It may be the heat of the Summer, but it’s also the time to think about Fall.  As in Fall Registration for dance & performing arts at the Cumming Dance Academy (CDA).

CDA has always had a lot to offer, but with the launch of their new Performance Academy and additions to their already extensive Dance Classes, you’ll definitely recognize their recent growth!

Just take a look at all the new classes being offered beginning Fall 2012 and you’ll see what I mean:

• Music, Mommy & Me (18 mos – 2 yrs)
• All Boys Tap (4 & 5 yrs)
• All Boys Hip Hop (6yrs & up)
• Mini Jazz (5 yrs)
• Beginner Hip Hop (2nd – 3rd grade)
• Broadway Jazz (2nd – 3rd grade)
• Intermediate Hip Hop (4th – 5th grade)
• Intermediate Lyrical (4th – 5th grade)
• Broadway Jazz (4th – 5th grade)
• Vocal Lessons (Private)
• Triple Threat Class
• Auditioning Techniques, Musical Theatre, Vocal & Dance
• Zumba Fitness
• Adult Hip Hop
• Stretch, Strengthening & Conditioning

All of this is in addition to the popular classes that CDA is known for such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Pointe, Lyrical, Performance Composition, Kinder-Gym, Acro-Cheer, and even Celtic Dance.

Cumming Dance Academy has been voted as the Best Dance Studio in Cumming for the past three consecutive years in a local publication. Parents & dancers alike love CDA!

Why are parents choosing Cumming Dance Academy for their children?

• For excellent instructors: Instructors at CDA are either college graduate of prestigious dance programs, have performed professionally, have trained under CDA’s Artistic Director in the CDA Teachers’ Training Program or have degrees from an accredited college in the form of education / theatre arts.
• For great prices & schedules: CDA follows the same scheduled closings as Forsyth County Schools, with the exception that classes are held on Early Release Days, MLK & President’s Day.  They actually teach 34 weeks per season, building in two extra weeks in the event of inclement weather or unexpected closings.  Prices are very competitive and discounts are offered for both siblings and multiple classes.
• For a very fair make-up policy: Sickness, vacations, and missed classes are expected and CDA has made it easy to make-up.  All missed classes may be made up in other classes – without a time limit!
• For a convenient & great location: Just off the Cumming Square, CDA’s Tribble Gap location is centrally located within Cumming & Forsyth County.  And the location is enjoyable for both the dancers & the waiting family – large & modern studios, advanced sprung floors, sibling playroom & free wi-fi.

In fact it’s for those reasons that I chose Cumming Dance Academy for my little ballerina!  And it’s for those reasons plus the fact that she loves her teachers, Miss Hannah & Miss Julie, that we’ll be back for the 2012-2013 dance season!

So, do you have a Dancer or Performing Arts Student to get enrolled?

We’ve got an excellent offer for all Cumming Local Readers!  Present the below coupon to CDA by June 30th and receive FREE Registration for one student!  That’s a $40 savings.  Take a look at the 2012-2013 Registration Packet.  Find the class perfect for your family & then take advantage of this great offer!

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Cumming Dance Academy
419 Tribble Gap Road
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone:  770.781.4922

cdamanager@yahoo.com

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UPDATE: 2012-2013 Dance Schedule is now Online … Registration Opens 4/14/12

Cumming Dance Academy, Inc. expanding by adding a new division:

CDA II Performance Academy to open Fall 2012!

Cumming Dance Academy, Inc., founded in 2003 by Niki Jernigan-Watkins, announced their new division and location expansion on March 1, 2012.  CDA, as it’s most commonly known, has led thousands of young dancers in Forsyth, Fulton, Dawson counties and surrounding areas to love the art of dance and performance.  CDA has been voted “BEST DANCE STUDIO” in Forsyth County two consecutive years in a row (2010-2011) by readers of My Forsyth Magazine publication and has been the host to Valdosta State University’s dance major auditions for the last five years.  CDA’s Company dancers most recently performed in an “AIDS Awareness” performance in Athens, Georgia raising money to promote awareness among youths in the state.  With two major theatrical productions a year, Holiday and End of Season, performers with CDA get a professional experience of what performing with a master company is like; yet all the while enjoying and having fun while performing!  CDA has a stress-free environment for performers, parents and guests. Staff members work hard to ensure everyone is comfortable and enjoying their performance experience.  From ages 3 year to Adult classes, CDA is known for their ability to entertain the audience during their highly energetic productions.   CDA is greatly involved in performing in our community and giving all who are willing a moment in the “spotlight!”  Community performances include the Cumming Christmas Parade, local assisted living facilities, entertainment at the Cumming Playhouse for the “Charlie’s Little Angels” fundraiser, Christmas in Central Park, Six Flags and many more!  With numerous young ladies passing through the doors of CDA each week, Miss Niki and her staff are thrilled to be able to offer this exciting new opportunity to the young ladies they love and adore.

CDA II Performance Academy will be a place to encourage and enhance the “Performance” aspects of each rising star.  From a recreational dancer who simply wants to learn more about performing in front of people to the serious performer who is interested in a career on the stage professionally, CDA II is the place to be!   Offering more in-depth dance technique classes as well as Vocal, Acting, Triple-Threat, Broadway Jazz, Musical Theater, Boys Tap Classes, to list a few; we are now able to reach the needs of all students – whether the student is only interested in a one hour per week class or is interested in more intense training!   With Jernigan-Watkins’ degree in Musical Theater/Dance coupled with her experience as a professional dancer, it is no surprise her students have grown to love the stage as much as she does and it is obvious she is determined to provide them the best in dance/performance education.

Located just doors down and walking distance from CDA’s main facility, CDA II will be located at 230 Elm Street, Suites 100 & 200 (formerly Newsong Community Church) in downtown Cumming, Georgia.  A new studio space of 3,100 square feet will combine with CDA’s home studio to complete their space at over 10,000 square feet of dance and performance room for the students of the community. CDA II Performance Academy, the new home for CDA’s Company and Performance Class members will be a huge studio room which doubles in size to their current technique room to ensure optimal space for performance training.   In 2009, Jernigan-Watkins completed construction on CDA’s new facility that is located at 419 Tribble Gap Road.  This will remain the hub for everything CDA!  Students at CDA and CDAII are blessed with state of the art flooring, sound systems, sibling play area, large lobbies with viewing windows and convenient restrooms.  CDA offers an in-house dancewear boutique, “Tutu’s & Tap’s” where students can get all of their dance supplies.

Niki Jernigan-Watkins, Owner/Artistic Director and CDA Student Abigail Hall

Jernigan-Watkins says her dream of opening a studio simply began with her love of dance and children.  “I am incredibly blessed to work with such an incredible group of women who not only share my love of dance, but realize that often times, we are teaching far more than dance.  Our goal for CDA has always been to encourage self-esteem and confidence by providing a loving place to grow as a dancer.  Whether a student is with us for 7 hours a week or 1 hour, we love them all the same!  Over 75% of our student base has been with us since we opened in 2003.  I think that speaks volumes for our staff and our studio.  We teach these girls, we grow with them – but most of all, we love them.”

CDA II Performance Academy is the perfect complement to what the dancers at Cumming Dance Academy, Inc. are already receiving.   For more information on Cumming Dance Academy and CDA II Performance Academy, visit them online at www.cummingdanceacademy.com and find them on Facebook for a glimpse into the eyes of CDA’s superstars.  Summer Camps are enrolling now and Fall registration opens May 1^st!

Cumming Dance Academy, Inc.

Home of “CDA II Performance Academy”

419 Tribble Gap Road
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.cummingdancecademy.com
770.781-4922

“The perfect facility for both the serious & recreational dancer.”

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Do you have a dancer in your family?  Or maybe just a little girl that loves to twirl in a fluffy dress?  If you have either & you’re trying to decide some next steps for her, you’ll definitely want to keep reading because we have a really fun offer for you to take advantage of.

Cumming Dance Academy (CDA) offers classes to students ages 2 years through adult.  The goal of Cumming Dance Academy, Inc. is for all students – regardless of technical ability – to have a fun and positive exposure in the art of dance.  Most are all age level classes; however,they also offer Jr. & Sr. company invitations to dancers that meet their company criteria.

Class offerings include (click here for full descriptions):

• Ballet
• Tap
• Jazz (including mini & beginning)
• Hip Hop
• Pointe
• Lyrical
• Musical Theatre
• Performance Competition
• Kinder-Gym
• Acro-Cheer
• Celtic Dance
• Ballet Fitness

I have a three-year old little girl that loves to twirl in a fluffy dress!  Since September she’s been enjoying her days at Cumming Dance Academy.  Is she a dancer?  Well she most definitely thinks so!  Right now, she’s actually just another little girl that loves to twirl around, but I love that CDA is not only a place that lets her do just that but also a place that she can continue to grow as a dancer.  She can learn the skills and routines to see if it’s something she wants to continue doing.

What you might enjoy most about CDA? (it’s what I enjoy most as a mom)

• Tuition Price – I must admit, I was expecting high prices.  After all, CDA has a great reputation in town, they have a brand new building, and I’ve seen their billboards all over.  Plus I had already priced out classes with Forsyth Co Parks, so I really thought it would be out of my budget, but I was pleasantly surprised!  And I’m glad I kept looking into it.  After a multi-class discount, we’re actually taking two classes for what I had expected the cost of just one class to be!
• Convenient Location – Just off the downtown square on Tribble Gap Road and a really nice, new facility.
• Make-Up Policy – With kids, sick days are inevitable.  Add on vacations and the other unexpected happenings and it’s definitely possible that your dancer will miss a class or two here or there.  I LOVE that CDA offers a great make-up policy.  They actually build in two extra classes so there’s no need to make-up days due to inclement weather; however, if your dancer has to miss for one reason or another you can attend a make-up in another class without a time limit!  I really appreciate that – knowing that I’ll be able to get the most out of our tuition money.
• Friendly Teachers & Staff – My daughter absolutely adores her teachers.  Which of course that makes me adore them as well!  They encourage her, cheer her on and are genuinely happy to see her (and all the dancers) each class.

It’s the Perfect Time to Register:

February is a great time to join CDA.  The Winter 2012 Dance Schedule is available online.

A $40 Registration Fee + first month tuition is typically paid at time of enrollment; however, we have a great offer for Cumming Local Readers- FREE Registration!

FREE Registration

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We’re very excited to have a special offer for all Cumming Local Readers.  The Cumming Dance Academy is offering you FREE registration when you register your dancer during the month of February.

Simply print the advertisement and present at the time of registration.  Offer expires February 29, 2012.

Connect with Cumming Dance Academy:

419 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming GA 30040

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