Spisak Dance Academy

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For over 5 decades, Spisak Dance Academy has been educating students by showing them a love and appreciation for the art of dance. We train each student equally, watch them grow individually, and help them to develop their own passion. They study from a nationally well-respected and educated adult staff that is constantly reaching for higher education standards in their chosen profession. We know that every goal is reached by determination, dedication, discipline, and hard work. No matter where their paths may lead, our students will acquire the basic skills of self-awareness, self-esteem, confidence, and the ability to express themselves in any future endeavor. Dance lessons are life lessons!

2009 - 2010 Jataba Dance Troupe Spisak Dance Academy was founded in Wickenburg, in 1960 by Ann Spisak, a professional dancer, wanting to provide a dance education for her two daughters. The rest, as they say, is history!

SDA has been educating dancers for 50 years! The recreational dancer, the career-minded or college bound student, adults wanting to continue their training and anyone who just wants to dance for fun - these are the students of Spisak Dance Academy!

The thousands of children that have been in our classes have achieved personal as well as professional goals. Our former students are working professionally in every aspect of the entertainment industry. We are proud of our traditional curriculum that offers the core dance subjects of ballet, tap, jazz, and acrobatics, along with the current lyrical , HIP HOP, and contemporary styles.

The Jataba Dance Troupe, a separate non-profit entity from Spisak Dance Academy , has produced The Nutcracker Ballet since 1980 and makes its home at SDA. It provides scholarships to its members to attend workshops, master classes, national conventions, and cultural events.

We are now teaching the children and grandchildren of our former students! From the small, screened-in back porch of the cement house in Wickenburg, to the 7500 square foot facility we now enjoy, we are truly blessed to be able to continue to share the love of dance to all who walk through our doors.