At Premier, we introduce our younger children to dance in combination classes. With fun and imagination, dancers can experience the variety of ballet and tap. As dancers mature, we offer six levels of ballet and jazz, five levels of tap,  two levels of acrobat and two levels of pointe. Whether your interests are for fun or more serious, Premier offers great variety for every dancer.

In our 16 year history, Premier has had many dancers enhance their training by attending very prestigious summer programs such as: Universal Ballet Academy, Milwaukee Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, Colorado Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Summer Program, the Joffrey Summer Intensive, and Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, all of which dancers must audition in order to be accepted. Dancers have gone on to University Dance programs, and several have moved on to local pre-professional companies.

All the teachers at Premier believe that dance provides valuable life skills along with dance training such as; respect, humility, responsibility to oneself and others, team work, personal goals, creative expression, and personal achievement.

Our Fall classes begin generally late August or early September. Please call to confirm start date for all classes. We have a Holiday performance in December. Classes continue in January, and plans begin for our annual recital which is held in late May or early June. We have a terrific Summer Dance Camp for all levels that has been a great success the last nine years.

Premier regards their Senior teachers as the foundation for the schools training. All of these teachers have either danced professionally, earned a degree in Dance, or have 5-20 years of teaching experience. We have several Junior teachers, (who have less than five years experience), and are mentored by the senior teaching staff.

Karin Gritz has owned Premier for over Sixteen years, and has been teaching dance for over twenty years. Her early training began with Gwen Bowen School of Dance in south Denver, and progressed to teaching at age 18. She has taught through many outlets including: YWCA, Pueblo Ballet, Rancho Simi Valley Recreation Department and at local studios in Colorado. She is exceptional in working with the younger kids and keeping the tradition of dance alive! Her objective with the studio is to reinforce arts education by providing an outlet for all families to afford dance training.

Michelle Nigro is a mother of three and a very active member of her community. A former Miss Adams County she brings over twenty five years of training in performance art. She received a dance minor from the University of Northern Colorado and previously owned a studio in Brighton. She has worked with competitive students on a local and National level in dance and Pageants. She has been teaching at Premier since it opened. Her training includes tap, jazz, acrobat, poms, piano and voice.

Sarah Rogers Weaver is currently a registered nurse at Children's Hospital, and working on her doctorate  at the University of Colorado.   She was trained locally and received her B.A. from the University of Colorado as double major in Dance and Kinesiology. She has danced with Boulder Ballet, and Interweave Dance Theatre. She has taught classical ballet for many studios over the last decade.  She has been leading our ballet program for the last eight years.  Her expertise is teaching all levels of ballet and pointe, however she also has training in jazz, tap and modern.

Alexandra Fields has returned to Premier after graduating with honors from the University of Arizona where she majored in Dance. She received her training at Premier, with additional summer dance programs throughout the country, including the Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop.  She is a former dancer of the Interweave Dance Theatre in Boulder. She has competed locally and nationally for many years and has choreographed competitive routines for the last nine years.  An exceptional choreographer, Alexandra has won several awards for her choreography and brings a freshness in style to the studio.

Natasha Neil started our Hip Hop program three years ago.  Currently she is a student at the University of Colorado and the Color Guard coach for a local High School.  Natasha began dancing very early with Kit Andree, and has a wide variety of expereince in jazz, tap, ballet, and musical theater. 

 Email us for more information: Premierdance@comcast.net