Encore at The J is a premier studio offering dance classes in Overland Park. Our classes range from ages 2 through 18, and from beginners to competitive level. Each member of the Encore staff are experienced professionals in their field, which is something you don't find at every studio. With certifications in Progressive Ballet Techniques, Yoga, Acrobatic Arts, American Barre Technique, as well as Dance degrees and professional performing experience, our staff brings their experience of art in the real world to our Encore dance studio. Their passion reaches each class, and they truly care about each student.
For enrollment assistance, please contact Leigh via email or call 913-981-8803.
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Fees are set up on a monthly auto draft with the card on file. Registration requires the first month's deposit, and all additional discounts are applied to the 2nd month of classes. All recital fees are included in the monthly tuition. And changes to accounts must be received before the 5th of the month.
Our dance levels are determined by a balance of age and ability to ensure each student is provided a successful and fun experience. Each level builds on fundamental skills to provide education and challenges for students as they grow. Encore at The J focuses on the Acrobatic Arts curriculum for their tumbling and Acrobatic classes. This technique focuses on strength, flexibility, limbering, tumbling, and balance to develop strong and courageous dancers.
Performance Opportunities
Our dancers are given the opportunity to show off their skills twice a season, once at our Annual Jewish Nutcracker and again at our Annual Dance, Tumbling + Acro Recital in May. Both performances are optional, but we assume students are participating unless we are told otherwise.
Encore also hosts a high-caliber competition team for students who want to compete in dance locally and regionally in solos, duos, trios, and small & large groups. Our team is made up of dancers ages 5 and up who want to increase their abilities and dedicate themselves to dance as a sport, and they are selected through an audition process. Entry fees, rehearsal fees, costume fees, etc. are associated with being a part of the team.
Students will participate in 4-5 competitions during the second semester, and a few dances will be showcased at our annual recital. Competitions take place on the weekends. Auditions required.
Competition Team members are held to a higher standard. We expect dedication to the program from the entire team. Students who missed more than the allowed absences for 3 months will be asked to resign from the team and refunds will not be given. Any student who drops out of competition will be charged a re-blocking fee of $100 per dance. Please contact Maggie for additional requirements, calendars, and expectations.
Competition Team has class and rehearsal requirements. For more information, please contact Maggie at 913-327-4612 or by email.
Originally from Nebraska, Maggie Osgood Nicholls started her love of dance at age 3 and has never stopped her passion for learning and studying dance. She attended the of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and received the Chancellor’s Non-Resident Scholarship in Dance. She has her BFA program in Dance Performance with an emphasis in Modern and a Ballet minor. Among other honors, she was one of 18 to receive UMKC’s Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Honor Award.
In her professional career, Maggie danced with and eventually served 7 years as a Co-Artistic Director of the professional contemporary company, Kansas City Contemporary- KACICO DANCE. She has been honored to have her professional pieces selected for City in Motion’s Modern Night at the Folly, Dance in the Park, 940/Lawrence Arts Center’s Professional Choreography Showcase & the Bell House EXCHANGE Dance Festival in Oklahoma. Her works have been presented at the opening of the Kaufmann Center and the Kansas City Ballet’s Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity. She was also selected as a fellow in the Jewish Midwest Artists Lab. Upon her retirement from her professional dancing, Maggie created and produced Open Stage at the J- an annual choreography showcase celebrating the talented dancers throughout Kansas City and The Jewish Nutcracker, an original story set to stage at the Jewish Community Center. Additionally, Maggie has been a coach for the Kansas City Maccabi Dancers, a group of Kansas City teens from different studios, who travel to the Maccabi Games each summer to compete against dancers from across the nation.
She has been the director of the dance, tumbling, and music department at the Jewish Community Center since 2006, and takes great pride in the program, the teachers and students who are involved. She continues to develop her own growth as a teacher by attending workshops and training throughout the US. She is certified in Acrobatic Arts through the Acrobatic Arts Teacher’s Program, Level 1-5, and is a competition judge/choreographer, & works as a guest teacher across the Midwest. Maggie’s choreography has received many honors over the seasons, and she finds great pride in the success and passion of her students and their development as artists & people.
Not sure if your child is ready for dance/tumbling yet? Drop in for a trial class, for only $20. After your child has experienced a class and decides they would like to continue dance or tumbling/acro, their drop-in fee will be applied to their full enrollment fee. Fees are prorated for late enrollments, but not for missed classes.
Students enrolling late for the semester or students who miss more than two classes a month may be required to purchase and participate in additional private lessons to catch up with the progress of their classmates.
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