About Us
Learn More About The Leading Dance Academy In Lansing & Leavenworth
How we’re handling lessons during Covid-19?
We will offer in-person (class size limited to 8-9 students) when we begin in September. We will revert to on-line classes if restrictions from health officials require us to.
Here are a few steps taken under the guidance of the LVCHD for a safe opening. For the complete detailed list, please contact our office staff or email us at: katie@katiesdance.com
- Closed the lobby to parents/visitors. (Only students may enter and check in with the lobby monitors)
- Temperature checks at the door and hand sanitizer will be used by each student.
- Social distancing spots are set up in the lobby while students wait for class.
- Class times are staggered to eliminate congestion in the lobby.
- All Staff will be wearing masks and cleaning between classes.
- Students are asked to wear their masks when entering, exiting the studio and during class as long as possible. We will not require students age 5 and under to wear their mask, it’s optional for them.
History of Katie’s Dance Studio
Katie’s Dance Studio opened for business in September 1995. Katie Holmes received a contract at Fort Leavenworth and began teaching classes through Youth Services at the Harrold Youth Center on post. She also began teaching classes in Lansing through the Lansing PTO and schools.
After being in business for four years and wanting to expand her dance studio size, Katie opened the doors to her first Leavenworth location on South 4th Street Traffic way in fall 1999. Needing even more space to occupy the growing interest in dance classes for kids offered, Katie relocated to the 1290 Eisenhower Road location, on the border of Leavenworth and Lansing, after just a year. Desiring to branch out even more, Katie also began offering a variety of Kindermusik lessons in the fall of 2005.
Over the past 26 years, Katie has been honored with watching her students grow up, graduate high school and college, get married, and even have their own children return as second generation students. Katie prides herself on the fact that her staff members share the same dedication and perseverance she has for teaching at her dance academy. These staff members are what make each year, each recital, and each student better than before. By taking classes within the dance studio, as well as attending workshops, conventions, and competitions, the staff continues to educate themselves. All of our instructors hold Bachelor’s degrees in areas such as education, nursing, social work and the arts. Miss Katie has been apart of Dance Masters of America for 31 years. DMA is a national organization for dance teachers that provides educational opportunities for teachers and students across the country and internationally. Miss Katie also holds a Master’s degree in the Art of Teaching.
She stresses to her staff the importance of maintaining traditional teaching methods, and integrating fresh, up-to-date dance techniques into the curriculum in order to provide an optimal learning environment to every child. The staff at Katie’s Acrobatics, Dance and Music work hard to help each child reach their full potential. They focus on progressive lessons and age appropriate moves/music. We continue to update class offerings, lessons and curriculum to fit the needs of our students.
Participation in Dance, Acrobatics and Music provides so much more than just steps. Students develop self-esteem, social skills, listening skills, friendships; discipline, active life style, and concentration just to name a few. In the dance business people always say, “Dance Changes Everything!” We have found that to be ever so TRUE!