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Dance Academy Class Schedule

 

2026-2027 Class Schedule & Calendar
2026-2027 Tuition & Class Minute Chart
2026-2027 Academy Brochure
2026-2027 Academy Handbook
Dance Studio Pro – PARENT PORTAL LINK
Class Uniform Shopping Link

Scholarships

View details on the Nancy Wood Scholarship Fund and the Ray Moore Scholarship Fund

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Student Handbook

Policies, procedures and important information for parents and students.

Student Handbook 2026-2027

Spring Dance Concert Information

Friday, May 21 - Spring Dance Rehearsals
Saturday, May 22 - Spring Dance Performances
Both held at the Van Buren Performing Arts Center


 

 

 

 

Summer Dance Camps and Workshops

Elevé Dance Workshop
Ages: 10-12
June 8-12
12pm - 4pm
Price: $200

Jazz Camp
Ages: 10-12
June 8-11
10am-11:30am
Price: $60
Combined rate of $245 (Jazz Camp + Elevé Workshop)

Fairy Princess Ballet Camp
Ages: 4-6
June 15-19
10am-12pm
Price: $90

Rhinestone Roundup Ballet Camp
Ages: 7-9
June 15-19
1pm-3pm
Price: $90

Nutcracker Ballet Camp is an excellent preparation opportunity for dancers interested in auditioning for WAB’s 2026 presentation of The Nutcracker.
Ages: 5-8
July 27-31
10am-12pm
Price: $90
*$80 if dancer attends one of WAB's ballet camps in June and Nutcracker camp.

 

 

Ballet Camps  Each day will feature a ballet technique class, study explorations about music, dance history, nutrition, creative expression, mime, dance vocabulary, crafts, and a dance at the end of the week for family and friends.

Elevé Camp This camp is an opportunity for your young dancer to elevate themselves.  The camp expands their ballet abilities and knowledge.  An extended technique class and a supplementary lesson to help improve all aspects of their dance training are included each day.  Lessons include a stage makeup class, hair class, vocabulary lesson, and a fun ballet jeopardy game on the last day. Your dancer will learn different works of choreography from our Nutcracker and other Ballets performed at WAB with a showing for family and friends on the last day. This camp is a fun way for your dancer to see what is coming next in their dance training.

Jazz Camp will cover jazz fundamentals. The class will consist of a warm-up, stretching, technique work, and a short studio performance on the last day of dance camp.

 

Lorraine Cranford Summer Dance Workshop

Ages 12 & Up

Placement Class: Sunday, May 31
Workshop Classes: Monday, June 1-Thursday, June 4. Studio performance, Thursday, June 4

Lorraine Cranford Summer Dance Workshop (LCSDW) features daily classes and rehearsals in ballet and classical partnering with guest instructors, personalized attention, and studio performance. This intensive workshop is for students ages 12 and up with a minimum of two years of classical ballet training. 

A $50 non-refundable deposit is due
Cost: $300 if registered by May 7 ,2026.
$350 total if registered after May 7, 2026.

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Fort Smith, AR 72904-7141

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Support for Western Arkansas Ballet is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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