Business Details
10 Years
experience
Premier Ballet Education in Austin, TX
Danza Center For The Arts was founded with a clear mission: to provide expert dance training in a positive, professional environment that nurtures students of all ages and backgrounds. Our focus extends beyond technical proficiency, emphasizing the transformative power of the arts in fostering inner peace, self-expression, and creative fulfillment. We prioritize healthy dancing practices and holistic development, equipping students with the tools to reach their fullest potential while cultivating confidence in their artistic identity.As the only school in Austin utilizing the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum, we combine rigorous artistic training with dancer health and child development principles. Our director, Ada Mrquez, certified by ABTs curriculum designers, leads a faculty with extensive experience placing students in prestigious summer intensives nationwide. We believe dance education shapes well-rounded individuals who think critically, embrace challenges, and lead productive lives through the arts.
Services
Ballet Classes
Summer Intensives
Dance Camps
Community Programs
Facility Rentals
Details
- Year established: 2016
Highlights and features
- We offer the only ABT National Training Curriculum in Austin for comprehensive ballet education.
- Our director is certified by the creators of the ABT National Training Curriculum.
- Students gain acceptance to prestigious summer intensives nationwide.
- We emphasize healthy dancing techniques and holistic student development.
- Our faculty includes experienced instructors with proven success in dance education.
Associations and certifications
- American Ballet Theatre (ABT) National Training Curriculum
What people say
Expert training
Supportive environment
ABT curriculum benefits
Successful summer placements
Services
Ballet Classes
Our ballet classes follow the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum. We combine French, Italian, and Russian techniques with dancer health principles. Students develop technical proficiency while learning safe, sustainable movement practices in a supportive environment.
Summer Intensives
We prepare dancers for prestigious summer programs with specialized coaching. Our students regularly gain acceptance to intensives at Kaatsbaan Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. Programs focus on technical refinement and artistic development for serious dancers.
Community Programs
Our community programs offer accessible dance education for all ages. From parent-child classes to adult ballet, we foster creativity and physical wellness. These programs emphasize joyful participation while maintaining professional training standards in a welcoming atmosphere.
People
Ada G. Marquez
Director
Certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum, Ada brings decades of experience shaping dancers. She studied under the curriculum's creators and has placed students in top-tier programs nationwide.
Questions
What dance styles do you teach?
We specialize in ballet using the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum, with additional programs in contemporary and creative movement.
Do you offer classes for adults?
Yes, our community programs include ballet classes for adults of all skill levels.
How does your ABT curriculum differ from other programs?
Our ABT-certified curriculum combines technical excellence with dancer health and child development principles for holistic training.
Can I rent your facility for events?
Yes, our Austin studio is available for dance-related events and community gatherings.
What performance opportunities exist for students?
Students participate in annual productions and gain access to summer intensives with top national companies.
Reviews (6)
Mellisa Cotera
Jan 05, 2022
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Positive:Communication,Professionalism
We have been with DANZA for years and we love it. My daughter did ballet with DANZA when it just opened. And now my son has been an student there for 3 years. I also took the adult ballet classes and enjoyed it. Ada is amazing and very professional. I would definitely recommend this place.
We have been with DANZA for years and we love it. My daughter did ballet with DANZA when it just opened. And now my son has been an student there for 3 years. I also took the adult ballet classes and enjoyed it. Ada is amazing and very professional. I would definitely recommend this place.
Steven Fusco
Jul 02, 2021
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Our daughters being taking classes at DANZA for for years now. We love the tight knit community and its been so awesome seeing our daughter benefit from all the positive things that a discipline like ballet teaches a young child. Ms. Marquez is such a positive influence in her life and we just love her. She has a different teacher this year for ballet and contemporary dance and we love her too. I highly recommend this school.
GemaValTur
Jun 29, 2021
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Professional, patient and kind :) Ada has been an inspiration with her commitment throughout this pandemic lifestyle. I've been taking her virtual classes (ballet and stretch) which are tailored to your own needs and level of skills. Once you complete a session/class, you will feel exhausted but happy, knowing you've accomplished a beautiful practice :)
Noelle Schmidt
Mar 29, 2021
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Danza has such a great culture of positive learning while challenging each student to be their best. They plan out great opportunities for students to perform for family and also in public. We love Danza and are so so happy to see them thriving through the challenges that caused many small businesses to crumble over this past year!!
Prabhu Hosur
Mar 15, 2021
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We tried several ballet schools for our 9 year old daughter in 2019 before Danza, but Danza stood a class apart. They teach classical ballet in the true sense. Ms. Marquez is a well qualified and accomplished dancer and really knows the art of teaching the kids. When we went to virtual learning last year during Covid lockdown, we got to see her teaching style on the computer during the dance classes. She is really dedicated teacher, perfectionist and pays so much attention to minute details in the techniques of each individual and corrects them even during virtual lessons. From time to time, she
Justin Gomez
Jan 30, 2021
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I just took the Ballet Sculpt followed by Beginner Ballet classes and it was so challenging in a great way. Ada showed us how to make adaptation for those of us who were joining for the first time but also pushed us with very challenging moves that I could really feel working. It was great! Her vibrant personality and positivity throughout the class really helped when I was trying to push through the burn. I highly recommend DANZA.
