Backstage Dance

At Backstage Dance Company, we are a premier dance studio located in Knoxville, Tennessee, dedicated to providing top-notch dance education to students of all ages and skill levels. Our mission is to inspire passion and develop talent in every student who walks through our doors. We believe that dance is for everyone, regardless of skill level or body type, and we strive to offer a positive, challenging, and structured environment where great values are taught and blossoming talent is developed.

Our Philosophy

We believe that dance training encourages young people to develop a positive self-image as they increase awareness of their physical capabilities. Along with improving coordination skills and developing muscular awareness, dance gives children the freedom to express themselves through movement. We are dedicated to our students and the BDC philosophy. At BDC, we believe performance arts are for every student, whether recreational or competitive. We strive to make our students, young and old, beginner to advanced, feel special and important.

Our Services

We offer a wide range of services to cater to the diverse needs of our students. Our comprehensive dance programs include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, and Acro, as well as combo and Terrific Two's classes for our youngest dancers. We also offer Performance Teams for students who want more opportunities to perform, and a pre-professional company training program, Releve' Elite Company, for serious young dancers. Our summer programs include Themed Summer Camps, Summer Acro & Dance Workshops, and Team Intensives.

Our Values

We believe in creating talented dancers while simultaneously encouraging the development of important values and life skills, such as teamwork, dedication, responsibility, leadership, respect, and self-esteem. Our cutting-edge choreography and concepts have put us on the map regionally and nationally. The director and teachers at BDC build the self-esteem of our students through positive reinforcement while challenging our students to perform at their highest potential. We achieve maximum results in a disciplined and friendly environment.

Why Choose Us

We project a positive attitude in a professional, yet friendly environment. We provide maximum development of individual potential, with equal emphasis, attention, and respect given to every student, regardless of talent, age, skill level, potential, physique, or purpose for enrolling. We have smaller class sizes, which means more teacher attention for each student. Our knowledgeable and caring teachers are selected for their expertise and ability to give every student a well-rounded education in dance. We teach more than dance; we also hope to instill self-confidence, responsibility, discipline, respect, punctuality, coordination, and grace to all who participate.