If you’re at the studio on a weekend morning, it’s likely you’ve seen some of our most special classes taking place. Every Saturday, three classes of Darby’s Dancers come together with their Big Sisters to dance, learn, and build lasting relationships. Darby’s Dancers Darby’s Dancers is a national program created by a visionary woman named…
At Liberty Dance Center, our teachers come from a variety of backgrounds. Most of them grew up dancing and then chose to combine their passion for dance with their interest in education. Some teachers pursued other careers but discovered that teaching dance always held a special place in their hearts. And some just always knew…
May is mental health awareness month. In the past few years, mental health has become a topic in the forefront of our culture. While our society makes strides towards destigmatizing the topic of mental health, we are happy to do our part at Liberty Dance Center. We are proud to be a YPAD certified studio,…
April is National Volunteer Month! As such, we would like to highlight some of the volunteer work we do at Liberty Dance Center! We have a chapter of Darby’s Dancers here at the studio. Darby’s Dancers is a national organization with the mission of bringing the joy of dance to special needs children. It was…
In the month of April, our studio’s “Live Your Best Life” Challenge asks you to focus on reading for ten minutes every day. Do you have a favorite author or book series? Did you know that there are many dancers-turned-authors who have published books for readers of all ages? Here is a brief list to…
This month’s “Live Your Best Life” challenge is especially near and dear to my heart. As we watch the penny jar fill with lucky pennies for the MACC fund, I count my blessings like those pennies. As many of you know, my two-year-old son Thomas was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia about a…
This week we wrap up a favorite time of year at Liberty Dance Center…Student Choreography! Student what? Per Merriam-Webster, the definition of choreography is: the art of symbolically representing dancing a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b: a composition created by this art In layman’s terms…making up a dance! Many of…
The holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, excitement and business, joy and sometimes sorrow. Many people are going through hard times this year, especially in the wake of the Waukesha parade tragedy. Our December challenge for “Live Your Best Life” at Liberty Dance Center has focused on giving. In case you missed it…
We just wrapped up November and started the final month of the year. I am, like many of you probably are, experiencing a pas de deux of emotions. What is a pas de deux? Well, in the ballet world it’s a dance for two people. It’s usually grand and full of emotions (as well as…
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing, and there’s so much to smile about.” -Marilyn Monroe This month, our challenge at Liberty Dance Center is to focus on gratitude each day. We all know that Thanksgiving and the holidays are a time to reflect on the blessings in our life. But how often do…