Classes & information
Dance
Classes
Dance classes offer a number of benefits that can help your child grow and develop in a variety of ways. At KIO Dance in East Lansing, MI, we strive to provide a strong caring environment to help encourage this growth. With our wide variety of classes, your child will have ample opportunity to explore their interests and discover which style is right for them. Read more about the classes we offer! We offer studio dance program and competitive classes for all ages and levels of ability. For our competitive program, we do not do auditions, we do evaluations. Dancers are put in the appropriate level for their ability and everyone gets a chance to dance and compete.
Training & Instruction
Our dance studio is home to the best and brightest instructors in the Greater Lansing area. With experience spanning decades and unparalleled talent, you’ll find incredible leadership and guidance in our dance instructors. A primary responsibility of dance teachers is technical instruction. However, this task does not simply involve demonstrating a particular technical skill, then having the dancers perform it. Rather, instruction is a complex interaction of physical, motor, psychological, and communication skills that occur between the dance teacher and dancers. As a result of this complexity, the education of teachers in the learning process is essential for sound teaching and effective skill acquisition. Our staff is always learning and developing new ways to train and instruct.
Master classes & Conventions
We are lucky enough to have some of the industries best come into our studio and do master classes. From Markus Shields, Anthony & Staci Lo Cascio, Brandon Girouard, Phil Orsano, Ashley Payne, Dr. Ew, and Ian Klein we have had some of the best in dance do master classes on-site in studio. We go yearly to Wild Dance intensive and Radix Dance Convention. Both our students and instructors receive training from the best in the industry. A very valuable opportunity.
General class level guidelines
KIO! Tinys = Ages 3 – 5
Mini Dancers = Ages 6 – 9
10 plus = Ages 10 – 18
Adult Dancers = Ages 18 +
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul”
Martha Graham
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself”
Mikhail Barishnikov
Try a Class on Us
At our dance studio, we focus on a strict but loving approach, driven to help anyone thrive through dance classes and performance. We believe in a positive, nurturing method of teaching. A great part of our instruction is building confidence so that we can mold a great dancer, but most of all, a strong individual that can learn to do almost anything!
Practice, passion, and dedication are the tenets of our dance studio. KIO will be a complete facility with all aspects of competitive dance and exceptional training. We also offer a great studio dance program, from babies to adult. Our dance classes include tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, tumbling, lyrical, hip hop, musical theatre, and so much more. Join KIO Dance Studio today!
We have a Studio Dance Program, not Recreational dance, meaning we value our studio dancers, everyone gets the same high level dance training and fun, no one is more valuable.
The advantages of dance
There are so many reasons why dance is important to the health and development of our young people. Above all, children need to move! Any way to get kids moving on their feet is a must (especially in a digital era). Dance burns calories, strengthens muscles, improves balance, increases flexibility, and gives the heart a good workout. Dance has also been proven to increase cognitive development. Current research documents the importance of exercise on the brain and supports what dancers have always known – the body and mind are connected in vital ways.