Fitness Arts Center is a versatile center for the performing arts that offers programs for the serious dancer, or for those who simply want to take classes for recreational purposes.
We specialize in Irish step dance! We have Irish dance classes for all ages that serve the Madison and Huntsville areas.
Spring Classes
View the current spring schedule here. Register for classes HERE.
Organize Your Poodle Socks
February 13, 2017
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You are in a hurry to dance class; you forgot to pack your dance bag the night before, and frantically grab items needed for class. This causes the inevitable poodle sock dilemma – the plague of the mismatched poodle socks! One sock is shorter than the other. Or one poodle sock is your little sister’s and really tiny. Then you have to hear your dance teacher complain about your unkempt socks all class long. However, there is an EASY solution!
Simply take colored sharpies and assign each pair of poodle socks a color. Mark along the toe seam to easily see which poodle socks go together. This is a great way to ensure that you are grabbing a matching pair of poodle socks. Now when you are in a hurry for dance class, or simply sorting laundry, just quickly check the colors on your poodle socks and you will no longer be a victim of the poodle sock plague!
Why I Love Dance
February 06, 2017
I asked all my amazing dancers to write a word that reminds them of why they love dance and coming to FAC each week. Each day I am posting two of them on Instagram and Facebook to showcase their idea of “Why I Love Dance”. They each thought about what inspires and motivates them each week to come and be a part of the FAC family.
I asked one of my dancers to write about her experience with being a part of FAC. She wrote:
“Not every dancer can say they made it to prizewinner level. Even though I am still the newest member of the class I was thrown into, they have been the kindest, most patient group of sisters I have ever been around. Nothing is more satisfying than that feeling of flying in a graceful leap or the gorgeous sound of a perfectly performed, high-level click. Nothing beats being able to learn complicated choreography, as excruciatingly frustrating and painful as it can be, and nailing it. Nothing beats counting out the bouncy Celtic violin music and contributing to it with the intricate sound patterns of your feet. Nothing beats being at your second home.
While normal Irish dance schools push you to compete, to ignore all potentially dangerous injuries and give up your whole life and sense of fun for this one sport, my second home does quite the opposite. It is a blessing that we strive to not necessarily compete, but perform, either on the big stage or at a small party, and inspire others. We care about health and we care about feelings, having the most fun possible while working and making fond memories. We care about thriving.
This place has been home for me. When one spends an average of four days a week with the same people and at the same place, that happens. While the studio itself has changed, the people, the environment, have and will never change. The atmosphere of positivity, of encouragement, of determination and energy can change any cloudy day and makes life’s life-ness worth it. What would I do without this place, without my friends, without my second home?
As hard as these past five years have been, they have been the best of my seventeen years and I will never, ever forget either my second family or the Saint Patrick’s Day dance.”- Catherine
Irish Dance Valentines
January 21, 2017
Want to give your Irish dance friends a unique dance-themed Valentine? Download them for FREE here! They’ll fit nicely on an 8.5 x 11 sized paper so you can print at home. Tag us on Instagram to show how you’ve used them!
Welcome to Our Blog!
January 21, 2017
Welcome to Fitness Arts Center’s new blog!
For more information about how you can become a part of this exciting new dance studio, contact us today.
