Shirley McPhail School of Dance
 

SHIRLEY MCPHAIL SCHOOL OF DANCE
AUSTIN TEXAS

Tap Dance Classes • Ballet Classes • Contemporary Dance Classes
Jazz Dance Classes • Hip Hop Dance Classes • Lyrical
Combination Dance Classes • Dance Classes for Ages 3 & Up
Dance Classes for Adults • Performing Dance Troupe
Summer Dance Classes • Summer Dance Camps
Two Dance Studio Locations in Austin Texas

Celebrating quality dance education in Austin, Texas since 1970 ...

             
             
         
SUMMER DANCE CAMPS   Cotillion   SUMMER DANCE CLASSES

Summer Dance Camps at Shirley McPhail School of Dance are fun, fun, fun! Each 5 day session can include dance instruction, cheerleading, musical theater, and arts & crafts. Summer dance camps are for ages 3 and up and each camp session features a different theme with different activities. Dance camps meet 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. All dance camps conclude with a performance on the last day of class. Learn more about Summer Dance Camps here.
 
It's time to sign up for the fall session of Cotillion, Austin-Style. This class provides training in basic etiquette, communication skills, and social dance to boys and girls 10-13 years of age. First class is September 13th. The class meets at our Mesa Dance Studio and meets for 6 classes on Sunday afternoons. Discount available for current SMSD dance students. Class size is limited! ! Learn more about Cotillion Austin-Style here.
 
It's time to sign up for Summer Dance Classes at Shirley McPhail School of Dance! Our 8-week summer dance session starts on June 7 and ends on July 31. For ages 3-8, we offer the popular Combination Dance Class (Ballet, Tap & Tumbling). We offer summer dance classes at both dance studio locations. We also have summer dance classes available for ages 9 and up, as well as classes for teens and adults. Registration forms available on the right. Learn more about Summer Dance Classes here...
         
SHIRLEY MCPHAIL SCHOOL OF DANCE HAS TWO AUSTIN DANCE STUDIO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU!
"Miss Shirley's Girlies" Participate in
Susan G. Komen Walk
Race for the Cure 2011Several SMSD staff and students participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk on Sunday, Nov. 13. The SMSD team, "Miss Shirley's Girlies." walked in memory of our founder, Shirley McPhail, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1997. Pictured here are Laure Kersch, Gary Kersch, and Jennifer Hutchison, who joined the 19,000 who were involved. The funds go for local breast health services as well as research provided by the national Komen Grants Program. As this photo shows, you didn't have to be a girl to be a Miss Shirley's Girlie! Thanks to those who participated--let's have an even larger group next year!
Hip Hop Master Class with Leslie Scott
Leslie Scott Hip Hop Instructor

SMSD was thrilled to expose Austin dancers to a Hip Hop Master Class with Leslie Scott on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the SMSD Mesa Studio. Approximately 60 students participated in the 3 hour workshop—and they had a blast studying with one of the finest instructors in the country!

Leslie Scott is currently represented by MSA and stands behind numerous television, film, and commercial credits. She has danced for recording artists Beyonce, Ee-De, Angel, and Latin Froz on camera and in live performances and performed at both the Billboard Music Awards and the Radio Music Awards. She is a faculty member at both of Hollywood’s top dance studios: EDGE Performing Arts Center and Millennium Dance Complex and tours with the L.A. Dance Force National Convention. Dancers in Hip Hop Master Class


Leslie's style is in demand on a global level as well. She has instructed in New Zealand, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Latvia, Italy, Vienna, Germany and Canada and has taught in 42 of the 50 United States!

 

Hip Hop Master Class

Leslie is well known not only for her talents, but her unwavering work ethic and contagious, positive energy. She is well respected, she is real, and she always brings dedication, heart and a smile to all that she does! All of those who participated in her Master Class at SMSD agree.

Hip Hop Master Class Group

To know more about Leslie Scott, go to http://www.broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/bios/scott_leslie.shtml
Photography by Ricardo Gandara (rixpix500@yahoo.com)

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Dancer's Den, a dancewear boutique
     
Keep Austin Dancing Shirley McPhail School of Dance
Send ALL mail to:
Mesa Dance Studio
8018 Mesa Drive
Austin, Texas 78731
512-345-1284
Spicewood Dance Studio
8650 Spicewood Springs Rd
Austin, Texas 78759
512-258-3793

 

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Download Summer Dance Class Registration Form for Adults Here.

Download Summer Dance Class Registration Form for Ages 9 & Up Here. (Dance experience in ballet, tap & jazz required)

Download Summer Dance Class Registration Form for Ages 3-9 Here.


Download Summer Dance Camp Registration Form
HERE!

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Download Registration
Form for Children

Download Registratian
Form for Adults

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Spicewood Studio to present
the 2012 Recital:
"Passport to Dance"
Teachers will soon be working on choreography and ordering costumes. Students will be learning routines and practicing their "smiles." Your job is to put the date on your 2012 schedule: June 1st - Dress Rehearsal, June 2nd Recital at Westlake Performing Arts Center. Plan to attend!
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Mesa Studio will have a Demonstration this year scheduled for Saturday, May 19, at Hyde Park High School, 11400 N. MoPac Expressway (the Quarries). If you're a Mesa family, be sure to clear your calendar for that day!
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Gift Certificates: Looking for the perfect gift for your dancer? Know someone who wants to take dance classes but is reluctant to sign up? Give an SMSD Gift Certificate! You can purchase them in any amount. We suggest: A month (or a year) of free classes. Registration fees apply.

Additionally, don't forget to give a Gift Certificate from The Dancer's Den. Let your dancer make his/her own selection from our latest in dancewear, dance shoes, and/or accessories.

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