Melanie Burkhart grew up dancing at Encore Dance Center and has been teaching since 2007. She is a 2010 graduate of De Sales University, graduating with a BA in dance. In addition to teaching the preschool classes at Encore, Miss Melanie has been co-director of Encore’s ballet program since 2013. Miss Melanie is passionate about creating a safe, fun, and nurturing environment for her students. She continues to pursue her education and has currently passed her grade V Cecchetti ballet exam. Building confidence and providing a strong foundation for the next generation of dancers has been a blessing and dream come true.
My daughters Mia and Ellie are beginning their fourteenth and tenth years dancing at Encore Dance Center. Over the years, the excellent professional and caring teachers at Encore have provided them with skills and instruction to become beautiful dancers, but they have learned much more. The girls are patient, determined, helpful, respectful and confident, and those values are reinforced every day at Encore. They also have made memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. Encore has been an important part of their lives and our family
Encore has been our daughter’s dance studio for the past 5 years. With the help of the caring staff at Encore we have watched her dance skills and confidence grow. The staff meets each child where they are and helps the dancers to better themselves both on and off the stage. The welcoming environment of Encore encourages relationships between the younger and older dancers, providing our daughter and many other young dancers with exceptional role models. Miss Alvina has worked hard to build this amazing studio and we consider ourselves lucky to have found such a great dance home for our daughter.
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