Dancin' Debbie's

05/23/2022

Dear Friends of Dancin’ Debbie’s,

Thank you all for the overwhelming love and support as we celebrated Debbie’s retirement and the final season of Dancin’ Debbie’s at our 2022 recital. Please be informed that this social media page will no longer update. We encourage you to follow the new High Country Performing Arts Academy on Facebook and Instagram for more exciting dance and theatre opportunities in our community. Please also visit the HCPAA website at www.hcpaa.com to learn more and register for 2022/2023 season classes. The deadline to pre-register is July 1. Thank you for an amazing 44 years! You’ve all made Dancin’ Debbie’s a very special place and we will always cherish the memories of our wonderfully supportive Dance Family.

High Country Performing Arts Academy (HCPAA) offers dance and theatre training for youth and adults in Ashe County, North Carolina.

04/10/2022

I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and good wishes for my retirement. I have been reading through your comments and it fills my heart more than I could ever say. These next two months will be bittersweet as we celebrate Dancin’ Debbie’s final season, but I know I will continue to be a part of all of your lives. I also want to share with you Suzanne and Adrian’s new venture— High Country Performing Arts Academy (www.hcpaa.com). I am so proud and excited that this is happening. It was always my dream that Suzanne would follow in my footsteps ever since she first got on stage when she was two years old. To know that she and Adrian will continue what I started and grow it even more is a true blessing. I’m honored that they will continue my legacy by awarding a deserving dance student with the annual Debbie Little Scholarship in Dance. Please join me in wishing them all the best as they share their love of dance and theatre with our wonderful community.

Love, Dancin’ Debbie

04/07/2022

It is with full hearts and enormous gratitude that we announce the retirement of Mrs. Debbie Little at the end of this season. Debbie began teaching dance in Ashe County, North Carolina in 1978 at the request of Mrs. Julie Landry, Cultural Arts Coordinator of the NC Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Program. Demand grew quickly, and what began as an after-school program soon blossomed into a full-fledged business, with Dancin’ Debbie’s first opening its doors in Downtown West Jefferson, then later expanding to its current location alongside Little’s Health and Fitness Center. Over the course of her 44 years as owner and instructor, “Dancin’ Debbie” provided the young people of Ashe County with quality, award-winning instruction in all areas of dance. As an entrepreneur, she also inspired generations of young women to pursue their professional dreams, with many of her students going on to become entrepreneurs themselves. Debbie’s love of dance and her commitment to the arts extended well beyond the walls of her studio. She served as Choreographer for numerous local productions including Grease, Annie, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Li’l Abner, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, They’re Playing Our Song, as well as 42nd Street in the former Farthing Auditorium (now Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts) in Boone. In addition to her roles as studio owner, dance instructor, and choreographer, Debbie Little is perhaps best regarded in her community as the kindest and most generous of mentors. Her selfless and heartfelt guidance has compelled former students to return to Dancin’ Debbie’s with their own children time and time again. Please join us in expressing our overwhelming thanks and love as Debbie begins this new chapter in her life. We love you Dancin' Debbie! 💖

01/17/2022

The dance studio will be closed Monday, January 17th and Tuesday, January 18th due to inclement weather. A decision regarding Wednesday and Thursday classes will be posted by 12 pm on Wednesday. All make up classes will be scheduled at a later date. Stay safe and warm out there!

Thanks!

11/21/2021

11/21/2021

11/21/2021

2021 West Jefferson Christmas Parade!