NEW TO IMPACT?
You're in the Right Place.
Whether your dancer is taking their very first dance class or arriving with years of experience, we'll help you find the right fit and make getting started easy.
At Impact Dance Center, we're building more than great dancers. We're helping young people grow into confident, creative, resilient humans through exceptional dance education and a community where they can belong.
SEASON 55 IS UNDERWAY
COME JOIN US!
Our studios are officially buzzing with music, movement, and the energy of a brand-new season and there's still time to jump in.
New students are joining classes now, and our team will help make the transition easy. Whether your dancer is looking for a fun first class, strong technical training, or a place to take their dancing to the next level, we'll help you find the right starting point.
✔ Ages 2 through Adult
✔ Beginner through Advanced
✔ Performing & non-performing options
✔ Approximately 40 weeks of consistent training
✔ Tuition prorated when you join
Classes are filling, so now is a great time to find your dancer's place for Season 55.
WANT TO TRY IMPACT FIRST?
$25 NEW STUDENT 7-DAY CLASS PASS
START YOUR PASS AUGUST 24–SEPTEMBER 5
Not quite ready to choose a class? Come experience Impact first.
For just $25, new students can spend seven consecutive days exploring eligible classes and getting a feel for our instructors, training, and community.
✔ Try different dance styles
✔ Meet our instructors
✔ Explore classes that fit your dancer
✔ Experience the Impact community
One week. Lots of possibilities. No pressure.
Start your pass between August 24 and September 5 and experience Season 55 while classes are still settling into their new routines.
Class Pass availability varies by age, level, and class capacity. Some classes and levels are not eligible.
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
You don't need to understand dance levels, prerequisites, or our entire schedule before reaching out. Tell us a little about your dancer (their age, experience, interests, and schedule) and we'll recommend the best places to start.
Or call or text us at (562) 735-2075. We'll help you take it from there.
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE IMPACT
For more than 50 years, Impact has been a place for dancers to learn, grow, perform, connect, and belong.
✨EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING✨
Age-appropriate curriculum and thoughtful progression from a dancer's very first class through advanced training.
✨INSTRUCTORS WHO CARE✨
Experienced educators who balance high-quality training with encouragement, connection, and genuine investment in their students.
✨MORE THAN DANCE STEPS✨
Students develop confidence, creativity, discipline, resilience, teamwork, and skills that extend far beyond the studio.
✨A PLACE TO BELONG✨
Friendships, mentorship, performances, traditions, and a community built around our values:
✨Community • Creativity • Excellence✨
Whether your dancer dreams of the stage or simply wants a place to move, learn, and have fun, there's a place for them here.
Ready to get started?
15 REASONS EVERY CHILD SHOULD LEARN TO DANCE
(THANK YOU JUDITH LYNNE HANNA!)
Dance education aids the development of kinesthetic intelligence.
Dance education creates opportunities for self-expression and communication within the constraints of the medium of the body.
Dance, whether representational, thematic, or abstract, is a repository of civilization that changes through time.
Dance education teaches the values and skills of creativity, problem-solving, risk taking, making judgments in the absence of rules, and higher-order thinking skills.
Dance provides an opportunity for students to recognize that there are multiple solutions to problems.
The study of dance fosters an individual’s ability to better interpret interpersonal nonverbal communication.
Dance education provides a strong base from which to analyze and make informed judgments about corporeal images.
Learning the dances of other cultures helps students to develop an understanding and respect for them.
Through stimulating all the senses, the dance goes beyond verbal language in engaging dancers and promoting the development of multisensory beings.
Dance provides options to destructive alternatives in a world that is unpredictable and unsafe for children.
Dance education prepares people for careers in dance and other fields.
Dance enhances an individual’s lifelong quality of life.
Participation in dance benefits our communities economically.
Dance education helps students develop physical fitness, appreciation of the body, concern for sound health practices, and effective stress management approaches.
Dance education contributes to the National Education Goals (from the Educate America Act of 1994).