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About Degas Dance Studio

Degas Dance studio is dedicated to instructing, educating and inspiring children to advanced professional performers in the ART of DANCE.

Dance education that fosters a life long love of learning. Filled with performance opportunities and unique experiences that will create some of the fondest childhood memories and friendships.

Our flagship location is located in Encino, CA in Plaza de Oro shopping center with convenient parking. In addition we have an international location Degas International Dance Academy in Delft, Netherlands. In 2023 we completed our franchise business and are currently selecting franchisees for additional locations throughout the US and EU.

Degas Dance Studio is a training and performance oriented studio with pre-professional opportunities and career guidance. Focus in on technique and artistry. 

Degas Dance Studio (pronounced Dey-Ga) was named after the French famous painter Edgar Degas who was known for painting dancers.  We felt the name closely related to our philosophy and mission to teach children through advanced pre-professionals “The Art of Dance”.     

Degas Dance Studio is a training and performance oriented studio with pre-professional opportunities and career guidance.  Focus is on technique and artistry.  Our studio offers the highest level of instruction for recreational students Ages 3 to High School teens and accelerated Academy professional training for our team students.   Degas Dance Studio faculty consists of LA top industry professionals many who teach master classes all over the world.  We have handpicked the best of the best in each style so our students get a really well rounded and diverse study. 

Many people have a hard time categorizing our studio. I would say we are not JUST a classical ballet studio, we are NOT just a competition studio. We are creating, inspiring, educating, and empowering well rounded ARTISTS to explore and discover the ART of DANCE and all of its possibilities.

We are training and empowering students to find and use their unique artistic voice. Creating the next generation of artists, dancers, choreographers and directors. Degas Dance Studio has produced unprecedented talent from the ground up. Our Alumni students have been recipients of National Young Arts, Music Center Spotlight Honorable Mentions and Semi-Finalists, YAGP 1st Place awards. Scholarship recipients and acceptances to top summer programs including internship with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, NL, SAB, ABT, San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi, Houston Ballet, Jacobs Pillow, Orsolina 28, European School of Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Harid Conservatory, Bodytraffic, Hubbard Street and tons more. As well as some of the top college programs including Codarts Rotterdam in Netherlands, Copenhagen Contemporary Dance Conservatory in Denmark, Ailey Fordham, USC, Boston Conservatory, Columbia, NYU Tisch, University of Michigan, Vasser, Peabody at Johns Hopkins and many are working professionally in the industry or have used their skills to help them be successful in whatever they set their minds to achieve including Doctors, lawyers, business executives, finance, education, marketing, Psychology, Journalism and other industries. They will all say that dance helped them tremendously to build life skills including time management, work ethic, discipline, creativity, confidence, goal setting and strong character values and a community of supportive like-minded individuals that have helped them be successful.