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Chara Christian Dance Academy Programs include dance, music, and fine arts options such as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acro, contemporary, drill technique, piano lessons, one-on-one music instruction, and private dance lessons. The program also offers Bloom Fine Arts Preschool and the Bloom Fine Arts Experience, Parent & Tot and Mommy & Me classes, Boppin’ Babies, Parent/Tot Creative Movement & Acro, Tippy Toes, Dance and Acro classes, Graded Technique classes, toddler movement, adult ballet, special needs classes through DanceABILITIES, and monthly themed dance camps with games, crafts, and dancing. Dance camps and summer camps are also part of the program’s offerings.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Music lessons run continuously year round with a 2-week break in July; music students receive a 30-minute studio lesson, and monthly themed dance camps are 1.5-hour camps that happen once a month.
Chara Christian Dance Academy states that its mission is to provide every student with exemplary dance and music instruction in an uplifting environment. The academy describes itself as a faith based environment and notes that every student has a “third place” outside of their home and school where they are loved, valued, and accepted. Bloom is described as a faith-based learning environment for children ages 3 to 6, with developmentally appropriate activities that promote intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development and an introduction to Spanish in Bloom Fine Arts Preschool.
The program has a thriving music department with over 120 students and 8 instructors, and music students receive one-on-one instruction from highly qualified Music Instructors. Chara Christian Dance Academy has a team of role models, and Shanna Kirkpatrick is the founder. The studio is a Youth Protection Advocates in Dance Certified Studio and notes that families choose Chara for its community contributions. Monthly themed dance camps are described as full of fun, creativity, and movement in a high-energy, encouraging environment. Chara Christian Dance Academy is actively looking for positive, enthusiastic, qualified instructors and staff who are passionate about making an impact in the lives of kids and their families.
One Google review from Daniela Fisher reports a negative experience with an enrollment error and unenrollment due to an age cut-off. Other Google reviews describe positive experiences, including comments about growth in piano lessons, enjoyment of music, appreciation for specific piano teachers, and satisfaction with the dance studio, staff, teachers, and community. One reviewer mentions feeling that the culture is inclusive and that costumes are beautiful and modest and song choices are encouraging, and another notes that it is a great dance studio for little ones with patient teachers.
Last updated July 22, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Music lessons run continuously year round with a 2-week break in July; music students receive a 30-minute studio lesson, and monthly themed dance camps are 1.5-hour camps that happen once a month.
Chara Christian Dance Academy states that its mission is to provide every student with exemplary dance and music instruction in an uplifting environment. The academy describes itself as a faith based environment and notes that every student has a “third place” outside of their home and school where they are loved, valued, and accepted. Bloom is described as a faith-based learning environment for children ages 3 to 6, with developmentally appropriate activities that promote intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development and an introduction to Spanish in Bloom Fine Arts Preschool.
The program has a thriving music department with over 120 students and 8 instructors, and music students receive one-on-one instruction from highly qualified Music Instructors. Chara Christian Dance Academy has a team of role models, and Shanna Kirkpatrick is the founder. The studio is a Youth Protection Advocates in Dance Certified Studio and notes that families choose Chara for its community contributions. Monthly themed dance camps are described as full of fun, creativity, and movement in a high-energy, encouraging environment. Chara Christian Dance Academy is actively looking for positive, enthusiastic, qualified instructors and staff who are passionate about making an impact in the lives of kids and their families.
One Google review from Daniela Fisher reports a negative experience with an enrollment error and unenrollment due to an age cut-off. Other Google reviews describe positive experiences, including comments about growth in piano lessons, enjoyment of music, appreciation for specific piano teachers, and satisfaction with the dance studio, staff, teachers, and community. One reviewer mentions feeling that the culture is inclusive and that costumes are beautiful and modest and song choices are encouraging, and another notes that it is a great dance studio for little ones with patient teachers.
Last updated July 22, 2026.
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