ABOUT US:
Based in Kalamazoo, MI and founded in 1981 by Cori Terry, Wellspring brings the best of modern dance performance and education to Southwest Michigan.

Led by the professional company members of Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers and Kalamazoo dance artists, Wellspring Dance Academy is the best of modern and contemporary dance education in Southwest Michigan. We promote organic, aesthetic movement with a non-competitive focus. Our students receive individualized attention in small classes while they build solid technique and repertoire. We value community, artistic expression, individual differences, and making dance accessible to all.

When you start classes at Wellspring Dance Academy, you’re joining a lineage of artistic excellence. Wellspring Artistic Director Cori Terry studied and performed with one of the most influential figures in modern dance, Erick Hawkins. This experience and the training she received firmly established her among an elite group of nationally-acclaimed professional dancers. Our teaching faculty is primarily comprised of company members from Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, one of Michigan's premiere modern dance ensembles. Students and parents get a chance to see their teachers perform in our fall and spring company shows. It’s an important piece of their development as people and as dancers to watch these high-level performances. It inspires them to ‘think beyond” — to question their own limits, and to see what’s possible.
Because of our sense of community and small classes, students get to develop socially and learn that it’s safe and fun to express themselves creatively. Whether you’re just trying dance out for the first time or interested in dancing professionally, Wellspring welcomes you.