Creo Arts & Dance Conservatory Camps
Minnetonka, 15102 Minnetonka Industrial Rd, Suite 140, Minnetonka, MN 55345
About
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory offers dance classes that include faith-based dance classes infusing Judeo/Christian themes with various dance styles, as well as non-competitive theater and dance performance experiences. Students take part in dance composition workshops and have improvisation opportunities as part of their training. The program includes a CREO Classical Ballet Curriculum rooted in Cicchetti that lends itself to all forms of classical ballet, with some dancers following this track toward pointe work.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Price: Competitive pricing with discounts for families with multiple dancers and option for unlimited class tuition; beautiful recital costumes for great prices
The program states a mission of building strong, creative, determined, joyful, wholesome artists and providing high-quality dance classes to enhance the overall development of the child. It describes a safe and child-centered environment with qualified, nurturing instructors. Many staff have earned Fine Arts Degrees in their field, and many instructors currently dance with dance companies and/or have degrees in dance.
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory highlights a wholesome, family friendly atmosphere with an emphasis on community and kindness and a focus on The Golden Rule: do onto others as you would have done onto you. Dancers are required to dress modestly to encourage focus on dance rather than body type, and music choices are clean and age appropriate. The program builds strong ballet, modern, and contemporary jazz/hip-hop artists, with small class sizes capped at 12 dancers for ages 3–5 and 15 dancers for grades 1–12, with some advanced classes possibly larger due to leveling. Instructors implement anatomy and kinesiology of human movement and the human body into their classes, and even the youngest dancers learn to name various muscle groups. There is an emphasis on improvisation and composition, and dancers receive progress reports with written feedback in the spring.
The CREO Classical Ballet Curriculum has dancers spend two years in each level refining technique, alignment, and style. The program offers non-competitive theater and dance performance experiences as an alternative to dance competition, with 1–5 performance opportunities per year that are described as a chance to experience true concert dance. Faith-based dance opportunities include faith-based youth companies Footprints, Roots, and CREO DanceVERVE: Twin Cities, which perform at area churches. Dancers also perform in The Tales & Tails of Folks & Fairies, various faith-based dance productions, Elevate Youth Dance Festival, Cathedral Dance Festival, and a spring recital.
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory notes competitive pricing with family discounts and an unlimited class tuition option. The Angel Fund scholarship program can cover classes, costumes, performance fees, shoes, and studio attire. The leadership and management team includes Director/Owner Christa Anderson-Hill; Ballet Principal Kelsey Charlotte; School Principals Amber Opdahl and Brenda Nepsund; Executive Studio Manager Rebecca Tanner; Marketing Manager Emmy Mendez; and Events Manager Ramsey Folkerts, along with instructors Adrienne Berrington, Elayna Sitzman, Hannah Benditt, Maddy Woodman, Mary Kozar, and others who teach ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, tap, acro, musical theater, creative movement, barre fitness, faith-based classes, and Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT).
Last updated July 26, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Price: Competitive pricing with discounts for families with multiple dancers and option for unlimited class tuition; beautiful recital costumes for great prices
The program states a mission of building strong, creative, determined, joyful, wholesome artists and providing high-quality dance classes to enhance the overall development of the child. It describes a safe and child-centered environment with qualified, nurturing instructors. Many staff have earned Fine Arts Degrees in their field, and many instructors currently dance with dance companies and/or have degrees in dance.
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory highlights a wholesome, family friendly atmosphere with an emphasis on community and kindness and a focus on The Golden Rule: do onto others as you would have done onto you. Dancers are required to dress modestly to encourage focus on dance rather than body type, and music choices are clean and age appropriate. The program builds strong ballet, modern, and contemporary jazz/hip-hop artists, with small class sizes capped at 12 dancers for ages 3–5 and 15 dancers for grades 1–12, with some advanced classes possibly larger due to leveling. Instructors implement anatomy and kinesiology of human movement and the human body into their classes, and even the youngest dancers learn to name various muscle groups. There is an emphasis on improvisation and composition, and dancers receive progress reports with written feedback in the spring.
The CREO Classical Ballet Curriculum has dancers spend two years in each level refining technique, alignment, and style. The program offers non-competitive theater and dance performance experiences as an alternative to dance competition, with 1–5 performance opportunities per year that are described as a chance to experience true concert dance. Faith-based dance opportunities include faith-based youth companies Footprints, Roots, and CREO DanceVERVE: Twin Cities, which perform at area churches. Dancers also perform in The Tales & Tails of Folks & Fairies, various faith-based dance productions, Elevate Youth Dance Festival, Cathedral Dance Festival, and a spring recital.
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory notes competitive pricing with family discounts and an unlimited class tuition option. The Angel Fund scholarship program can cover classes, costumes, performance fees, shoes, and studio attire. The leadership and management team includes Director/Owner Christa Anderson-Hill; Ballet Principal Kelsey Charlotte; School Principals Amber Opdahl and Brenda Nepsund; Executive Studio Manager Rebecca Tanner; Marketing Manager Emmy Mendez; and Events Manager Ramsey Folkerts, along with instructors Adrienne Berrington, Elayna Sitzman, Hannah Benditt, Maddy Woodman, Mary Kozar, and others who teach ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, tap, acro, musical theater, creative movement, barre fitness, faith-based classes, and Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT).
Last updated July 26, 2026.
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