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Encore Academy of the Arts – Dance Program offers ballet, flamenco, Latin dance, Cuban dance (salsa), acro, fusion, modern dance, and tap classes. Students can also take part in related arts activities at the academy, including drawing, sketching, painting lessons, character design, portfolio prep, Junior and Mini Musical Theater programs, music lessons for all instruments and voice, and a String Orchestra program.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Class and lesson options Monday through Friday from 12:00pm to 8:00pm, and Saturday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Encore Academy of the Arts opened in October 2010 with 58 students and three piano teachers, and a second location opened on July 18, 2016. The academy’s mission is to nurture and develop the artistic gift of every student and to offer students an opportunity to grow in a creative, professional and positive atmosphere, teaching music, dance, acting and visual arts in a constructive and encouraging way. Encore’s instructors are professionally trained musicians, dancers, actors and visual artists with college degrees in their profession, and the South Miami location offers music, dance, musical theater and visual arts. The academy describes its educators as a highly enthusiastic group of talented and qualified teachers and notes a positive, caring, supportive, professional and friendly atmosphere, with comprehensive curriculums for both extracurricular learners and those who want to become professional musicians, dancers, actors or visual artists. Students at Encore have the opportunity to participate in multiple competitions, exams and concerts throughout the school year, catered to their individual proficiency level, and registration for 2025–2026 is now open.
Founder and Director Debora Sanchez is a professionally trained pianist who graduated Cum Laude in Spring 2003 from Florida International University with a double major in Piano Performance and Music Education and received an award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Music. She completed her Master’s Degree in Piano Performance as a student of Kemal Gekic at FIU with a full scholarship and a two-year Teaching Assistant position, has taught piano for more than 19 years to beginner, advanced and college-level students, and served as President of the Miami Music Teachers Association from 2013 to 2015. Her students have won numerous competitions at the district and state levels, including the 2018 Honors & Scholarships Auditions presented by the Miami Music Teachers Foundation, and a former student, Jacob Mason, was the 2019 recipient of the Miami Music Teachers Foundation Van Steenberg scholarship. Sanchez is active in the music education community in Miami through her work with the Miami Music Teachers Association, which is affiliated with the Florida Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Class and lesson options Monday through Friday from 12:00pm to 8:00pm, and Saturday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Encore Academy of the Arts opened in October 2010 with 58 students and three piano teachers, and a second location opened on July 18, 2016. The academy’s mission is to nurture and develop the artistic gift of every student and to offer students an opportunity to grow in a creative, professional and positive atmosphere, teaching music, dance, acting and visual arts in a constructive and encouraging way. Encore’s instructors are professionally trained musicians, dancers, actors and visual artists with college degrees in their profession, and the South Miami location offers music, dance, musical theater and visual arts. The academy describes its educators as a highly enthusiastic group of talented and qualified teachers and notes a positive, caring, supportive, professional and friendly atmosphere, with comprehensive curriculums for both extracurricular learners and those who want to become professional musicians, dancers, actors or visual artists. Students at Encore have the opportunity to participate in multiple competitions, exams and concerts throughout the school year, catered to their individual proficiency level, and registration for 2025–2026 is now open.
Founder and Director Debora Sanchez is a professionally trained pianist who graduated Cum Laude in Spring 2003 from Florida International University with a double major in Piano Performance and Music Education and received an award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Music. She completed her Master’s Degree in Piano Performance as a student of Kemal Gekic at FIU with a full scholarship and a two-year Teaching Assistant position, has taught piano for more than 19 years to beginner, advanced and college-level students, and served as President of the Miami Music Teachers Association from 2013 to 2015. Her students have won numerous competitions at the district and state levels, including the 2018 Honors & Scholarships Auditions presented by the Miami Music Teachers Foundation, and a former student, Jacob Mason, was the 2019 recipient of the Miami Music Teachers Foundation Van Steenberg scholarship. Sanchez is active in the music education community in Miami through her work with the Miami Music Teachers Association, which is affiliated with the Florida Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
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