Florida Dance Workshop
A
Tradition of Excellence since 1991 in Florida.
Board Certified BY TEST TO TEACH
ALL STYLES
by...
DANCE
Where the experience is positive and the quality shows!
All
classes are taught by qualified, experienced ADULTS.
(Our talented, advanced
high-school students serve only as class
demonstrators to assist the teacher who is actually teaching
the class. Children are never allowed to teach classes at
FDW.)
 
Official Home and School of
The Florida Dance Company”,
“Ovations”Competition Team & DMA Title
Winners.
FDW's own
"Marcus Bellamy"
soloist
from
Disney's Tarzan, will open again
on BROADWAY,
as the lead of the new
Spiderman
Musical in 2010 !
About the Workshop...
Susan (Labousier)
Kickbush & Michelle
Labousier are a
mother/daughter team,
from
New England. Susan
founded the Florida Dance Workshop back in
1991with
Michelle in mind as her
successor.
The team worked together and soon,
under
the
direction of this dynamic duo, FDW
quickly became recognized
as the area’s “forerunner in dance
education”.
When the time was right, Michelle took over the
school, allowing Susan to pursue
other areas of
professional and
educational interest. Although
Susan is a full time
Language Arts teacher at Murdock Middle
School, she also finds time to run Drama
classes and keep an
active
role as the Workshop's Artistic Advisor, and
Master Guest
Teacher.
Michelle,
the Owner & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,
instructs her
dance students,
PERSONALLY. Her services are rendered with
experience,
skill, and professional
integrity. Alumnae trained under the proven
"Workshop"
curriculum, have been signed to contracts including
those of professional "Broadway
Shows", "Television", “Disney
World”, “Eileen Ford Modeling”,
and with international
touring companies they performed
in Italy with the Daniel Ezralow Company and on tour to
Malaysia for “Gateway Theatrical Productions”.
They have also been accepted to
world-renowned programs;
including “Julliard”, the "Joffrey",
and “Alvin
Ailey”.
Workshop dancers have also been awarded
scholarships to high schools
such as the Walnut Hill School
and colleges as well as New
York City’s “STEPS”
and
“Broadway
Dance
Center”.
Many have gone on to teach, direct, or become
studio owners and college dance
(and/or) performing arts majors. FDW dancers
have performed as Disney Dancers, as
part of the Tampa Bay Storm,
in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, with the
Doobie Brothers, at the
Orange Bowl half-time, danced solos
on Broadway, been cast in movies,
television, videos, musical stage productions, and with professional ballet
companies
in
Boston,
Sarasota,
Georgia,
Philadelphia, throughout Europe, and
as far as
China
and the
Netherlands.
It is our goal to make classes and rehearsals
fun, but we are serious about
helping each child become his or
her own
personal best. We teach that hard
work produces results and we help
our dancers to achieve the genuine self-esteem
that
comes
with "mastery of technique". These important
lessons also apply to life’s
future challenges. We believe in
seeking, not perfection, but excellence from all
students, with the understanding that
it be appropriate to their age level, ability,
and
interest. Finally, Florida
Dance Workshop will
never
aspire to be the biggest
school, but we will
always strive to be the best!
A little
History…
Susan’s previous "Dance Workshops”
date all the way back to
1968,
and
continue
to offer
a
great
deal to
Massachusetts
dancers, today. This is, in fact,
the fourth school she founded. A
special "membership"
principle, the foundation
on which these
successful
schools were built, enables Workshop
students to
experience a personal sense of
belonging. This key principal enables them to feel
uninhibited and comfortable enough to
express free-flowing creativity.
Many schools may
boast huge enrollments or a large staff but here, at FDW, your child
will benefit from a special experience, since the school’s Artistic
Director, Michelle Labousier, knows and works with all of her
Workshop students “PERSONALLY”.
Please peruse our website and feel free to visit and
observe class anytime, but whether you enroll with us,
or another program in our area, we urge you to choose the arts, for a life-long source of pleasure
and pride.
Our Facility…
We
have a huge, air-conditioned facility
with two large studio rooms,
custom mirrors, barres, and two comfortable
"observation areas". Parents, and other adult
family members and friends, are always
welcome to quietly observe. We are located
in the entire upper level of the building on US 41, across
from Panda Inn, and Pizza Hut. We are upstairs from Hertz.
Feel free to come by and visit.
Location…
We are
centrally
located in
a brand new facility
in
Port Charlotte,
on US 41.
at
3109 Tamiami Trail
Units 5,6,7,8.
From 75 we are off of exit #167
or #170
OUR PROGRAMS...
Our regular term runs from August through
June, and in
the summer we Also offer a popular
DANCEPOWER
Summer
Arts Program, in addition to
Summer
Ballet Intensive
and special
Dancer Conditioning
courses.
We are also,
currently, offering popular
ZUMBA exercise
courses.
See our
CLASS
SCHEDULE
page for days/dates/times.
(Call for information about Zumba schedules.)
Our curriculum is offered to Tiny Tots, ages 2
1/2 through adult,
for professional, as well as recreational application. It is our
goal to make every Workshop student feel comfortable and
worthwhile. Proper dance training not only
provides
many physical and mental benefits, but it's a great deal of
fun.
Although age may assist in initial
placement, students advance
according
to ability. We hope you'll consider the
FLORIDA DANCE WORKSHOP as the right place to
venture into the “Wonderful
World of Dance”!
"Delight Yourselves in the Lord and He
will show you the desires of your heart."
Psalm
37:4 
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