Charleston Dance Center

Charleston Dance Center is a dance studio in Charleston, SC. It offers dance classes for ages 2 through 18, ranging from recreational preschool programs to pre-professional training. The curriculum covers ballet, tap, hip hop, contemporary, pointe, jazz, tumbling, and acro. The studio also provides specialized offerings such as ballet intensives, bootcamps, focused tumbling and acro clinics, and a high-energy Pom Clinic with Audrey Sams. Classes run year-round, with a main season from August through June and dynamic summer programs including week-long camps and intensives.

Established in 2000 by Barbara Campbell Wade, Buffi Wade Whetsell, and Kim Wade Roberts, the family-owned studio has served the Lowcountry for over 25 years. Buffi Wade Whetsell, who began teaching at age 16, co-founded the studio with her sister Kim and mother Barbara, affectionately known as Gaga. Lindsey Gentry joined the studio in 2008 and became Director of the Just Dance! Competition Team in 2016. The center is home to the award-winning Just Dance! competition teams, which include the elite Company team for dancers ages 5 to 18, the Just Dance! Collective founded in 2019 by Buffi and Vanessa Henry, the Mini Mini team for ages 5 to 7, and the Tiny Tots team for dancers around age 4.5. These teams have performed at the Performer’s Showcase at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City, provided casts for the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, participated in an MTV dance pilot, auditioned for America’s Got Talent, and performed at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

Enrollment is handled through an online Studio Director Online Portal. The studio is located in a small retail center next to Ciao Bella Restaurant, with parking available in the front lot off Savannah Highway or the back lot off Wappoo Road. Access is via secure door codes at the front and back entrances.

Charleston Dance Center holds a 5.00 rating based on 15 reviews and has built a solid reputation among the customers it has served. The studio provides elite dance training and competitive opportunities for the Charleston community.

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