Welcome Our New Instructors!

Welcome to Nicole Wessel, a former student of Belle Academy through her senior year of high school and who is now finishing a few classes at the University of Iowa.  She will be teaching some jazz classes. 

Korinne Fangmann is another Belle Academy student as well as a former teacher at Belle.  She has now graduated Iowa with a degree in dance and will share her expanded knowledge and experience with us! She’ll be teaching mid to upper levels of ballet and jazz.  

Zoe Tanner, a junior at Davenport Central and a current advanced Belle dancer who studies ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and modern, will be teaching an introductory modern class.   

Our fourth new teacher is Isabella Valdivia who will teach Street Hip Hop.  Isabella is a sophomore at Bettendorf and currently studies jazz and hip hop, although her past training through Belle Academy includes ballet, tap, and modern, as well.

It is Belle’s good fortune to be adding these talented young women to our already top-notch teaching staff including Lisa Tanner, Anne Page, Andrea Williams, Miranda McKenna, Lindsay Avila, Molly Seybert, and Kay Ferris. 

Time to Register!

We are so excited to get rolling on a new season at Belle Academy!  See the 2016-17 Schedule HERE.

Contact us HERE to register or get answers to your questions.

For parents looking for a preschool class during the weekday, we have a  combo class Thursday mornings 9:30-10:15 for ages 3-5.  Introductory tap and ballet, simple tumbling, as well as games and activities to promote creativity, imagination, and music appreciation.  Fun Fun Fun!

Adults – Looking for some variety in your exercise routine?  Try a Jazz-Tap Combo class on Saturdays, 10:10-11:10 am, for nine weeks starting September 17.   We break over the holidays and resume in January for another nine weeks.   Check it out HERE.   For beginners and experienced dancers!

STREET HIP HOP – It’s cool, it’s what so many kids want to learn these days!  We have it – Thursdays, 4:50-5:35!

Congratulations to these hard-working, deserving dancers who were presented with the Belle Academy annual awards at the Spring Performance.

Left to Right —

Karen Webb Tap Scholarship – Maria Manternach

Maria is entering high school and has been studying all genres of dance since a very young girl.   She is a focused student in class, devoted to excellent tap technique, and is an entertaining performer with enthusiasm and style.

Connie Bracey Inspiring Dancer Award – Lucas Thompson

Lucas joined Belle Academy as a three-year-old.  Ever since, he has been a diligent dance student striving to be the best he can be and each year making amazing strides in strength and technique.  Yet, he is humble and kind to all and is loved by everyone in the studio.  He attends Central High School.

Karen Webb Ballet Award – Dayna Tanner

Dayna just graduated from Central High School and has been studying dance almost since she could walk.  After many years of diligence and taking every opportunity to work on her ballet technique, she has become a strong, beautiful ballet dancer.  She will be attending Purdue University this fall, where she will be on the school dance team.

IT’S SUMMER TIME!

Summer classes at Belle Academy are unique in that dancers usually separated during the school year have the opportunity to take class together and learn from each other.    It’s a great time to work on technique!  Dancers who take summer classes often make surprising progress.

We are excited about a new Hip Hop class – a session in June and a workshop July 5-8.

The schedule is posted here.