would be apart of my life or the work ethic and confidence I’d learn through it or that I’d become a teacher like Ms. Cathy or later buy my childhood dance studio. I just knew I really liked my ballet shoes.
22 years later, I own Dance Xpressions, formerly Lancaster Dance Academy. Our Ellis County dance studio offers classes to students ages 3 to 18 in the Ellis and South Dallas County area. Our large staff and studio space allows us the flexibility schedule classes that fit into your schedule. Our Elite team started competing regionally in 2014 and our students have already won scholarships, high scores, overall titles and more. Aside from their dancing accomplishments, what really strikes me is how our students lead community service projects every year. In their eyes I see the same confidence and work ethic that helped me aim for the stars and then do the hard work to get there.
Owning a studio is a little different than I thought. . It has made me respect the former owners who trained me so much more! I absolutely love teaching especially my little who come in wearing their ballet shoes first!
