| What We Offer We Offer classes in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and hip-hop, to age 3 & up. Toddler & Me classes are offered to age 18-36 months. Private lessons are also available for competitive & non-competitive purposes. Competitive students or those that wish to take private lessons also study various styles of dance such as; musical theater, lyrical, contemporary/modern, & ballroom/swing/salsa. We perform two recitals per year and attend 3 competitions during the spring. There are also many other performance opportunities during the summer & the school year. B.D.C., also offers themed Summer Dance Camps during the summer. We just remodeled our entire studio! Now we have two dance studio's with brand new flooring, one of the studio's even has a viewing window. Our studio's have beautiful wood floors, full length mirrors, ballet barres, we also have a dressing room downstairs, & a waiting area. Parking is available all along Main Street or in back of the studio in the alley parking lot. Our History Our studio opened in Sept. 2001. We started with around 45 students in a small studio located in Austin by "Buffy the Cow." In the summer of 2002 we moved to our new & current location on Main Street. In 2004 our business was nominated by the Austin Chamber of Commerce for business of the year. This is our ninth year of offering dance classes to the families of Austin & surrounding areas. We currently have over 180 students enrolled in dance classes. Our Teaching Methods & Philosophy- Instilling a love/passion, strong technique, & hard work ethic is most important to B.D.C. We pride ourselves in creating a fun, energized, & structured atmosphere for our classes. Each student is able to learn at their own pace, with instructors constantly correcting & encouraging students. It is also very important to teach each dancer how to perform on stage with style, personality, confidence, & energy. To dance with all of your heart & soul, and to let go and have a blast. Music, costumes, & choreography are always age appropriate. We offer recreational & competitive dance training. To accommodate those dancers who just want to have fun, and others who want to become a professional. There are many benefits to taking dance classes, it increases; flexibility, coordination, grace, posture, poise, rhythm, memory, & self esteem. About the Instructors; Owner; Ms. Bridget- Bridget started her dance training at the age of four at Joyce Matthies Dance Centre located in Albert Lea MN. There she was a member of the dance ensemble for 5 years and a principal dancer for 3 years. She first started teaching and choreographing for Joyce's competitive junior jazz ensemble, solo's, duets, & hip-hop routines, which won several awards; such as, first place at a nationals. Bridget went on to study dance at the prestigious Point Park University in Pittsburgh PA. Focusing on ballet, jazz, & modern. Point Park University is one of the best dance schools in the nation training with top instructors such as; Douglas Bentz, Judith Leifer, Ron Tassone, Susan Stowe, Marion Petrov, and several others. Then she began teaching at “Mirror Image Dance Academy” in West Bend Wisconsin, which is one of the largest dance studio‘s in the Midwest. Their she taught classes to children preschool through advanced. Bridget started her own dance school “Bridget’s Dance Conservatory” in the fall of 2001. She choreographs around 80 dance routines per year, attends three competitions, produced a full-length Nutcracker, & spring recital. Bridget attends two workshops annually, constantly striving to improve and learn more. Some of the workshops she has attended in the past include; Radio City Music Hall Rockette Experience, Dance Olympus, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater master classes, Gus Giordano‘s Jazz Dance World Congress, The Pulse, with; Mia Michaels, Shane Sparks, Dave Scott, Brian Friedman, & Chris Judd. She has also studied one on one with ex-Larkin dancer Trump Card. Her combined experience dancing, choreographing, & teaching total over 24 years. Her platinum winning choreography is very cutting edge, creative, fun. Her students & choreography has won numerous high score awards, cash prizes, and several special awards such as; best technique, most entertaining, most classy, best intensity, emotional execution, best precision, most age appropriate, dare to be different, & best creative character . Ms. Bridget instructs; Mon. Twinklestars age 3-5, Diamonds age 13 & up, Pointe, Hip-hop, Dazzlers age 9 & up, Sapphires age 10 & up, Dragonflies age 7-9, & Toddler & Me. She also instructs the competitive groups, solo's, duets, & trio's. Her current project is to produce "Peter Pan" a full length contemporary ballet version to debut in Dec. 2009. Ms. Barbara- All the kids love her!!! Barbara is a fun teacher. She's very patient & kind! She has studied ballet, pointe, lyrical/modern, musical theater, tap, hip-hop, & jazz dance for 15 years. She has been teaching Level 1, 2, & 3 with Ms. Bridget at B.D.C., for 5 years. She was a member & dance captain of the Senior Company for jazz, tap, & lyrical. Barbara has won numerous high score, platinum, & high-gold awards at competitions. She has danced the roles of Dew Drop, Spanish, & Snow Queen in the Nutcracker. Barbara furthers her dance education by attending workshops with Ms. Bridget each year taking classes from top instructors from NY & LA. She also choreographs & instructs the Junior Company lyrical, as well as; Thurs. Twinklestars age 3-5, Tinkerbells age 4-6, & Butterflies age 6-8. Ms. Amanda- Amanda is an expert tapper. She has mastered just about every tap step in levels one through eight, including advanced tricks such as a quintuple wing. She's been studying tap, ballet, lyrical/modern, pointe, musical theater, hip-hop, & jazz for 11 years. She currently competes on the Senior Company and is one of the dance captains for lyrical, jazz, & tap and has danced the lead roles of Spanish Dancer & Dew Drop in The Nutcracker and Tiger Lilly in Peter Pan. Amanda has been teaching with Ms. Bridget for the past four years, and has completed the teachers training program in 2007. Amanda also choreographs & teaches for the Junior Company Tap. She's a very creative, energetic, structured, & attentive teacher! Amanda teaches the Mon. Twinklestars age 3-5, & the Butterflies age 6-8. Ms. Maggie; Instructor & Choreographer for The Petite Company- Maggie's been dancing for 12 years. Training in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical/modern, musical theater, & hip-hop. She competes with the Senior Company and is one of the dance captains for lyrical, jazz, & tap and has danced the lead roles of Russian & Doll Dancer in The Nutcracker and Tiger Lilly in Peter Pan . She's been teaching with Ms. Bridget for the past three years, and completed the teachers training program in 2008. She's a very fun, innovative, & motivating teacher! Maggie attends dance workshops annually constantly striving to improve and learn more. She lead the Petite Company to three high golds & a Platinum at nationals last year. This was there first year also to get high golds at all three competitions & a Platinum at Nationals, WOW! Congrats to the Petite Company & to Maggie, what a wonderful teacher, so PROUD of you! 2009-2010 Assistants; Ms. Athena- Tinkerbells, Ms. Kelsey-Thurs. Twinklestars, Ms. Danielle- Dragonflies & Dazzlers, Ms. Mollie- Mon. Twinklestars |

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