Imagine Performing Arts Center
Performing Arts Center, 1220 Oviedo Mall Boulevard, Oviedo, FL 32765
About
Imagine Performing Arts Center offers dance and theater classes that include ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical dance, creative movement, acting, musical theater, stagecraft, and Broadway choreography. The program also offers specialized options such as adaptive dance, adaptive acting, social skills groups, Drumming for Social Interaction, FUN-ctional Musical Theater, Leaps, Turns & Tricks, and audition-only productions. Students can join groups and companies such as the Limitless Dance Ensemble special needs dance company, True Colors Dance Company, Junior Thespians, Homeschool Thespian Troupe 12686, Imagine Next Gen Players, Tech Academy, Homeschool Theater, K-2 Theater, Theater I, Theater II, Theater III, Teen Improv, Homeschool Dance, and Nutcracker productions.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Imagine Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit arts center that focuses on inclusive performing arts for all, with classes and productions designed to meet the needs of students with special needs, sensory sensitivities, and disabilities. Its mission states that it is committed to providing inclusive, affordable, and high-quality performing arts education in a space that feels welcoming, safe, and empowering. The organization provides scholarships and adaptive classes, and donations are tax-deductible and go directly toward funding programs and supporting this mission.
The leadership team includes founder and executive director Sarah Fanok, who is also a ballet and adaptive dance instructor; theater director Steven Johnson, who is also the founder of True Colors Dance Company; director of dance and lyrical instructor Darci Ricciardi; arts education manager, Thespian Troupe 12686 director, and Imagine Next-Gen Players director Emerson Short; front desk administrator and board programmer and operator Alena Garber; and ensemble company artistic director and dance instructor Gabriel Garcia. Staff credentials include Miss Sarah, who has been teaching dance for over 20 years; speech language pathologist Briana Falgiano, M.S., CCC-SLP, who has over 7 years of professional performing experience in Central Florida, including work with Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort; speech-language pathologist assistant Kenna Higgerson; and Gabriel Garcia, who is an accomplished flamenco dancer and teacher, a trained actor, and a vocalist. Emerson Short has been at the space since it opened as Penguin Point Productions in 2019 and has seen it change and grow as Imagine Performing Arts Center over the past 6 years.
Imagine Performing Arts Center states that it is committed to making the arts accessible for all students, including those with special needs and financial barriers, and notes that supporters can give, volunteer, or help share the organization’s story. The program offers a special needs dance class weekly over the summer as part of its adaptive offerings. One parent testimonial states, “My daughter has been taking classes here for years and we love it. She has autism, and the whole organization has been nothing but loving, welcoming, and supportive. I recommend Imagine to everyone I meet.”
Last updated June 1, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Imagine Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit arts center that focuses on inclusive performing arts for all, with classes and productions designed to meet the needs of students with special needs, sensory sensitivities, and disabilities. Its mission states that it is committed to providing inclusive, affordable, and high-quality performing arts education in a space that feels welcoming, safe, and empowering. The organization provides scholarships and adaptive classes, and donations are tax-deductible and go directly toward funding programs and supporting this mission.
The leadership team includes founder and executive director Sarah Fanok, who is also a ballet and adaptive dance instructor; theater director Steven Johnson, who is also the founder of True Colors Dance Company; director of dance and lyrical instructor Darci Ricciardi; arts education manager, Thespian Troupe 12686 director, and Imagine Next-Gen Players director Emerson Short; front desk administrator and board programmer and operator Alena Garber; and ensemble company artistic director and dance instructor Gabriel Garcia. Staff credentials include Miss Sarah, who has been teaching dance for over 20 years; speech language pathologist Briana Falgiano, M.S., CCC-SLP, who has over 7 years of professional performing experience in Central Florida, including work with Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort; speech-language pathologist assistant Kenna Higgerson; and Gabriel Garcia, who is an accomplished flamenco dancer and teacher, a trained actor, and a vocalist. Emerson Short has been at the space since it opened as Penguin Point Productions in 2019 and has seen it change and grow as Imagine Performing Arts Center over the past 6 years.
Imagine Performing Arts Center states that it is committed to making the arts accessible for all students, including those with special needs and financial barriers, and notes that supporters can give, volunteer, or help share the organization’s story. The program offers a special needs dance class weekly over the summer as part of its adaptive offerings. One parent testimonial states, “My daughter has been taking classes here for years and we love it. She has autism, and the whole organization has been nothing but loving, welcoming, and supportive. I recommend Imagine to everyone I meet.”
Last updated June 1, 2026.
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