Opus II Dance Studio
Opus II Dance Studio's Performing Division was founded in 1982, and in 1989 Ashland Regional Ballet grew out of that seed. Teaching dance as a performing art has always been at the heart of our mission.
As the twig is bent - so grows the tree.
The foundational years of a student's training are the most important. The Opus curriculum provides a solid foundation for the development of full potentials, and provides skills that last a lifetime.
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right!
Few of the students who undertake dance training will become professional dancers, and few parents will have that aspiration for their child. But that is no reason to minimize the importance of the study. After all dance education is just that ~ education ~ and should be thought of as any other form of learning.
In fact many children learn to play sports without intending to become professional athletes, but you still expect good coaching. They study music without the expectation of a professional career, yet you expect them to learn the basics of music theory. If your child does not wish to become a scientist you still insist on an accurate education in this and all other academic subjects.
You should insist on no less for your child's study of dance!
Our Philosophy
Opus II Dance Studio is a school that focuses on the teaching of dance as a performing art.
Our curriculum is based upon a sound background in ballet technique, adding elective subjects for the purpose of expanding style and skill.
We believe each class is a preparation for performance of the art form on the stage. And, each performance is a preparation for life where your success or failure is tied directly to meaningful preparation, attention to details, ability to work together for the good of the whole, and ability to respond and recover quickly when things don't go as planned. Creative problem solving becomes a natural way of life for a dancer.
Our purpose is to give dance students a strong foundation in dance to apply in whatever manner they wish as they pursue their lives. The most valuable asset of good comprehensive training is the choices it affords its recipients, whether pursuing a professional career, higher education, or dance as a life long avocation.
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