Our Mission
Since Kelli Grady founded the Ludovici Dance Academy in 1991, the studio has been unyielding in its’ mission to cultivate confident, determined, and passionate dancers. Our highly qualified faculty members are committed to creating a nurturing environment that encourages personal growth through dance education.
Our method
The academy offers classes in many styles including ballet, tap, modern, jazz, contemporary, pointe, improvisation, hip-hop, musical theater, singing, acting, and acrobatics. The students are given the opportunity to participate in community performances, regional and national competition events, and master classes with guest teachers. We choose participate in quality competitive events that often include workshop and convention classes with highly qualified instructors. Rather than chasing trophies and going where we know we will win, we chose to strive for growth.
“The most important-and my favorite-part of what I do is not teaching kids steps, or how to point their feet; I want to give these kids valuable lessons that will help them their entire lives. Discipline, confidence, self-respect... I want these kids to succeed, not just in dance. I consider all of these kids, whether they are my children or not, my family.”
What We've Achieved
Many alumni have gone on to competitive dance programs at various colleges including Marymount Manhattan, Point Park University, SUNY Purchase, University of the Arts, Slippery Rock University, and more. Professional performances include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast @ MGM studios Disney, Victoria Secret fashion show dancers, Radeio City Rockette’s Christmas Spectacular, Broadway’s “Mama Mia”, Cruise ships, Vegas performers, and most recently International performance
Faculty members have received many choreography awards at various competition events
Many Critic’s Choice and Top Score awards at various competition events
Winner of Access Broadway’s ‘Best Studio’ award
