Cut off date for 08-09 registrations is January 31st.

“ Serving the Southside Community since 1992"

When you choose a dance teacher, the emblem of the Dance Masters of America is your guarantee of experience, skill and professional integrity.

Director, Tap and Jazz Instructor – Shannon Smith
Classical Ballet, Pointe, and Creative Movement Instructor – Phyllis Daw

What can dance training do for your child?
Dance, when introduced during the growing years, contributes significantly to physical and motor development, grace, poise, and self-reliance. Not only does the association with other young people and performance on stage contribute strongly to personality development and the growth of self-confidence, but the cultural benefits open the door to self enrichment for many years to come.

Our Values and Goals:
It is the desire of this school to develop in each student a love for and a skill in the art of dance according to individual ability so that dance experience plays an exciting part of the student’s life and education.

We value the opportunity to be a part of each of our student’s lives. Along with providing the best possible dance training for each student, we encourage positive traits such as high morale, high self esteem, self pride, responsibility, self discipline, team work, concentration, perseverance and most importantly the realization that if they work hard, they can achieve. We believe that children are our future and our most precious resource. They should be exposed to high quality and excellence in all they do. They need to understand that Success in anything is not about being the best, but trying your best! Our goal is to not only provide inspiration, but to give each child and family a life long appreciation of the arts.

We use age appropriate costumes, choreography and music... we want to help our students stay KIDS as long as possible!

We happily contribute to the development of not just good dancers, but of good citizens and caring people.

Our new season begins the week of September 15, 2008

Please click HERE to view our schedule and to register for classes

To see our schedule of events this year click HERE

To the parents…
We hope that by enrolling your child at Shannon’s School of Dance, you intend to take an active part in helping maintain an enthusiastic interest in dance for your child. You must also trust that we will make the proper decisions in your child’s best interest.

Thank you,

Shannon's School of Dance
Established 1992

Locally owned and operated

Serving the Southside Community  for 17 years!!!

Did You Know?
Young people who participate in the arts, including dance, for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:

• 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
• 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools
• 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair
• 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance
• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

Young dancers and artists, as compared with their peers, are likely to:

• Attend music, art, and dance classes nearly three times as frequently
• Participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently
• Read for pleasure nearly twice as often
• Perform community service more than four times as often

Living the Arts through Language + Learning:
A Report on Community-based Youth Organizations, Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching, Americans for the Arts Monograph, November 1998

Location: 205 West Danville Street, South Hill, Virginia 23970
Above Claire's Variety

Mailing: 110 North Thomas Street, South Hill, Va. 23970
Email: office@ssofdance.com
Phone: 434-447-9096