Wellspring Dance Academy
Wellspring Dance Academy
ABOUT US:
Located in Kalamazoo, MI and founded in 1981 by Cori Terry, Wellspring offers top-notch modern dance performance and education to Southwest Michigan. Wellspring Dance Academy, led by professional company members and local artists, provides exceptional modern and contemporary dance instruction. Emphasizing organic movement and individualized attention, we value community, expression, and inclusivity. Joining us means becoming part of a legacy of excellence - with an Artistic Director who trained under Erick Hawkins, and faculty from Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers. Witnessing our teachers in action during company shows inspires students to push boundaries and explore new possibilities. Join us to grow artistically, socially, and creatively, no matter your dancing experience or aspirations.
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITMENT
Wellspring Dance Academy is committed to upholding an anti-racist, anti-othering, and anti-abusive dance space. Our instructors uphold a student-centered learning approach informed by SEL (social and emotional learning) practices. All families and students are welcome and celebrated for their identities that make them unique, such as race, gender, sexual identity/expression/orientation, and economic level of freedom. Through the support of our partners, we train our faculty to embrace and be accountable for anti-abuse, anti-othering, and anti-discriminatory policies and procedures within our organization.
SIMPLY MODERN MOVEMENT
We place value in training our students to be authentic, judgement-free, creative community members.
Meet Our Partners!
“We're so thankful to have found Wellspring Dance Academy. The confidence and joy that shines out of our little dancer after each class is hard to miss.
She loves it so much that now the whole family gets to participate in weekly dance lessons at home, re-created just for us! Thank you Wellspring for the care and attention you put into providing an inclusive and encouraging program.”
Beth
“My daughter loves learning to express herself through movement and giving me mini lessons about what she's learned! She also enjoys meeting other kids in the community she might not have a chance to meet otherwise.”
Susan
“I am Chunwu Wu. My wife Fu Liao and I started taking classes at Wellspring last summer. We are in our 50s and have no dance experience other than ballroom dance. By coincidence, we found that you can take adult dance classes at Wellspring. We thought that since we love dancing, we should go try the classes. We have taken classes for about six months. We absolutely love it. Now we take all four available classes per week. The classes are fun, challenging and relaxing your body. Most importantly, the teachers and classmates are super nice. Everyone meet you with a smile. They treat us as friends and family. So come join the fun!”
-Wu