The Spotlight Mission

The Spotlight offers a professional curriculum for students who wish to learn and experience the joy of dance, and all the rewards that dance training provides for the development of the human body and spirit. We strive to achieve, through the discipline and rigors of dance training, a respectful and joyful environment for all our students as they pursue their goals in dance and in life.

Welcome

Please join us in welcoming Miss Kirsten Ritchie to the staff for the 2009-2010 season.
Miss Kirsten will teach Thursday evenings at our Corning studio.

Miss Amy Stults has returned to teach at the Creston studio on Wednesdays.

See the schedule for details.

Fall classes begin Monday, August 31.

Important Dates

Keep these important dates in mind over the next few weeks:

Registration and shoe fitting

Register for classes; plus, receive 20% off all dance shoes and apparel
Corning studio - Saturday, August 1; 9:00a to 12:00 noon
Creston studio - Sunday, August 2; 4:00 to 7:00p
Download a registration form

Pointe shoe fitting

Be properly sized for pointe shoes
The Dance Boutique, Ankeny, IA - Saturday, August 29; 9:00a
Pointe and pre-pointe students: Contact Miss Adonica for details

Registration and shoe fitting

Still need to register for classes? Now's the time!
Corning studio - Friday, August 28; 4:00 to 6:00p
Creston studio - Thursday, August 27; 4:00 to 6:00p

Competition company choreography clinic

Learn the competition routine before dance even starts
Company 1 - August 24 and 25; 6:00 to 8:00p
Company 2 - August 26 and 27; 6:00 to 8:00p
Download a registration form

About The Spotlight

We opened our doors in 1998 to provide superior dance training, preschool through adult. Our classes are instructed by professional teachers in a motivational environment. All our programs are taught using age-appropriate movement and music in a controlled class size to ensure positive experiences and personal attention. Spotlight dance programs instill good sportsmanship, self-determination, goal-setting, and self-satisfaction in its pupils, along with the many beneficial factors dance training provides: balance, poise, dexterity, coordination, confidence, and pride. Our students perform before many audiences with our various productions, exhibitions, and competitions, keeping children involved and passionate about life.

About The Director

Adonica Struhar began her own dance education at the age of nine and furthered her education at Drake University under the formal studies of Sally Garfield. She continuously updates her education at local and national dance conventions, studying under respected master teachers. Miss Adonica is a graduate of the Teachers’ Training School provided by Dance Masters of America at the State University of New York in Buffalo, New York. She a member of Dance Masters of America. She is a safety certified tumbling instructor through United States of America Gymnastics, and Pilates Instructor certified through the YMCA of the USA. Miss Adonica’s choreography has earned both local and national titles.