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Oak Cliff · Dallas, TX

Dance for every body

About Oak Cliff Dance

Oak Cliff Dance is a neighborhood dance studio in the heart of Oak Cliff. Kids classes ages 2 through teen, adult drop-ins, and Oak Cliff Dance Co., our audition-based performing company.

Our Story

Built from the neighborhood up

Founder Melissa Hunsaker spent years building a dance program from scratch at a public charter school in Oak Cliff, growing it to over 200 dancers. Oak Cliff Dance opened to give the same training, real technique, real stage time, to any dancer in the community who wanted it.

What We Teach

Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary

Age-appropriate classes from toddler combos through teen technique. Company dancers train year-round for competitions, community shows, and our own spring production.

The Team

Meet your instructors

Working artists and career educators who have been doing this for years, and love teaching every age group.

Full staff bios →
Portrait of Melissa Hunsaker, owner and founder of Oak Cliff Dance

Melissa Hunsaker

Owner & Founder

Portrait of Company Director Kathryn Connelly

Kathryn Connelly

Company Director

Portrait of instructor Hailey Summers

Hailey Summers

Instructor

Portrait of instructor Brenny Martin

Brenny Martin

Instructor

Come try a class

Registration takes a couple of minutes. Free trial classes available on request.