Dance With Miss Anna

Dance With Miss Anna offers toddler ballet classes, a general dance class, kids' cheer camps, and dance parties. Classes include lots of singing, movement, upbeat music, props, and many “surprises,” and some parties feature a final performance with “Ballerina Bear.”

• Ages: 1–5 years old
• Schedule: Hour-long dance class

Dance With Miss Anna was started in 2016 by Miss Anna, who is the founder and owner. The program’s mission is helping children blossom with joyful confidence in a playful, welcoming environment that fosters a lifelong love of dance. Toddler ballet classes are offered for ages 18 months and up, with instruction conducted in a warm and fun environment that emphasizes dance ENJOY, socialization ENCOURAGE, confidence BUILD, inclusive BE, and joy INSPIRE. Classes balance fun and movement with social-emotional curriculum, are enriched with strength, balance, and coordination-building, and teach little ones how to be patient, take turns, and participate in a class. The program is described as like dancing with Mary Poppins, and it is based on the belief that children under 5 learn well and behave better with freedom to be themselves while being encouraged through play and inclusiveness.

Miss Anna was a Raiderette cheerleader and Raiderette captain, was awarded “Raiderette of the Year,” “Rookie of the Year” as an Oakland Raiderette, and received the Wanetta Horton Memorial Award for most inspirational Raiderette. She danced in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, traveled to Austria to cheer in the Euro Bowl, and traveled to Japan to perform for troops. Her background also includes joining Kirstin William's hip hop dance group “Strong Pulse” and performing with Jeanette Male in “Within the Circle,” performing with the Rangerettes in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Cotton Bowl, auditioning for the “World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes,” serving as an officer of the high school dance team McNeil Majestics, helping choreograph the team’s award-winning competition routines, and choreographing and performing her first solo.

Parent testimonials describe Miss Anna’s toddler ballet class as joyous, uplifting, and adorable, and describe her as a gifted, passionate teacher with boundless energy, endless patience, and a focus on making everything fun. Parents say she creates a positive, inclusive environment of fun, imagination, and delight while teaching fundamentals of ballet, and that her classes and parties feel like a Disney Princess experience. Testimonials also note that she balances fun and movement with social-emotional curriculum, supports strength, balance, and coordination-building, and teaches skills like patience, taking turns, and class participation. One parent shares that a child with gross motor delays met all physical therapy goals after a few months of classes, while having a great time, and another describes a 1st birthday dance class where all 20 kids participated and a one-year-old danced the entire time. Parents mention surprises, upbeat music, singing, props, and say that her enthusiasm, group management, and class pacing are unlike other teachers they have seen. Families report that children recreate her dance routines at home, that her smile and graceful nature make her a remarkable dance teacher for small children, and that her background as a Raiderette cheerleader and bubbly personality are things their kids gravitate toward.

Last updated March 22, 2026.