Discover Dance Kaleidoscope School
Looking for a well-rounded, fun, and supportive dance education for your child?
Looking to start (or get back into) dancing yourself? Come dance with us!
Looking for summer classes, intensives or camps? (Scroll down this page)
Our instructors are professional dancers with the Dance Kaleidoscope company and have all the expertise needed to inspire the love of dance.
Scroll to the bottom for information about our wonderful instructors.
How can we help?
Call us at (317) 418-8897 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
PLEASE NOTE: We have a new location and are no longer on the Butler Campus. Our new studio is located 1125 E. Brookside Ave., Suite D5
Adult, 14+,Pre-Professional and Company Classes
Summer classes. Scroll down.
We also offer private lessons whether you need audition preparation or help with a competition solo. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
About Our Dance Program
Dance is meant to be shared, and we will share your student’s progress with you along the way.
After the 2022-23 class season ends in May, we will celebrate with a year end recital on May 20. Save the date!
2023 Summer Camps for children ages 4-6 and 7-9
Shoot for the Stars Dance Camp
Week 1
June 12-16
Shoot for the Stars Dance Camp
Week 2
June 26-30
ages 4-6
9:00-11:30 am - an amazing 1/2 day camp with dancing and arts and crafts, $165 includes all supplies.
ages 7-9
12:30-3:30 pm - a half day camp to meet new friends, dance in various styles and enjoy arts and crafts, $240 includes all supplies.
Bring a water bottle and a daily snack.
Dress code: comfortable clothes you can move in and bring or wear socks.
Summer Intensives for dancers ages 10 and up
June 5-9
Advanced intensive (ages 14+)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $400
Experience Dance Kaleidoscope's transformative training with an all new summer intensive.
You’ll deepen your artistry while receiving individualized attention and valuable mentorship from our renowned company members. Whether you’re thinking of pursuing a related degree or simply looking to take your artistry to the next level, Dance Kaleidoscope School is the place for you this summer.
You’ll be immersed in ballet and modern technique and you’ll greatly benefit from working with different company members each day experiencing a wide variety of teaching styles and voices. Continue your dance journey focusing on what gives you discipline and edge: musicality, improv skills and expression in dance.
June 19-23
Intermediate intensive (ages 10-13)
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Cost: $350
Experience Dance Kaleidoscope's transformative training with an all new summer intensive.
You’ll deepen your artistry while receiving individualized attention and valuable mentorship from our renowned company members. Whether you’re thinking of pursuing a related degree or simply looking to take your artistry to the next level, Dance Kaleidoscope School is the place for you this summer.
You’ll be immersed in ballet and modern technique and you’ll greatly benefit from working with different company members each day experiencing a wide variety of teaching styles and voices. Continue your dance journey focusing on what gives you discipline and edge: musicality, improv skills and expression in dance.
Looking to stay active or try something new? Summer dance classes are for you.
Creative Movement 5:00-5:30 (ages 3-4)
My Buddy and Me 4:30-5:00 (ages 18 months-3 years)
Creative Movement 5:00-5:30 (ages 3-4)
Ballet 1/2 5:00-6:15 (ages 8-10, ensemble)
Pre ballet/tap combo 5:30-6:15 (ages 5-6)
Jazz 1/2/3 6:15-7:15 (ages 8-14, ensemble)
Teen/Adult ballet 6:15-7:15 (ages 14 and up)
Teen/Adult Tap 7:15-8:15 pm (ages 14 and up)
Ballet 2/3 7:15-8:30 (ages 10-14, ensemble)
Does your child love to dance and perform? Consider our Ensemble Program that gives your dancer the opportunity to learn choreography and provides multiple performance opportunities throughout the year at festivals like Penrod, senior centers and during special studio events. Plus Ensemble students get to share the stage with Dance Kaleidoscope at a performance!
There are four Ensembles for ages 8+ — Ballet, 2 levels, Jazz, Modern and Hip Hop. Students in the Ensemble Program are required to take at least one additional class in the same genre.
Consider joining one of our dance Ensembles. Contact us for more information.
Key Dates
March 20-26 Spring Break, no classes (Professional Company performs Magical Decades Tour at the IRT)
May 20 Recital, end of classes
School Policies:
- Our current studio policy is that students are dropped off at the main entrance and picked up at the east end door. Parents and families are only invited in during scheduled observation weeks and end of semester showcases.
- All students must be completely potty trained and able to dress themselves. Students should arrive dressed and ready to go before being dropped off at the studio.
- We reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment (3 student minimum)
- No food, snacks, or drinks besides water in the building! ALL water bottles must be tightly sealed! No open bottles or straws will be allowed in the studios!
- If classes need to be canceled for any reason (weather, Covid, etc.) you will be notified via email and we will post on our social media pages.
- If your child is sick, please keep them home so we can all stay healthy. We are happy to help you schedule a makeup class at the same or lower level. Please do not send them to class if they have thrown up in the last 24 hours, run a fever of 100.4 or higher in the last 24 hours, they have a consistent cough
Dress Code:
- Everyone’s hair (boys and girls) must be pulled back off the face and neck for all classes. Please no toys, jewelry or accessories.
- Do not wear dance shoes outdoors, this will damage them and will damage our dance floors.
- Please mark all dancewear, shoes and personal items with your child’s name.
- Cell phones must be turned off or on silent in their bags if a dancer must bring it to the studio.
Creative Movement: Clothes that are easy to move in, socks, bare feet, or dance shoes
Pre and Beginning levels: Ballet: Leotard and tights and ballet shoes or leggings/shorts and shirt
Jazz: Leotard and tights or leggings/shorts and shirt, jazz shoes
Tap: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), tap shoes (low heeled tap shoes only)
Hip Hop: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), socks or bare feet
Lyrical: Leotard and tights or leggings/shorts and shirt, socks or bare feet
Levels 1 and above:
Ballet: Black leotard, tights (skin tone or pale pink), ballet shoes (skin tone or pale pink) Hair must be in a bun
Jazz: Black leotard, leggings or tights (skin tone, pale pink, or black) jazz shoes
Modern: Black leotard, leggings or tights (skin tone, pale pink, or black) bare feet
Tap: Clothes that are easy to move in, tap shoes (low heeled tap shoes only)
Hip Hop: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), socks or bare feet
Ensembles have the same dress code as that class (ex. Ballet dress code for Ballet Ensemble)
Meet Our Instructors
Heather Gum, an Indianapolis native, grew up training and teaching at Dance Magic Performing Arts Center. Over the years she has had the opportunity to perform in many ballets in and around the Indianapolis area. Heather attended Anderson University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design and Minor in Dance Performance.
Liberty Harris was a Dance Kaleidoscope company dancer for fifteen years. In that time she realized her passion and gift for teaching and leading education programs. Liberty is Dance Kaleidocopes Rehearsal Director and the Director of Education as well as an instructor. She has taught for studios all over Indianapolis and is grateful for the opportunity to share her passion for dance with younger generations.
Paige Robinson grew up dancing in the Chicago area, studying primarily at Dance Center Evanston, Chicago Ballet Arts, and Giordano Dance Center. She was a scholarship dancer at Lou Conte Dance Studio under Claire Bataille in 2013. Following high school, Paige spent two years in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Graduate Program. She then performed and toured with Eugene Ballet Company under Toni Pimble’s direction. While living in Oregon she also danced with Polaris Dance Theatre in Portland, and participated in Northwest Dance Project’s LAUNCH: 10 project, working under Sarah Slipper and Lucas Crandall. Other training includes Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and The Martha Graham School. She has completed Pilates instructor training and now teaches Pilates in the Indianapolis area. She is also one of the instructors at the DK School and loves imparting the joy of dance in students of all ages. Our 2022-23 season is Paige’s 8th with Dance Kaleidoscope.
Daniella Sibley is from Las Vegas, NV where she trained at The Dance Zone for several years focusing on a wide variety of styles, and studied with a wide variety of choreographers like Jenn Freeman, Matt Luck, and Kayla Kalbfleish. She attended Cincinnati Ballet’s summer intensives during the summers of 2016-2018. During her high school years, she attended Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, majoring in dance and exploring new styles of dance and beginning to choreograph. Daniella is currently a student at Butler University, studying biology, dance, education, neuroscience, and diverse learning.
Manuel Valdes began gymnastics training at the age of five in Dallas, TX, and continued as a competitive gymnast for 12 years. He began dancing at Dallas Black Dance Theater and went on to receive his BFA of Modern Dance Performance from the University of Oklahoma under the direction of Austin Hartel and Roxanne Lyst. While performing with Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, he not only had the pleasure of performing works by his professors, but also Ilya Kozadayev, Sonia Dawkins, Raimondo Rebeck, Jose Limón, and Alvin Ailey. Manuel has attended intensives with Paul Taylor American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, BODYTRAFFIC and SALT. He is forever grateful for all the love and support from friends and family. Our 2022-23 season is Manuel's 6th with Dance Kaleidoscope.
COVID-19 Policies
March, 2023
Masks will no longer be required but we will encourage safety measures such as regular hand washing and social distancing when possible. If you have any questions or concerns, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
All staff are vaccinated.
- Hand santizer is used at the door upon entering.
- Children have crates to store their belongings which are sanitized between each use.
- We employ additional assistants to help manage students in the studio and throughout the building.
- Intensive cleaning proceedures are in place.
A reminder for parents and care givers:
- Children should be in their dancewear when they arrive. Individual containers are provided for personal items.
- Students should bring their own water bottle.
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Students who have been quarantined from school due to possible exposure cannot take dance classes during their quarantine period.