Junction City School of Dance | Junction City, Oregon – The Junction City School of Dance welcomes you to try our ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, modern, creative and adult dance classes suitable for all ages and levels.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fall Schedule: Click here to view the 2024-25 dance schedule and here to see this year’s instructors. Registration for full-year classes will remain open until January 13 . To view our updated handbook with class attire, please click here.

Holidays: JCSD holds regular classes on Veterans Day and takes Thursday-Saturday off during Thanksgiving week. Christmas vacation begins December 16.

Six-week Session: The fall, 6-week session begins the week of October 6 with the following classes: Women’s Lyrical Jazz 6-7 p.m. Mondays, Tiny Twos Monday, and Tiny Twos Thursday. Also during this 6-week session, ending the week of November 10, women are invited to a Bible study — Believe: Meeting Jesus in the Wild Places — 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday. Childcare will be provided for this study of Mark 1-8 led by JCSD mama Amber Riggs.

Christmas Joy Winter Showcase: We’re getting excited for our annual showcase of all our dancers have learned this fall from skills to choreography. Join us for style-specific shows every 90 minutes throughout the day, Saturday, December 14. Our theme is Christmas Joy: What Christmas Means to Me. Creative and Tap take the stage at 10 a.m., Ballet at 11:30 a.m., Modern at 1 p.m., Hip Hop and Popping at 2:30 p.m., and Acro and Jazz at 4 p.m. Dancer arrival will be 15 minutes before their show(s). Apprentices must arrive 30 minutes before their assigned classes.

Welcome to Junction City School of Dance! We are excited #dancefromyourheart with you this year beginning on September 9! The 2024-25 schedule can be viewed here. It includes our traditional offerings and a few news ones, too! Registration for yearlong classes will remain open until January 13.

xoxo,

Amy

OUR CLASSES

The Junction City School of Dance welcomes you to try our ballet, hip hop, popping, acro, jazz, tap, modern, women’s, music theatre, Tiny Twos, and creative dance classes suitable for all ages and levels.

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EVENTS

We organize several recitals throughout the year for students to perform on stage. Check our calendar tab often for upcoming events, including community performances, the Winter Showcase in December, and the spring recital in May. The video above by Tanner Dilworth highlights one of our RED Dance Conference from August 2023.

Our Mission

To teach all to dance from a heart of surrender and excellence. To love and encourage dancers to know Christ in new and deeper ways. To nurture and facilitate personal and spiritual growth in pursuit of becoming vessels that bring glory to God

Step of Faith 2023

Video by Down the Beanstalk Productions

TESTIMONIALS

Here is a sampling of the love we hear from our families and dancers

We have been part of the JCSD family since 2014. It’s a thrill to watch our daughters grow in their technical skills across so many different classes. But even more so, it’s beautiful to see the joy and love that radiates in their movement, something that I know is part of each class they take, each instructor they learn from, and each recital they shine in. JCSD inspires our children to be fearless, strong, passionate, and kind, in dance and in life. We love JCSD!

We have been at JCSD for nearly 14 years. My oldest daughter started in the Tiny Twos class and is now a teenager dancing in many styles. She would rather be dancing than anything else. It’s her happy place, and I attribute that to the environment Junction City School of Dance has provided. Their intentional pursuit of excellence through love and support of each dancer is unmatched. When I drop my kids off I know they’re with people who truly care and will lead with gentleness and respect. My daughter is shy and tentative to try new things. JCSD has made her feel safe and given her the space to grow and connect at her own speed. Because of this careful consideration of her unique spirit, she’s flourished, and I’m so incredibly grateful. JCSD leadership has created something so beautiful in mission and practice. I can’t imagine having my kids dance anywhere else. If I could pick only one thing for my kids to participate in each week it would be classes at JCSD because there they learn not only how to dance but how to love others, to respect authority, and to apply God’s Word in their daily lives.

Junction City School of Dance has been such a blessing to our family. The dance school offers top-notch instruction and provides a safe environment for our daughter to learn multiple styles of dance, as well as leadership skills through the apprentice program. We believe in the mission and vision statement, and have seen our daughter grow and mature as an individual as well as a dancer. JCSD has a genuine heart for our community and seeks to bless others and to promote healing through the fine art of dance. What a treasure to have in our small town!

JCSD is not just a dance school. It’s an extra family for your child. The teachers and staff provide a welcoming environment with a focus on the joy of dance. The atmosphere is professional, supportive, and age-appropriate. At JCSD every child gets a chance to shine! I love knowing that when I drop my child off, she can’t wait to get her dance shoes on, meet her new friends, and dance with her teacher. JCSD wants to see her reach her full potential and learn about the love of Jesus through the gift of dance.

OUR DANCE TEACHERS & STAFF

Amy Baker

Lawrence Brahms

Diane Brahms

Jaime Sherman

Anna Rower

Chloe Straub

James Felix

Nichole Brown

Amy Martindale

Bella Baker

Lauren Terrien

Baylee Baker

Katie Felix

brave enough

Fear keeps us stuck;

Grace whispers freedom.

Fear makes us suspicious;

Grace makes us generous.

Fear shouts doubt; grace sings peace.

Fear murmurs, Look out for yourself;

Grace whispers, You’re not alone.

Fear shouts, You’ll never make it;

Grace replies, You already have.

Fear screams, God is against you;

Grace laughs because love always wins.

JC SCHOOL OF DANCE

DANCE FROM YOUR HEART