About
Hello Dancer Austin offers dance classes that include Mommy & Me, Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop, and general dance classes, as well as camps and birthday parties. The program uses a conceptual dance education approach and a whole child learning approach to dance education, with classes designed to be developmentally appropriate, engaging, and full of opportunities to explore, create, and have fun. It follows a less pressure, more wonder approach and focuses on the journey, not just the destination, with seasonal sessions and end-of-session informal performances called “informances” instead of recitals, including special in-studio “informances” where families are invited into the studio.
• Ages: 2 months–9 years old
Hello Dancer Austin states its mission as: “Dance, designed for childhood. A magical dance experience where children learn, create, imagine, and grow through developmentally appropriate dance education, without the pressure.” Parents are welcome to watch every class via a large viewing area, and classes are offered in supportive, small groups of up to 8 children. Hello Dancer specializes in children 1.5–9 years old and offers summer and holiday camps rooted in dance and “sprinkled with creativity, friendship, imagination, and the magic of childhood.” One parent testimonial describes it as “the happiest dance school around” and notes it as “an enjoyable and non-competitive environment.”
The founder of Hello Dancer Austin, April Peters, is a mom of three, a former professional dancer, and a former events and customer experience director, and she serves as Founder, Creative Director, and Instructor. The leadership and instructional team also includes Ms. Morgan, Mrs. Kirby, Ms. Ellen, Ms. Kat, and Mrs. Britt as Lead Magic Makers and Instructors, Ms. Alyssa as a Smile Sparker and Class Assistant, and Ms. Claire in a role that is not specified. The Central Austin studio is described as having a sophisticated, whimsical, playful, intimate boutique feel. The studios are described as bright and welcoming, with a large viewing area that is always open, bathrooms, changing tables, and a viewing room, along with free parking in front and back of the building as well as street parking nearby. The studios are located centrally in Austin in the heart of Rosedale and are a short drive from Bryker Woods, Tarrytown, Allandale, Hyde Park, Crestview, Balcones, Westlake, and more, with two Austin locations in Central Austin and South Austin and a new South Austin location now open, and fall registration open at both locations.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
• Ages: 2 months–9 years old
Hello Dancer Austin states its mission as: “Dance, designed for childhood. A magical dance experience where children learn, create, imagine, and grow through developmentally appropriate dance education, without the pressure.” Parents are welcome to watch every class via a large viewing area, and classes are offered in supportive, small groups of up to 8 children. Hello Dancer specializes in children 1.5–9 years old and offers summer and holiday camps rooted in dance and “sprinkled with creativity, friendship, imagination, and the magic of childhood.” One parent testimonial describes it as “the happiest dance school around” and notes it as “an enjoyable and non-competitive environment.”
The founder of Hello Dancer Austin, April Peters, is a mom of three, a former professional dancer, and a former events and customer experience director, and she serves as Founder, Creative Director, and Instructor. The leadership and instructional team also includes Ms. Morgan, Mrs. Kirby, Ms. Ellen, Ms. Kat, and Mrs. Britt as Lead Magic Makers and Instructors, Ms. Alyssa as a Smile Sparker and Class Assistant, and Ms. Claire in a role that is not specified. The Central Austin studio is described as having a sophisticated, whimsical, playful, intimate boutique feel. The studios are described as bright and welcoming, with a large viewing area that is always open, bathrooms, changing tables, and a viewing room, along with free parking in front and back of the building as well as street parking nearby. The studios are located centrally in Austin in the heart of Rosedale and are a short drive from Bryker Woods, Tarrytown, Allandale, Hyde Park, Crestview, Balcones, Westlake, and more, with two Austin locations in Central Austin and South Austin and a new South Austin location now open, and fall registration open at both locations.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
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