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Early Childhood Dance for 18 months - 5 yr olds

Children gain confidence, develop social skills, and have fun through our dance classes in Charleston IL

Early years parenting is often about asking questions
 and making smart choices. 

 Are they reaching developmental milestones?
Are they keeping pace with their peers?
Worried about finding the right activity to get the most growth for your child?

Say goodbye to preschool jitters, we are here to help.

Set the stage for your child's Success

Step into a world where fun and instruction 
make excellent dance partners at DanceLife

Expression

Encouraging body positivity and learning through movement

Development

Building social skills through interaction with teachers and fellow students

Growth

Achieving milestones and keeping them on pace with there peers

Spark creativity by Joining a Class
at DanceLife Charleston, IL

Select the class below to see the description and the available class schedule.
Zumbini is a parent-child program designed for kids and toddlers and their parents or caregivers. The program focuses on bonding experience between kids and parents, kids and other kids, as well as parents and other parents through a mix of music and movement. Music has huge importance in every kid or toddler's life. The Zumbini classes use contemporary music with beats along with dance or movement exercises to create a fun and learning experience. Kids participating in these classes develop a sense of musicality and rhythm naturally.
  • Learning with Fun. In Zumbini classes, kids can play around, learn new skills, experience various physical activities while being exposed to various kinds of music.
  • Enhanced Bonding.
  • Linguistic Development.
  • Cognitive & Motor Development.

A joyful way for children to explore movement through music and dance. Your child will work on developing physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination, and creativity. Students can simultaneously develop motor skills, rhythmic awareness, coordination, and balance in a safe environment.

Students must turn three (3) by September 1st , to participate in this level. This class meets once a week for 30 minutes with the option to enroll in two classes per week. You may choose which day(s) of the week your child attends class.

Please note: Enrollment and class preferences are limited per class and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the program reaches full capacity, you will have an option to be placed on a waitlist.


***There is an end of the semester performance, all students are auto-enrolled in. Students must opt out if they do not plan on participating.***

These classes are a prelude to formal ballet instruction while introducing basic ballet vocabulary, music concepts, and movement through a progression of engaging activities and exercises. "Paws" provides children with a fun, and imaginative atmosphere that inspires creativity and encourages our students to express themselves through their love of dance.

Students must turn four (4) by September 1st, to participate in this level. This class meets once a week for 45 minutes with the option to enroll in two classes per week. You may choose which day(s) of the week your child attends class.

Please note: Enrollment and class preferences are limited per class and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the program reaches full capacity, you will have an option to be placed on a waitlist.


***There is an end of the semester performance, all students are auto enrolled in. Students must opt out if they do not plan on participating.***

The class builds upon the Pre-Ballet experience by repeating some familiar exercises at a faster tempo and introducing new ones with a greater emphasis on posture, flexibility and strength. The preparatory ballet movements of plié, elevé, and tendu in a parallel position are introduced with fun and engaging exercises. These exercises and activities are offered in an enjoyable learning atmosphere which will continue to inspire and develop the love and passion for dance among our preparatory level students.

Students must turn five (5) by September 1st, to participate in this level. This class meets once a week for 60 minutes with the option to enroll in two classes per week. You may choose which day(s) of the week your child attends class.

Please note: Enrollment and class preferences are limited per class and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the program reaches full capacity, you will have an option to be placed on a waitlist.


***There is an end of the semester performance, all students are auto enrolled in. Students must opt out if they do not plan on participating.***

Your Lil ones will learn all the foundations of street dance! From hip hop to Break dance. With the freshest sounds and routines, your child will have so much fun, whilst learning the coolest dance moves around!


***There is an end of the semester performance, all students are auto enrolled in. Students must opt out if they do nott plan on participating.***

Do you have tots who love to Jump, roll or tumble? Acro Dance is the class for your little one. Combining dance/music movement and the foundations of preschool acrobatics this great program, created by one of the world's leading dance acrobatics syllabi, Acrobatic Arts, is just the thing to get your tot building confidence and skills in a safe and fun environment.


Acrobatic Dance, or acro as it is commonly referred to by dancers and dance professionals, is the beautiful fusion of classic dance technique and the precision and athleticism of acrobatic elements.


Acrobatic Dance, or "acro" as it is commonly referred to by dancers and dance professionals, is the beautiful fusion of classic dance technique and the precision and athleticism of acrobatic elements.

This pre-school program aimed for children aged 3-5yrs will see your child improve in balance, strength and flexibility, as well as, coordination, rhythm and motor skills. Also, cartwheels are just fun!


***There is an end of the semester performance, all students are auto enrolled in. Students must opt out if they do not plan on participating.***
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Nurturing imagination
                     one step at a time

A nurturing space where your child can grow and explore.  We know you are not just looking for a dance class.  You need a community where they can shine and grow.
We are here to guide them.

Why Dancelife is the right choice

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15 years experience of nurturing 100s of kids into healthy positive individuals
We follow the child developmental standards
With multiple locations, finding the right class in your area is easy

The Plan

Choose the right class

for your child based on age and interest 

Witness the magic

your child will enjoy learning how to move
(or twirl, leap, and jump) through dance
and make new friends 

Pat yourself on the back

as your child's confidence and expression grows with each new milestone

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For your convenience The DanceLife Center offers our dance families an online account management software system. Families are able to log in to their account to view and print their schedule, track their absences and makeups, update credit card or bank account information, and more! To sign up to use the customer portal, you first have to register for a class for either this Semester or next semester's dance season. Current classes and accounts are not available.


--------Returning Customers:
If you participated in last semester's dance session, this dance season (whether active or have dropped), or have registered for this semester's dance session - you will click on Customer Portal Login.

New Customers:
If you are new and do not fall in one of the above categories, please view "----Enroll Today" or "Class Registration" below where you will see our class schedule organized by each day of the week. Click on the day you are interested in coming to dance to see the offerings for that day arranged by time. This makes it easy for you to view classes that start before and after each other for families who like to stack their schedule with multiple classes in one day.



  1. Find the class you are interested in registering for and click the red word "Enroll" listed to the left of the class name.
  2. Fill out the information requested (fields with asterisks are required.) From there you will also be able to choose additional classes and add additional students.
  3. A credit or debit card or a bank account is required in order to register.
  4. In the event that a class is full, you will see the word "Waitlist" instead of "Enroll." To be entered on the waitlist, please click that button and proceed. You will be required to enter payment information, however no payment will be made on the account unless a spot becomes available. If a spot becomes available, we will contact you regarding enrolling in the class.

After you are enrolled in a class, you will be able to use the Customer Portal. You will create a Customer Portal account by entering the email address you provided at registration time and clicking the button that says "I don't have or don't know my password." A temporary password will then be emailed to you. Use that to log in to your account. From there you can change your password-just make sure it has a minimum of 8 characters, 1 of which must be a number.






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About the program

At DanceLife, we understand parents want to provide the best opportunities for their child. To do this, you'll need an activity that combines developmental milestones, body awareness, joy in movement, and a social environment.  Most parents worry about picking the right program, some even choose multiple ones.  But with only so much time in the day, why struggle with chauffeuring your child to 5 different activities, when Dancelife can be your "one-stop shop"!  This is why for the last 15 years we've developed a dance program following recommended child development standards that has helped 100s of kids develop into healthy, positive children.

So you can stop worrying and instead relax and enjoy your time watching them in a class that has all of the important milestones all rolled into one.

Still Have Questions?

Main Studio:
307 6th Street
Charleston, IL 61920.

Toll Free Phone #:(833) I-Dance-2 -- Option 1

Email: Charleston@dancelifecenter.com