Website: https://jewelsdancecompany.com/
Jewels Dance Company is a dance instruction studio and competition team organization located in Whites Creek, Tennessee, serving the Nashville community. The company provides training for both recreational and competitive dancers in what it describes as a “family-oriented atmosphere” focused on “quality dance instruction.” Its stated mission is to inspire “every dancer to find the creativity inside her as ‘we dance to tell a story’ each year.” The organization emphasizes building “strong self-confidence, self-respect, discipline, and appreciation through the fine arts of dance.”
Services
Jewels Dance Company offers recreational classes, competition team training, and an early start program for young dancers. Instruction covers a range of styles, including HBCU Majorette, technique, dance pom, contemporary, and jazz funk, along with foundational training in jazz, majorette, basic tumbling, and hip hop. The studio notes that “no experience necessary” for enrollment.
Class offerings are organized by age and level. The Tiny Tots program serves ages 4 to 5 and meets Wednesdays from 6:00 to 6:45 PM at $65 per month. Non-competitive classes meet Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:30 AM at $150 per month. Competitive classes meet primarily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at $200 per month.
The competition team serves ages 6 to 18, with practices on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The site states that “all members will be required to participate in weekly practices.” Monthly fees for the competition team are $200, due by the first of each month.
About
The organization lists several recent competitive achievements, including 2021 to 2025 National Champions, 2023 Teen Large Group World Dance Champions, and 2025 Teen Small Group and Trio National Champions. The company is led by a group of artistic directors identified on the site as Sharika Starks, Shannon Knowles, Karissa Thorpe, and Kimika Thorpe. The studio states it is “committed to encouraging all dancers to strive for excellence.”
Location & Contact
Location: Whites Creek, Tennessee, United States
Phone: (615) 988-0436
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday to Friday, by appointment for in-person visits, with phone hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Saturday by appointment; closed Sunday.
Additional Information
Registration details on the site note no registration fees, with fall registration beginning in September and a spring session running January 1 to February 26. Monthly tuition is due by the first, with late fees applying on the fifth, and a performance apparel fee is charged to dancer accounts. Sibling discounts are available, and payment is accepted through PayPal or in-person credit and debit cards. The dress code asks students to arrive “dressed to dance” with white shirts, black shorts or dance leggings, jazz shoes, tennis shoes, and socks. An annual recital is held in mid-May or early June, where all students perform. The website includes a photo gallery, a members-only page, an online store, and a directors page.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (jewelsdancecompany.com).