Advance Dance Studio NC

06/11/2026

Meet Karlee. Karlee is one of our Advance Dance Team members. She had heart valve replacement surgery on May 26 and was back in the studio last night. So happy to see her feeling great after only a two week recovery. Simply amazing.

05/17/2026

Great recitals today! Congrats to all of our dancers. Don’t blink…one minute your dancer is in the preschool class and the next they are taking a final bow.

05/15/2026

It is recital time. We can’t wait to see our dancers on stage this weekend.

05/13/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Mesha Viarruel will graduate from West Forsyth High School and will be attending UNCG majoring in Studio Art/Animation. She has been a member of our competition team for two years and competes a solo and a group. Mesha is a pleasure to be around and fierce on stage.

05/12/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Alexis Smoke will graduate from West Forsyth High and pursue a Nursing degree at WCU. She starting dance at Advance Dance at age six and has been on the AD competition team for eight years. Alexis competes a solo, duet and 3 group routines. She always captivates her audience when she is on stage doing what she loves.

05/11/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Bentley Rose Rivers will graduate from Davie County Early College and pursuing degrees in Nursing and Digital Advertising at WCU. She starting dancing at Advance Dance at age five and has been on the AD competitive team for eleven years. Bentley competes a solo, duet and 2 group routines. Her love for dance shows each time she performs. We can always count on Bentley to leave it all on the stage.

05/11/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Madison Shoaf will graduate from Lawson Academy and pursue an Animation degree from UNCG. Madison started dancing at our AD Arcadia location at age five and has been on the Competition Team for nine years. She competes a solo, duet and 6 group routines. Madison loves musicals and can bring any character to life on stage. She is thinking of returning for a super senior year with us.

05/10/2026

05/09/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Maggie Richard will graduate from Oak Grove High School. She will be attending HPU honors college with a double major in Accounting and Communications. Maggie will be continuing her dance journey as a Lady Cat on the High Point dance team. Maggie began dancing at Advance Dance at age three and has been on the AD Competition Team for thirteen years. She competes 2 solos, a trio and 4 group routines. Maggie gives it her all in the classroom and on stage. We are so happy that she will continue to do what she loves.

05/08/2026

Senior Spotlight-
Brily Moore will graduate from Davie High and attend Catawba College. She will be pursuing a double major in Marketing and Psychology. We are thrilled that Brily will be continuing dance on her college dance team.
She started dancing at AD at age seven and has been on the AD competition team for ten years. She competes a solo, trio and four group routines. Brily’s love for dance shows every time she hits the stage, the field or the court.