Rivertown Dance Academy was founded on the belief that everyone, regardless of ability to pay, should have the opportunity to pursue high-quality and comprehensive dance education. Rivertown Dance Academy is accessible in location, literature, and in ability to provide need-based financial aid. The faculty of Rivertown Dance Academy is dedicated to developing the artistic and personal growth of each student and is uniquely qualified academically, professionally, and pedagogically.
Rivertown Dance Academy offers outstanding dance education for all ages, interests, and abilities through year-round classes, workshops, and performing ensembles. Help support our mission by making a tax-deductible donation to RDA and learning about our Friends of RDA volunteer committee.
Rivertown Dance Academy offers outstanding dance education for all ages, interests, and abilities through year-round classes, workshops, and performing ensembles. Help support our mission by making a tax-deductible donation to RDA and learning about our Friends of RDA volunteer committee.
Services
Due to Music Hall rentals, RDA has confirmed the use of alternate space on the days listed below.
Unlisted alternate locations will be published as soon as possible.
Additional dates may be added, and we will alert families with as much notice as possible.
December is expected to have fewer space changes - thank you for your patience & flexibility!.
Please utilize the entrance in the back of the building, accessible through the parking lot on N. Broadway.
Parking is available in the Church lot at the back of the building.
Unlisted alternate locations will be published as soon as possible.
Additional dates may be added, and we will alert families with as much notice as possible.
December is expected to have fewer space changes - thank you for your patience & flexibility!.
Please utilize the entrance in the back of the building, accessible through the parking lot on N. Broadway.
Parking is available in the Church lot at the back of the building.
Rivertown Dance Academy was founded on the belief that everyone, regardless of ability to pay, should have the opportunity to pursue high-quality and comprehensive dance education.
Since our founding in 2016, $139,750 has been awarded in need-based financial aid.
We are seeking to once again grow the Judy Dinges Scholarship Fund so that we may continue to support families facing financial barriers to dance.
We met and exceeded our goal of $20,000 in 2020!
Our goal for 2021 is to raise $25,000.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Rivertown Dance Academy today and help us meet our goal by years-end.
Since our founding in 2016, $139,750 has been awarded in need-based financial aid.
We are seeking to once again grow the Judy Dinges Scholarship Fund so that we may continue to support families facing financial barriers to dance.
We met and exceeded our goal of $20,000 in 2020!
Our goal for 2021 is to raise $25,000.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Rivertown Dance Academy today and help us meet our goal by years-end.
Friends of Rivertown Dance Academy is dedicated to supporting the mission of RDA to provide broad access to quality dance education throughout our community.
We are a group of dancers, families, friends, and neighbors working together to build and enhance our local dance community through both fundraising and "friends-raising" activities.
We need your help!
You are invited to join us for a moment, a meeting, a season, or longer.
If you support dance in the Rivertowns, you're already a Friend of RDA.
We are a group of dancers, families, friends, and neighbors working together to build and enhance our local dance community through both fundraising and "friends-raising" activities.
We need your help!
You are invited to join us for a moment, a meeting, a season, or longer.
If you support dance in the Rivertowns, you're already a Friend of RDA.
Legitimate proof of vaccination includes vaccine cards & Excelsior passes.
Exemptions will be made for valid medical reasons.
Dancers turning 12 years old will be given a 2 month grace period to receive their first shot.
Dancers 5-11 years old are not required but are encouraged to submit proof of vaccination.
All RDA decisions are based on the guidance of state & local authorities regarding the efficacy of vaccinations.
We thank you for your understanding as we work to keep RDA safe.
More information, including the RDA Festival rehearsal schedule, registration form, important dates, & dancer requirements will be released in the next month.
Exemptions will be made for valid medical reasons.
Dancers turning 12 years old will be given a 2 month grace period to receive their first shot.
Dancers 5-11 years old are not required but are encouraged to submit proof of vaccination.
All RDA decisions are based on the guidance of state & local authorities regarding the efficacy of vaccinations.
We thank you for your understanding as we work to keep RDA safe.
More information, including the RDA Festival rehearsal schedule, registration form, important dates, & dancer requirements will be released in the next month.
Stay tuned for future Drink & Dance workshops!
If you are interested to participate in future events, have any style suggestions, or would like to schedule a private event, email dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org.
Let's have a fun night of Tipsy Tapping with some old school style and new school moves!
I love to blend fun footwork with the style and finesse of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.
Macy Reeves-Strimple grew up in Swainsboro, GA where she danced for 15 years studying tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, and partnering.
If you are interested to participate in future events, have any style suggestions, or would like to schedule a private event, email dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org.
Let's have a fun night of Tipsy Tapping with some old school style and new school moves!
I love to blend fun footwork with the style and finesse of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.
Macy Reeves-Strimple grew up in Swainsboro, GA where she danced for 15 years studying tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, and partnering.
Reviews (3)
Christie Doherty Crawford
Mar 30, 2020
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This is my daughter’s second year at RDA, taking multiple styles of dance, and the teachers are wonderful.
They teach dance for Dance’s sake, and it shows. I love getting a glimpse at the older students there, seeing their camaraderie and their joy.
The Festival is an absolutely lovely, professional production, which gives the dancers a chance to perform 3 times, not just once. And twice a hear, there is a donation-based Open House, so everyone has the opportunity to show off where they are.
The founders of RDA are so community-minded, and they truly live their motto of making dance affordable for all.
They teach dance for Dance’s sake, and it shows. I love getting a glimpse at the older students there, seeing their camaraderie and their joy.
The Festival is an absolutely lovely, professional production, which gives the dancers a chance to perform 3 times, not just once. And twice a hear, there is a donation-based Open House, so everyone has the opportunity to show off where they are.
The founders of RDA are so community-minded, and they truly live their motto of making dance affordable for all.
Lisa Bloomfield Feinman
Nov 25, 2018
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I had a terrific experience returning to tap dance as an adult. Rachel and Alex are phenomenal teachers and choreographers. They have a terrific sense of their students' abilities, challenging us appropriately, taking time to teach, and always keeping it fun. Rachel's patience with each student in our small class allowed me to master steps I hadn't expected to. Thank you Rachel, Alex, and RDA!
Elissa Hecker Strauss
Aug 13, 2018
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We love RDA, especially Alex Martin, who is a spectacular tap teacher and choreographer. One of the things that we love most about this school is that it truly teaches and applies technique as well as fosters a love of dance, rather than focusing on the final performance and costumes. This is a school run BY dancers FOR dancers, and it shows.
