08/19/2021
We have been so fortunate to have been able to live our dream of dance over the last four years as owners of Downtown Dance Chico. It has been such a blessing to share something we love with a community of truly beautiful humans. We have now come to a decision as a family that continuing to run our partner dance studio in such uncertain times is no longer viable. This doesn’t discount the support of so many people who vigorously gave of their time, energy, and resources. For the countless people who have supported us, we will always be grateful and filled with joy by the graciousness that you have shown our family.
We know that dance itself is great for mental, physical, and emotional health. Partner dance, however, has a special way of bringing people from various backgrounds, ideology, and experiences together in such a genuine and disarmed way. This has been the central premise in our desire to teach partnership and build community. In a world with many reasons to be in conflict, dance has been a refuge of togetherness. To bring people together and to share a little more love in the world is our life's passion and will continue to be so as we move into the next stage of life.
We will continue to hold classes until August 31st with limited class sizes, there will be no social dances. Through the month of September we will be open for private lessons and private practice sessions. For those of you who have purchased loyalty cards and will be unable to use them before the end of this month we will be accepting their use toward private lessons as well as private practice time. Feel free to email us at [email protected] to set up private lessons or practice times. This isn’t necessarily the end of our involvement in dance in Chico but instead the end of us running a dance studio. Make sure to follow our instagram and FB to keep up to date on dance opportunities moving forward. With a very heavy heart we offer the deepest gratitude and aloha. Thank you for this amazing ride.
-Pipers