Gulf Coast Dance Alliance

Eastern Shore Dance Academy (ESDA) in Daphne, AL, is dedicated to fostering strength and confidence in students through the art of dance. Committed to providing a nurturing environment, ESDA emphasizes teamwork, commitment, and work ethic while ensuring that students enjoy their time on the dance floor. With a team of passionate and knowledgeable instructors, ESDA focuses on age-appropriate dance movements that build self-confidence and create a sense of community among families. The academy is celebrated for its exceptional recitals and the lasting relationships it cultivates, making it more than just a dance studio—it's a family. Generated from the website

Group or private dance Instruction in Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Mambo, Samba and Country. Couple and Singles welcome- no partner neccessary. Call for Introductory special. Swing/Salsa class 7 pm and Dance party each Friday night at 8pm.

Ballet Pensacola is Pensacola's only resident professional ballet company. The addition of full-time professional dancers to the ranks has enabled Ballet Pensacola to develop into a cultural cornerstone of the community. Not only do professional dancers enable important outreach programming, but they also serve as inspiration to the many student dancers who share the stage.Ballet Pensacola presents several major performances each season including Arts-in-Education presentations, the Nutcracker and a critically acclaimed spring repertory concert. In addition, outreach performances are presented to more than 20 local schools each season, reaching more than 15, 000 children.Ballet Pensacola Company is comprised of the aforementioned professional dancers along with talented student dancers selected through an audition. Youth Ensemble members are also selected from an audition. The Youth Ensemble provides an excellent opportunity for Company bound young dancers to develop their technique and stagecraft prior to encountering the rigors of full Company responsibility. Dancers, in Tech 5 and above, who are fully registered students, may audition to join Ballet Pensacola Company and Youth Ensemble. Participation in Ballet Pensacola Company activities, rehearsals and performances is extracurricular to the student's training.Company members may appear in performances, as well as outreach activities and other events. Through participation in Ballet Pensacola Company, dancers learn the artistic qualities and stagecraft that are necessary to the development of the dance artist.