Encore Dance Academy

Recital Photos
2025-06-05 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-04 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-03 16:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
Recital photos in costume will be offered on Tuesday, June 3, Wednesday, June 4, and Thursday, June 5 from 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm in the St. Mark’s Gym.
Cost is $55 for 1 costume, and an additional $20 for a second costume. If you want to have photos in 2 costumes, please select 2 slots.
PLEASE do not select your photos for the same night as your dress rehearsal. If the rehearsal and/or photos run off schedule, it could cause you to miss the rehearsal and/or photos.
Click HERE to sign up
Payment is due prior to showing up for photos.
Venmo is preferred @Lauren-Robbins-EDA
If you do not have Venmo, please reach out for an alternative payment method.

ON STAGE Dress Rehearsal for Show 2
2025-06-04 17:00 - 20:00 | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
Wednesday, June 4th is the ON STAGE dress rehearsal for SHOW 2. Show 2 is Saturday at 5:00 pm. Dancers arrive at 4:30 pm
All dancers are expected to be on time and dressed in their first costume. Only one parent can attend the dress rehearsal with their dancer – they are otherwise CLOSED.
Dancers should arrive at St. Mark’s at 5:00 pm. We will start promptly at 5:30. It will be marked where each group should be sitting, so they are in close proximity to one another

ON STAGE Dress Rehearsal SHOW 4
2025-06-03 17:00 - 20:00 | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
Tuesday, June 3rd is the ON STAGE dress rehearsal for SHOW 4. Show 4 is on Sunday at 5:00 pm. Dancers should arrive at 4:30 pm
All dancers are expected to be on time and dressed in their first costume. Only one parent can attend the dress rehearsal with their dancer – they are otherwise CLOSED.
Dancers should arrive at St. Marks at 5:00 pm. We will start promptly at 5:30. Please note- there is a finale rehearsal going on in the auditorium at this time, so please stay to the back as there will be dancing in the aisles. It will be marked where each group should be sitting so they are in close proximity to one another

Recital Week
2025-06-03 - 2025-06-08 | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
Recital week! Our favorite week of the year!

In-Studio Dress Rehearsal
2025-05-27 - 2025-05-31 | DE
In-studio dress rehearsal. Dancers will come to class in their costumes, with all accessories, correct shoes, tights, hair etc.
Please visit the recital page for more information.
Recital Information

In-Studio Dress Rehearsal
2025-05-19 16:00 - 21:00 | DE
In-studio dress rehearsal for Monday dancers only – this is due to being closed on Monday, May 26th. Dancers will come to class in their costumes, with all accessories, correct shoes, tights, hair etc.
Please see the recital page for more information
Recital Information

Final Day to Purchase Recital Merchandise
2025-05-01 08:00 - 23:59 | DE
Last day to purchase recital merchandise.
T-Shirts
Earrings
Flowers
Tights
We may not have extra at the recital, so please be sure to get what you need.

Spring Break
2025-04-20 - 2025-04-27 | DE
The studio will be closed for spring break. Enjoy your time off!

Recital Meeting Week
2025-03-31 16:00 - 2025-04-05 16:30 | DE
It is recital meeting week! Please make sure to be in attendance for the last 10 minutes of the class so we can bring parents in and go over important items.

Ticket sale dates for Seniors is April 3rd, for the rest of the studio, ticket sales are April 7th at 4 PM. PLEASE pay attention to these dates. Do not try to buy tickets the week of recitals as some sell out.

More details to come in the meetings.

Daddy-Daughter Dance (Mommy-Son, Guardian-Child)
2025-02-24 - 2025-03-01 | DE
Every ballet class, Prekinder, and Kinderdance class invites you to bring your adult (Daddy, Pop-Pop, brother, family friend, or Mom (not same age or younger sibling please)) to dance! If you are not enrolled in a ballet class, please email us at encoredanceacademyde@gmail.com and we will let you know an appropriate ballet class to go to.

If the younger dancers would like to leave after the ballet portion of the class, they can, or they can stay. Sometimes it’s hard for the little ones to stay once their adult leaves.

We will do stretches, center floor, progressions, and dance together at the end. Moms (non-dancing adults) can sit around the room and take pictures and videos for memories.

This is one of our favorite weeks of the year!

Encore Elite Showcase
2025-01-26 16:00 - 18:30 | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
This event is open to all encore family and friends! It is closed to dancers at other competitive studios just because we don’t like our choreo being shown prior to the season.

The show is on January 26th at 4:00 at St. Marks and is for all Elite teams to showcase their dances for the first time!

We hope you will join us and help support our elite dancers as we enter the season!!!

Martin Luther King, Jr Day- Studio Closed
2025-01-20 | DE
The studio will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Winter Break
2024-12-23 - 2025-01-05 | DE
The studio will be closed for Winter break from Monday, December 23rd through Sunday, January 5th, 2025. We will resume classes on Monday, January 6th, 2025,
Wishing you all happy, healthy and safe New Year!

Party Week
2024-12-16 - 2024-12-21 | DE
Party week in our regular classes! We will dance to winter-themed music, play some games, and have fun before we leave for the holiday break!
We will also be building/decorating gingerbread houses, etc. If you’d like to donate anything this week, please see the link. We appreciate you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4BAFAE2FA5FD0-53064857-party#/

Costume Payments Due
2024-12-14 | DE
All costume payments for the June recital are due by Saturday, December 14th. Payments can be made for costumes at any time via your portal. Just email the studio and let us know that you have made an additional payment that should go towards costumes.

Costume Measurement Week
2024-12-09 - 2024-12-14 | DE
Please try your best to be in classes the week of December 9 – 14 as we will measure everyone for their June costumes.

Winter Wonderland
2024-12-08 08:00 - 19:00 | St. Marks High School, 2501 Pike Creek Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
The Winter Wonderland show will be on Sunday, December 8th at St. Marks High School. Rehearsal times and show times will be communicated as we get closer.
Winter Wonderland Show – Encore Dance Academy (encoredanceacademyde.com)

Winter Wonderland Rehearsal
2024-12-01 10:30 - 14:00 | Encore Dance Academy Bear, 460 Eden Circle, Bear, DE, 19701, United States

Thanksgiving Break
2024-11-24 - 2024-11-30 | DE
The studio will be closed for Thanksgiving. Enjoy your break!

Halloween- Studio Closed
2024-10-31 | DE
The studio is closed for Halloween.

Newark Halloween Parade
2024-10-27 | DE
Performance Team will be in the Newark Halloween Parade down main street – Theme is Disney Princesses/Villians!

Trunk or Treat
2024-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Encore Dance Academy Bear, 460 Eden Circle, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Trunk or treat will be held in the Bear Parking lot at 3:30 pm. Set up will start at 3:00. The event will start with a performance by our performance teams at 3:30 pm and we will end by 5:00 pm. This is not a drop-in event
If you are treating, you must have a trunk – or a table with candy. – if you’re going to trick… you need to treat!
We do need each family to sign up so we can communicate how many treats (or tricks) you need to supply!
https://forms.gle/h4UakuKs8rWDRgwT6

Recital Meetings Round 1
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-19 | DE
This is our first round of recital meetings. We will discuss what to expect, how recital runs, dates, and costs. Once we have all of the meetings, you will receive an email that will have your dancer(s) names, what dance classes they are registered for, and what show each dance is in. Please, please, please look at this document, and if there is an error in your dancer’s classes, we really need to know immediately so we can make the change.
There will be a link that every family will need to fill out. We cannot stress the importance of this. This is where you will let us know if your dancer will be performing in the recital, and if they will be doing all registered dances. If they are NOT doing all registered dances, there will be a section to let us know which ones they will be performing in.
While we do attempt to measure every dancer, sometimes there are absences, etc, and we aren’t able to. There will be a place for you to put your dancer’s street size. We need to know numbers if at all possible.. like child 10/12, etc.
We will do a quick 10-15 minute at the end of each class and request that one parent attends.

https://form.jotform.com/242874691766170

Winter Wonderland Registration Ends
2024-09-30 00:00 - 23:59 | DE
Winter Wonderland registration will end at 11:59 pm on Monday, September 30th.

Bring A Friend Week!
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-28 | DE
We love new friends! Bring a friend to any class this week! We’d love to meet them! This is for both studios.
*this excludes competition team classes*

Performance Team Auditions - ALL AGES - Newark
2024-09-21 12:00 - 12:30 | encore Dance Academy Capitol, 1150 Capitol Trail, Newark, DE, 19713, United States
Do you want to have extra performance opportunities? Then we invite you to come to one of our open auditions for the Encore Performance Team! These auditions are to place the dancers on an appropriate team.
If your child wants more chances to perform but can’t commit to the time or financial requirements of a Competitive team, then this program is perfect for you! Dancers in this program will perform in the Winter Wonderland Show, a few retirement home performances, a parade, and various other performances that may come up during the season! They will have warm-up jackets, costumes for performances, and opportunities for team bonding activities to make friends.
The total cost for this program for the year is only $475. This price includes the warm-up jacket, costume, any props or hair pieces they may need, music editing, choreography, and an instructor at all events. (Tuition is separate).
There are three different days and times to come out and see what the performance team is about.
Bear Studio-
Friday, September 20th at 4:30 ages 8 and up
Saturday, September 21st at 12:00 ages 8 and under
Newark Studio–
Saturday September 21st at 12:00 pm all ages.

Performance Team Auditions - 8 and UNDER- Bear
2024-09-21 12:00 - 12:30 | Encore Dance Academy Bear, 460 Eden Circle, Bear, DE, 19701, United States

Performance Team Auditions - 8 and over BEAR
2024-09-20 16:30 - 17:00 | Encore Dance Academy Bear, 460 Eden Circle, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Do you want to have extra performance opportunities? Then we invite you to come to one of our open auditions for the Encore Performance Team! These auditions are to place the dancers on an appropriate team.
If your child wants more chances to perform but can’t commit to the time or financial requirements of a Competitive team, then this program is perfect for you! Dancers in this program will perform in the Winter Wonderland Show, a few retirement home performances, a parade, and various other performances that may come up during the season! They will have warm-up jackets, costumes for performances, and opportunities for team bonding activities to make friends.
The total cost for this program for the year is only $475. This price includes the warm-up jacket, costume, any props or hair pieces they may need, music editing, choreography, and an instructor at all events. (Tuition is separate).
There are three different days and times to come out and see what the performance team is about.
Bear Studio-
Friday, September 20th at 4:30 ages 8 and up
Saturday, September 21st at 12:00 ages 8 and under
Newark Studio–
Saturday September 21st at 1:00 pm all ages.
