A Time To Dance

Specialties

A Time To Dance is a dance studio teaching students in all standard forms of dance from the ages of 2 through senior citizen. We offer Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical Interpretation, Clogging, Hip Hop Style and Acrobatics. We offer performance opportunities for current students and we have several competition dance teams. We also have dance wear for sale.

History

Established in 2004.

Starting A Time To Dance in October of 2004 was a dream come true. The studio started out that first month with 41 students and has grown to over 150 students in the past few years. A Time to Dance has an annual dance recital held the first weekend in May.

Our motto is, «Dance for the Fun of it!» We believe that anyone who wants to dance should be given the opportunity!

Meet the Business Owner

Catherine F.

Business Owner

Catherine Frates has a passion for dance. Raised in her Grandmother’s dance studio, in North Carolina, she has always dreamed of one day owning her own dance studio. Catherine has taught dance for over 25 years. She has danced all her life. Catherine has been on top scoring competition dance teams, been a member of the ASU clogging team and been a feature dancer at the outdoor drama, Horn In The West. After graduation from Appalachian State University in NC where she studied Dance and Theatre, she began working with her family studio, Myrick School of Dance, in North Carolina, then moving to Idaho in 1998, where she taught dance for Backstage Dance Center, in two different cities before finally moving to Montrose in 2000. While in Montrose, Catherine has taught dance, not only in a dance studio atmosphere but has worked choreography for Magic Circle Theater and worked with the Montrose High School color guard.