A Standard Of Excellence

*NEW* 2024 NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONS!
             2024 REGIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONS

AWARDED  2024 "BEST DANCE INSTRUCTION"  in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
 
This is DanceDelaware's 5th year in a row receiving the Best Dance Instruction and have been inducted into Delaware's Hall of Fame.  

DanceDelaware believes that the arts have a unique power to engage and motivate towards excellence. We strive to reach every child, regardless of language, culture, and physical challenges. Through our distinctive dance program, students develop discipline, respect, confidence, self-esteem and a standard of excellence that carries over into all other aspects of their lives. With a wide range of dance styles, DanceDelaware provides comprehensive training, rooted in technique, that will help nurture and develop well-rounded and versatile dancers.

Under the leadership of Valerie Smith, DanceDelaware’s faculty brings decades of professional education and performance experience to the program, offering high standards of training and care for the overall health and well-being of each student.

Testimonials

I have been dancing at Dance Delaware for 7 or 8 years and I love it! If I could recommend any dance studio it would be Dance Delaware. I am also on the competition team, for 4 years, and I love that as well. I can tell that I have improved a lot since I joined the dance team! I don’t know how to thank Miss Val! I can’t wait for next year!!

Avery S.

Client

Just finished our first year here. Both of my girls had an amazing experience. All of the teachers are kind hearted and incredibly patient. Now that it's summer break, they are literally counting down the days until their next classes start! Thank you Ms.Val and everyone at Dance Delaware, we couldn't ask for a better studio!

Kelly B.

Parent

This will be my daughters 3rd year of dance at Dance Delaware! The teachers are fantastic, they welcomes my daughter with open arms on the very first day and we both fell in love! Ms. Valerie the owner is the sweetest woman you could ever encounter and she has a staff that is astounding! I recommend Dance Delaware for anyone looking for a great learning atmosphere where you become like family! I look forward for all of my daughters dance years to come! ♥️

Marcelina S.

Parent

Dance Delaware is a fabulous studio with top notch teachers and staff. I’m so grateful for the opportunities they have given my daughter. My daughter has grown into a confident young lady who can accept feedback well and enjoys working hard to accomplish a goal. Those are life-long skills you learn through dance training. All the girls, moms, and staff get along well and are supportive of each other! You couldn’t ask for a better dance studio! We ❤️ Ms. Val!

Paula H.

Parent

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302-998-1222
2005 Concord Pike Suite 204
Wilmington, DE
19803

The Benefits Of Dance

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Ballet & Pointe

Ballet is the foundation of all dance forms and it provides grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in all other areas of dance. Early ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, turnout, terminology and ballet positions.

Tap

Tap dance is an exciting form of dance that involves dancers using their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats. Dancers practice a series of steps, adding more difficult combinations as they become more proficient. Tap dancing is a vigorous form of dance, requiring a great deal of physical fitness. 

Jazz

Jazz is a fun dance style that mixes many different forms of movement. Jazz dancing often uses bold, dramatic body movements, including body isolations and contractions.

Contemporary Lyrical

Contemporary Lyrical dancing is combining ballet and jazz technique to execute a more interpretive and expressive form of dance. This style performed to music with lyrics to inspire movements to express strong emotions the choreographer feels from the lyrics in the chosen song.

Hip Hop

This discipline teaches the latest, most innovative and trendy urban dance techniques. Elements include proper conditioning, stretch and strengthening techniques, as well as dance steps and combinations.

Technique

Focusing on core, leg, and arm strength and overall flexibility. Students will build muscle, obtain balance, and gain more abilities to become stronger dancers. Focused on leaps, turns, tricks, and legs while learning new and innovative choreography to expand the student's dance vocabulary and ability when performing. 

Gymnastics

Learning gymnastics in conjunction with dance allows dancers to develop and display physical strength, flexibility, balance and agility.

Musical Theater Dance

Acting, singing, dancing = Recreating dances from broadway shows to television to film. Fun, energetic styles of dance for all levels to enjoy.

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