Grace Dance Academy

Specialties

Faith-​filled classical dance training in Ballet, Tap, jazz, Modern and Hip-​hop. Ages 3 – 18. We strive to teach kids to use their talents to glorify the Lord, and help them develop their unique artistic voice. Our ballet program is structured to fit novice to pre-​professional dancers, aiming to help each dancer achieve his or her goals. Our staff is well trained and has professional dance experience. Our annual Spring Concert is designed to create a unique performing opportunity for every student, melding their faith with their artistry in a full-​scale original production.

History

Established in 2008.

Grace Dance Academy was founded by Jen Daugavietis in 2008 with a dedicated group of students whose families supported the vision of sound technical dance training in a wholesome environment. Beginning with 14 students in September 2008, GDA tripled in size for the fall 2009 school year and continues to grow. Classes are now held at 2 locations to accommodate the interest in classes. The spring concert in 2009 was a collage of faculty and student works held at the Hoover Theater. The 2010 concert was an original production titled «Creation» that used video projection, narration and dancing to tell the story of Genesis chapter 1. Creation was held at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theatre. The 2011 spring concert will be held in May and titled «The Missions Project,» an all year project studying missions efforts around the world, culminating in a production including video and dancing.

Meet the Business Owner

Jennifer D.

Business Owner

Jen Daugavietis grew up in competitive jazz, lyrical and tap dancing and trained in the Cecchetti ballet method under the Cecchetti master Enid Ricardeau. She attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bachelor of Dance Arts. While at UM Jen danced with The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Terpsichore’s Kitchen Dance Theater, as well as the highly esteemed UM dance faculty. She also co-​founded White Void Productions, a collaborative multi-​media student performance group on UM’s campus, funded by UM grants.

Jen continued her dance training in San Francisco including classes at the San Francisco Dance Center (now Lines Dance Center), ODC and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She also performed with Broadway by the Bay, among other musical theater credits.

Most recently, in addition to starting GDA Jen performed in SJ DanceCo’s ChoreoProject (2010). She directs Grace Dance Ensemble, the performing team at GDA, and enjoys working with the many students in the academy.

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