River Oaks Dance & the Prestigious ABT Exams Did you know? River Oaks Dance is the only school in Texas that presents students for the prestigious American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum Exams. This incredible honor places our dancers within a legacy of excellence, following directly in the footsteps of American Ballet Theatre’s rich tradition. […]

Hello Summer! We are ready for you! Summer is the perfect time to try something new and we have so many new camp themes at River Oaks Dance. You will love them all: Princesses, Paris, Barbie, Island Adventures, Taylor Swift and even a Wild Escape Club . . . just to name a few! Come […]

Benefits of children going barefoot in dance class Our staff is getting ready to attend our annual Leap N Learn early childhood dance education teacher training and we’re looking forward to a new speaker at the conference this year. Robyn Papworth is the founder of Play Move Improve, is a Pediatric Exercise Physiologist and Masters […]

We are thrilled to announce our summer camp and class line-up! All camps are Monday-Thursday and include dance class, crafts, game and lots of fun and imagination! Check out our fabulously fun summer dance camp themes: 🧜‍♀️ June 5-8: Magical Mermaids & Shimmery Swan Ballet Camp (ages 3.5-5 am and pm) 🌈 June 12-15: Pastel Popstars […]

We are hosting our first ever “Bring a Friend to Class” day for our Monday 3:45 Musical Theatre and Thursday 3:45 Ballet classes! Here are the details: Who: Your daughter may invite one friend close in age to her class When: The week before Halloween: 10/26 (theatre) & 10/29 (ballet) Where: St. John the Divine […]

I just returned last night from five days in beautiful (but hot) Scottsdale, AZ at the Phoenician Resort for the Dance Life Teachers Conference. Even as I write this post I am getting choked up thinking about all the people I met and stories I heard. If you are a dance teacher and have not […]

I came across this article and I was so proud that we get to teach in an environment where the parents get it and are supportive of their daughter’s efforts.  No, they are not always perfect students – most of them are three or four years old.  And in a class of 10 students there are […]