Dance Academy

What Dance Academy does

Academy de la Danse is a privately-owned dance education studio headquartered in Davison, Michigan, serving the Davison and Greater Flint communities. The studio operates from a single location at 324 North Main Street with three studios (A, B, C) and delivers a comprehensive dance curriculum across multiple disciplines — ballet (using the Cecchetti Method), pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and creative movement — for students spanning toddlers (ages 2–4) through adults, including a specialized Adaptive Dance program for individuals with special needs. Owner and director Holly Halabicky, a Cecchetti Certified teacher with 30 years of experience and a master's degree in child development, leads the instructional team, with small class sizes positioned as a core differentiator.

The business runs on a recurring monthly tuition model with rates tiered from $55 to $135 per student based on weekly instructional hours, plus a 10% family discount. Revenue is supplemented by summer camps at $65 per dancer per week, an audition-based Performance Troupe program that competes in 1–2 competitions annually, and two annual productions (La Danse in June and Snowflake Fantasy in December). Registration is handled through the Studio Director third-party portal and in-person events, with marketing conducted primarily via Facebook, SMS alerts, newsletters, and bulletin boards.

Academy de la Danse has received consecutive regional recognition — Best of Davison (2021) and Best of the Best (2022–2025) — and maintains active community participation across Davison Community Schools events, the CRIM Festival, Miss Davison Pageant, and Davison Pumpkin Festival. The studio operates with 1–10 employees, has no external funding, no parent company, and has not pursued partnerships, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond its single Davison location.

Name

Dance Academy

Legal name

Academy de la Danse

Website

https://academydeladanse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Academy de la Danse is a privately-owned dance studio in Davison, Michigan offering ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and adaptive dance classes for toddlers through adults across the Greater Flint community, monetized via monthly tuition, summer camps, and competitive performance troupes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Davison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Dance Tuition - Monthly Classes: Monthly tuition based on hours of instruction per week. Students enroll in ongoing dance classes throughout the season (September to May). 1 year of dance equals 30 classes plus 1 rehearsal, excluding vacation days. Family discounts apply for immediate family members.
2. Summer Programs and Camps: Specialized summer camps offered at $65 per dancer per week. Programs include Fun in the Sun, Princess Dance Party, Movie Mania, and Dancing Safari for different age groups.
3. Performance Troupe Fees: Performance troupe members pay $135 per month (family discounts do not apply to troupe members). Troupe members compete in 1-2 competitions annually and attend dance conventions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Academy de la Danse is a community dance studio that sells in-person dance instruction across multiple disciplines (ballet using the Cecchetti method, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, pointe, creative movement, adult recreational, and adaptive dance for students with special needs). Core revenue comes from monthly tuition subscriptions based on hours of instruction per week, supplemented by audition-based competitive Performance Troupes and themed Summer Dance Programs/camps.

Product overview

Academy de la Danse is a dance studio offering a comprehensive range of dance instruction programs. The core offering consists of dance classes spanning multiple disciplines including Ballet (using the Cecchetti method), Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Creative Movement (Toddler Dance), and Adaptive Dance for students with special needs. Classes are organized by age groups from toddlers (2-4 years) through adults, with progressive skill development. Supporting the instructional program are performance opportunities including the annual La Danse production and Snowflake Fantasy holiday show, plus competitive Performance Troupes for advanced dancers ages 7-18. The studio also offers seasonal Summer Dance Programs with themed camps, and operates a tiered Tuition Program with family discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ballet (Cecchetti Method)

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fred Astaire Dance Studios: Largest franchised dance studio chain in the US, offering ballroom, Latin, and social dance instruction across hundreds of locations. Comparable to Academy de la Danse as a multi-format dance education business, though it focuses on adult social/ballroom rather than youth classical and adaptive dance.
• Arthur Murray Dance Centers: Long-established dance studio franchise with hundreds of locations worldwide. Comparable to Academy de la Danse as a subscription-based dance instruction business serving local communities, though predominantly adult-focused with ballroom curriculum rather than Cecchetti ballet.

Direct peers

• Joffrey Ballet School: Pre-professional classical ballet and dance school offering graded, method-based instruction for children through adults. Comparable to Academy de la Danse in its classical ballet curriculum and youth-focused offering, though it operates at a more elite, pre-professional tier.
• Broadway Dance Center: NYC-based dance studio offering drop-in and subscription classes across ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and tap to children and adults. Comparable to Academy de la Danse in multi-discipline dance instruction with tiered class offerings and performance opportunities.

Emerging players

• STEEZY Studio: Online dance education platform offering on-demand classes in hip-hop, contemporary, and other styles. Comparable to Academy de la Danse as a multi-discipline dance instruction business, but delivered digitally — representing a substitute, not direct overlap with the in-person Davison studio.
• CLI Studios: Online dance education platform founded by a SYTYCD dancer, offering live and on-demand classes in multiple styles. Comparable to Academy de la Danse as an alternative delivery channel for dance instruction, though not a direct local competitor.

Others

• Dance Spirit / Dance Magazine: Industry publications covering dance education, competitions, and studio operations. Adjacent to Academy de la Danse as ecosystem participants that shape consumer awareness of youth dance programs and competition circuits.
• National Dance Council of America: Governing body for DanceSport and competitive ballroom in the US. Adjacent to Academy de la Danse as an ecosystem participant governing the competitions where its Performance Troupes compete.

Regional players

• YMCA of Greater Flint: Community recreation organization operating in the same Greater Flint geography as Academy de la Danse, offering youth programming including introductory dance, gymnastics, and swim. Indirect local competitor for parent attention and discretionary recreation dollars.
• Davison Community Education & Recreation: School district-run community recreation program that Academy de la Danse already engages with through community events. Operates in the same Davison, MI catchment and offers low-cost youth activity alternatives that compete for the same families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/academydeladanse
• Xx.com/de_danse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academy-de-la-danse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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