YPAD Certified Studio

Iowa Ballet Academy is the first studio in central Iowa to achieve certification with Youth Protection Association For Dance.

The mission of YPAD™ is to bring awareness to and provide guidance for one essential priority: the safety and health of dance students. We believe dancer well-being is the cornerstone of the industry, and we exist to serve those who have influence on its classrooms.

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The Best In the Area

Dance and We only hire qualified professionals. All of our instructors have a college education in dance and/or a certification from Dance Masters of America. While we believe in supporting our older students’ goals in dance education, we will never use them as primary instructors in a class.

Since we opened in 2009, here is what our graduates have accomplished with their dancing:

• Katherine Eppink – Principal dancer with Ballet Vero Beach
• Kali Mikelson – Trainee at Joffrey Ballet School
• Taylor Coakley – Rehearsal Director at Iowa Dance Theatre
• Hattie McConnell – Dancer at DisneyWorld
• Sydney Markert – Company Member with Inaside Chicago Dance and Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
• Talen Fisher – Trainee at Ballet West
• Maddie Pals – Dance Degree from University of Arizona
• Kate Wingert – Competition Dance Team at Iowa State University