MindBodyArt School of Dance

06/03/2026

✨ THE NEXT STEP DANCE EXPERIENCE ✨

June 6-7, 2026 | MindBodyArt School of Dance

Train with three incredible guest artists:

💙 Jackie Hovis
Penn State Lionettes Head Coach

💙 Matthew Smith
Artists Simply Human Faculty

💙 Azuki Umeda
Artists Simply Human Faculty

🌟 June 6
• Master Classes for Ages 12 & Under
• Master Classes for Ages 13+
• Dancer & Parent Future Focused Talk

🌟 June 7
• Audition Preparation Workshop with Matthew Smith

This weekend is designed to inspire, challenge, and help you take the next step in your dance journey.

✨ Train. Connect. Dream Bigger.

Registration is now open. Space is limited!

Sign up here:
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06/03/2026

☀️ Summer Camp at MindBodyArt Registration is STILL OPEN!!

ACT FAST and sign up on our website to secure your favorite weeks: www.MindBodyArtDance.com

You can build the perfect weekly camp schedule for your child with:
✔ Full-Day, Half-Day & Extended-Day
✔ STEM & NEW STEAM Arts Camps
✔ Ninja Academy Adventures
✔ Musical Theatre Camps
✔ Dance Camps & Dance Intensives
✔ FULL DAY COMBO Camp: STEM + Musical Theatre + Ninja

🎉 So much fun. So many options. So many weeks to sell out!

06/02/2026

Show #3 was the best way to close out an incredible season, and we’re so thankful for every dancer, family, instructor, and supporter who helped make it all possible.

The ACE Dance Team has spent the last year growing together through long classes, rehearsals, competitions, challenges, and so many unforgettable memories. By the time recital weekend arrived, it felt like the perfect celebration of everything this team accomplished and everything we’ve shared along the way.

Some weekends deserve to be replayed over and over, and this recital weekend was one of them. Every performance, every backstage moment, and every memory made Show #3 feel like the perfect ending to a truly special season. 🤍

Here’s to a season we’ll never forget and the memories that will stay with us long after the final bow. ✨

05/29/2026

✨Senior Spotlight✨

Today we’re spotlighting our MBA ACE Dance Team Member, Jaeda Kelley!

Jaeda has been such a special part of our studio family throughout the years. From competition weekends to everyday moments in the studio, she’s shared so many memories with her teammates and other MBA dancers that have helped shape her dance journey and senior season.

We’re excited to watch her step into this next chapter pursuing her other big passions in cosmetology and esthetics. The world really is her runway ✨

High School: State High
College: Altoona Beauty School
Major: Cosmetology and Esthetics
Future Goals: Graduate, Become licensed, and one day start a business
Favorite Dance Memory: Growing up with teammates and facing every type of day together no matter if it was good or bad
Title of My Life Movie: The world is the runway
Goal I hope to accomplish in the next 5 years: In the next 5 years I hope to have graduated from Altoona Beauty School as a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician and begin working for other businesses to gain experience and knowledge as well as continuing my education to become certified in remaining technicians.
Sweet or Salty: Sweet

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

MBA ACE Dance Team Senior Spotlight ✨

Today we’re shining the spotlight on Stella Brannen — a dancer whose quiet strength, kindness, and dedication have left such a lasting impact on our studio. Through every season, performance, late night, and team memory, she has built connections that go far beyond dance, and it has been so special watching her grow over the years.

From the studio to the future she’s dreaming of at NASA, Stella’s future is incredibly bright, and we know she’s going to do amazing things while continuing to keep dance close to her heart 🤍

College: Colgate University
Major: Astrogeophysics
Future Goals: To someday work for NASA
Favorite Dance Memory: Building connections and bonding with my teammates each year through sleepovers, dinners, etc.
If your life was a movie, what would the title be?: “The Silence Between Songs”
5 Year Goal: Graduate from Colgate and go to school for my masters while maintaining dance as a staple in my life
Sweet or Salty?: Sweet

05/27/2026

Our first ✨Senior Spotlight✨ of MBA ACE Dance Team Season 9:

Today we’re celebrating Abby Richey — a dancer who has brought so much heart, dedication, and perseverance to MBA over the years. From performances on stage to memories made with her teammates inside and outside of class, Abby has been such a special part of our studio family, and we are so proud to watch her step into a new season.

The best is definitely coming for this dancer, and we can’t wait to cheer her on through every next chapter ahead ✨🤍

High School: State High
College: Penn State
Major: Biology
Future Goals: Become an orthodontist
Favorite Dance Memory: Bonding & connecting with her teammates over the years, whether in dance class or having a sleepover
If your life was a movie, what would the title be?: “The best is coming”
5 Year Goal: Graduate from Penn State and go to dental school in West Virginia
Sweet or Salty?: Salty