Halestone Dance Studio

Halestone Dance Studio offers dance classes, including recurring dance classes and one-time workshops. The program also produces concerts that feature choreography and performances by staff, instructors, and students.

• Ages: 3–18 years old

Halestone Dance Studio is housed within the Halestone Foundation, a non-profit organization that also oversees its community outreach. Halestone offers over 20 classes per week at its studio location. The student pre-professional company and the adult ensemble appear at more than six community events each year. Halestone Dance Studio is ADA accessible, with a cement entrance ramp and a wheelchair-accessible bathroom.

Halestone Dance Studio was founded in 1978. It was directed by Carol Winder from 1978 to 1996 and by Nancy Saylor from 1996 to 2016. The Halestone Foundation was founded as a non-profit in 2016 and took over operations of Halestone Dance Studio, and in 2018 the Halestone Foundation received its official 501(c)3 non-profit designation.

The leadership team for the Halestone Foundation includes President Stephanie Hodde, Vice President/Treasurer Sarah Balcomb, Secretary Raeanna Simcoe, and members Higgins Stewart, Anne Gale, and Stephanie Johnson. The Halestone Foundation states that its mission is to enrich the Rockbridge area by providing access to top-notch dance experiences and education in a nurturing environment, to foster the creative process, artistic excellence, and pure joy in all those who participate in its programs, and to empower individuals and communities to make, perform, and experience original dance as a theoretical, technical, and expressive art form.

Last updated January 19, 2026.