Whether you take one or two classes a week to stay in shape, you’re taking your first dance class this semester, or you’ve been training hard for a future career, there’s one thing we can all agree on: Dancing is fun! Think physical activity with human connection and a heart of worship. New year’s resolutions are right around the corner, so let’s talk about dancing your way through 2026—and why you should join us next year at Turning Pointe Dance!
1. We’re Committed to Excellence
For more than 20 years, Turning Pointe Dance has been dedicated to providing high-quality dance and theater instruction while cultivating hearts of worship and nurturing creativity. We specialize in beginners of all ages and offer training through pre-collegiate levels. Our dancers go beyond technique to develop important life skills including learning to be respectful and confident, and share their gifts and talents with the community and beyond.
How do we do it? Turning Pointe provides a carefully-constructed curriculum that introduces steps and concepts at an age-appropriate pace to make sure our students develop their skills in a safe and healthy way. We believe that a well-designed curriculum plays a significant role in helping our instructors achieve growth in each and every student! Our class structure allows students to take responsibility for their progress, supports our instructors, and unifies training across levels and genres. You can read more about that here! And since we’re developing a performing art, our training structure incorporates three parent Peek Weeks per dance year, along with a spring recital each May so students of all ages and levels can show off their skills and practice performing.
2. We’re the Premier Faith-Based Dance Studio in Colorado Springs
Turning Pointe dancers go beyond technique to develop important life skills including learning to be respectful and confident, and share their gifts and talents with the community and beyond. Our mission is to fully develop a dancer’s skills and talents in an atmosphere that is glorifying to God. Our vision is to be a faith based center for the arts in our community that empowers students with grit, grace, and gratitude for the arts and for His Kingdom. Our long-term goal is to see Turning Pointe students flourish in their gifts, and equipping students to reach their unique calling by strengthening the body, mind, and spirit. We offer excellence in training in a safe and secure facility, with instructors who are background checked and CPR certified.
Our mission and vision statements begin to play out in the ways we differentiate ourselves from the surrounding dance studio culture. We choose music that fits the wholeness of our endeavor and the culture we are trying to create which reaches beyond just dancing. We carefully choose costumes that are age appropriate, beautiful but appropriately modest, yet fun that both parents and children love! Our choreography is appropriate for audiences and dancers of any age and our professional staff members are great role models for students. Each of our dance classes incorporate prayer and verse of the month, keeping the focus of class time on the Lord, and put our faith in action through monthly outreach and community service initiatives.
3. We Offer Unique Opportunities for Training and Advancement
In addition to our regular session classes, Turning Pointe is proud to offer pre-professional training through special programs and performance companies. Students interested in classical ballet development can audition for the Training Division, or enroll in Cecchetti Syllabus and Exam courses. Students seeking growth in musical theater can audition for STARZ Theater Company, and students interested in dance performance and arts-based mission work can audition for Fidèle Youth Dance Company. Turning Pointe Dance even offers an extensive Teaching Assistant and Intern Program for students interested in becoming a student teacher or pursuing a career in dance or theater education.
● Learn more about the Training Division/Cecchetti Syllabus
● Learn more about STARZ Theater Company
● Learn more about Fidèle Youth Dance Company
● Learn more about Turning Pointe’s TAI program
4. We’re “The Best of the Springs”
Don’t take our word for it! “Best of the Springs” is a survey of Colorado Springs Gazette readers’ favorites in six categories. If appropriately nominated, businesses appear on a ballot of the city’s top 10 most-loved establishments. Members of the Colorado Springs community can vote for their favorites beginning in December before winners are announced each April.
Through your support, Turning Pointe Dance has been awarded “Best of the Springs” for the last 10 consecutive years, earning a “Gold” distinction in the categories of Dance Studio for Kids and Dance Studio for Adults.
We’re honored to be nominated again for “Best of the Springs 2026,” and we’d love your support! Vote for Turning Pointe Dance in these Arts & Entertainment categories: Dance Studio for Kids; Dance Studio for Adults, and vote for STARZ as best Theater Company, or best musical (Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof).
Click here to cast your votes!
5. You Have Plenty of Options
The bottom line? We want you to love dancing! Come and experience the Turning Pointe Difference in a way that aligns with your schedule, budget, and goals.
Not sure which classes are a good fit? We have Free Trial Weeks coming up December 15-20, 2025, and January 5-10, 2026. Just check-in with a staff member at the front desk before giving class a try!
Ready to join the school-year session for the second semester? Don’t miss your chance to join us on stage this spring! Registration for 2025-26 recital classes ends January 31.
Looking for a smaller commitment? Try new Spark Sessions at Turning Pointe! Coming up Saturdays in February and April, these special 4-week mini sessions are designed for flexibility, fun, and discovery. Whether you're popping in just for the month or adding it to your regular schedule (at a discounted rate!), Spark Sessions are a low-commitment, high-energy way to explore new styles, challenge yourself, or simply keep moving. Perfect for all levels!
Check out what’s coming up or enroll for Spark Sessions here.
If you’re on board but you’re not sure your dancer is ready, try a one-day event like The Nutcracker Sweet Workshop (December 13), Daddy-Daughter Dance (Feb. 7), or Mother-Daughter Tea (May 2). These special dance days can give younger students a taste of what to expect and leave them excited to come back for more!