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Gotta Dance offers classes in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and fusion, along with adult classes. The program presents these different dance styles in a single studio setting under the Gotta Dance name.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Gotta Dance states that dancing should be positively fun and describes itself as a place to experience the joy of dance for all ages, with a focus on technique instead of competition. The program states that it encourages diversity in all sizes, heights, shapes, and colors, and that it aims to uplift through dance, joy, and positivity. The first class is free for new participants, and the program serves the Plano, Richardson, Allen, and McKinney areas.
Owner Cindi Lawrence Hanson has been Director of the Plano Metropolitan Ballet for nearly 30 years. The Plano Metropolitan Ballet, founded in 1987, is described as a premier nonprofit ballet company in Plano, Texas, and is noted as a well-regarded asset to the community. The company puts on performances in Plano every year, brings in instructors to give master classes, and hosts guest artists who work with company members.
Staff backgrounds include training at institutions such as the Royal School of Dance, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Collin College, the University of Texas at Austin, Southern Methodist University, the Washington School of Ballet, and the University of Northern Colorado. One instructor holds ABT Curriculum certification for levels pre-primary through level 5, and another draws on RAD syllabus training with an emphasis on clean lines and attention to detail. Some staff members participate in DFW’s LTP Tap and attend annual tap festivals with master tap teachers.
Parent feedback includes comments that Gotta Dance is welcoming, with a professional atmosphere that feels like home, and that staff and teachers are described as kind and skilled. Another parent notes that lifelong friendships, teamwork, and leadership skills are developed there, and highlights the Plano Metropolitan Ballet as an important part of the community.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Gotta Dance states that dancing should be positively fun and describes itself as a place to experience the joy of dance for all ages, with a focus on technique instead of competition. The program states that it encourages diversity in all sizes, heights, shapes, and colors, and that it aims to uplift through dance, joy, and positivity. The first class is free for new participants, and the program serves the Plano, Richardson, Allen, and McKinney areas.
Owner Cindi Lawrence Hanson has been Director of the Plano Metropolitan Ballet for nearly 30 years. The Plano Metropolitan Ballet, founded in 1987, is described as a premier nonprofit ballet company in Plano, Texas, and is noted as a well-regarded asset to the community. The company puts on performances in Plano every year, brings in instructors to give master classes, and hosts guest artists who work with company members.
Staff backgrounds include training at institutions such as the Royal School of Dance, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Collin College, the University of Texas at Austin, Southern Methodist University, the Washington School of Ballet, and the University of Northern Colorado. One instructor holds ABT Curriculum certification for levels pre-primary through level 5, and another draws on RAD syllabus training with an emphasis on clean lines and attention to detail. Some staff members participate in DFW’s LTP Tap and attend annual tap festivals with master tap teachers.
Parent feedback includes comments that Gotta Dance is welcoming, with a professional atmosphere that feels like home, and that staff and teachers are described as kind and skilled. Another parent notes that lifelong friendships, teamwork, and leadership skills are developed there, and highlights the Plano Metropolitan Ballet as an important part of the community.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
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