Grace City Dance was started as a ministry of Grace Presbyterian Church seven years ago as the church elders considered the growing emphasis of the arts in our ministries and outreach.
Our desire is to serve the Montgomery area in offering quality ballet classes and dance education within the loving context of a Christian environment.
We desire for dance to enhance a child’s awareness of their wonderfully-made bodies, our creative God and the community of lifelong dance friends. We desire for each dancer in our classes to find Grace City Dance is a healthy joyful place to express themselves through the art of dance!
Let’s Dance!
We offer classes from age three (by August) to age five using Creative Movement to help them enjoy music, rhythm, different dance expressions and to learn some of the basics of ballet. From age five to our teenagers, we use the Cecchetti method of instruction, which gives “careful instruction to the laws of anatomy. It develops all the qualities essential to the dancer: balance, poise, strength, elevation, elasticity…It is classic in its purity and clear-cut style.” (See Cecchetti.org)
About Our Director
Alexia Barbour is the 2023/2024 Director & Instructor for Grace City Dance! She is an 11th grade homeschooled student, and has almost 12 years of overall dance experience, to include ballet, tap, jazz, theatre and Celtic. Alexia tested through Grade 3 Cecchetti under Ms. Carroll Thompson, and is currently a student at AlabamaRiver Region Ballet, where she was privileged to dance in the 2023 performance of The Nutcracker! When she's not dancing, Alexia enjoys reading, movies, music, and time with her friends and family.
For more information, contact our director, Alexia Barbour