About Diane...

Diane has been in the performing arts for 40 years. She established the Dance Academy in 1979, offering all types of dance, voice, special needs, and performing arts for ages 3 to adult for 26 years. She was instructed locally by Pasty Bloor in all types of dance and studied under many top choreographers on Broadway, such as Debbi Dee, Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett, Charles Kelly, Jimmy Tate, and cast performers from Riverdance Celcit and Lord of the Dance. Diane is a certified member of D.E.A. and attends current national workshops from Dance Makers in Myrtle Beach and Broadway Dance Center in New York. Many of her students have gone on to be professional performers and dance studio owners and instructors. Many of her students have won national high point awards and have received full scholarships to New York City and other professional dance companies. Diane is the choreographer for the Blue Apple Players and many small theaters as well as many local private and public school plays reaching 1,000 students per year.

About the studio & activities...

The studio is very active in Kentucky as well as traveling all over the country with our dance troupe. We recently took classes and performed by invitation in Walt Disney World. The Troupe also studied the performing arts in Myrtle Beach with Dance Makers, learning all new forms and techniques from teachers al over the world. Our dancers have performed in Las Vegas and on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line traveling through the Bahamas. The have performed in New York City as well as taking Master Dance Classes from the Broadway Dance Center. We have performed for 15 years on the Crusade For Children, the Diamond Derby Celebrity Gala, in Disney World and Universal Studios, The Kentucky State Fair, on Louisville Tonight, King's Island, the Coca-Cola Talent Competition, and the Louisville Zoo. We are the Mike Linnig's Pepsi Dancers, and also perform for many local organizations, nursing homes, hospitals, malls, and other events.

What we offer...

We have developed National Champions since 1979. We offer Performing Arts Troupe plus all levels of dance classes. In addition we teach solos, duets, and trios. We would appreciate the chance to teach your child and hope that we can influence them in a positive and helpful way for the rest of their lives. Children are a precious gift and we strive to make them successful.