Since she was five years old, Kristin Vincent dreamed of teaching others to fall in love with dance as much as her. After years of learning every discipline, perfecting her moves and working with children and adults of every age, Kristin has been living her dream for more than four years in her own studio, Xpress Yourself Dance. Now in an even larger space with three sprung-floor studios, every instructor, including Kristin, is a professional adult with a strong background in their discipline specialty. “We have a very diverse staff with awesome backgrounds, and my assistant Director has a degree in Dance Education,” Kristin says proudly.
An athletic woman with a beaming smile and captivating eyes, Kristin is excited about all of the studio’s offerings. “We have dance classes from babies through adults, but we’re more than just a dance studio,” Kristin explains. “We do a lot of fun things for every age group. We began our winter camps last year and we’ll be following that again this season. We have preschool camps that run alongside our other day camps, and we do crafts, games and other activities in addition to dance.”
From Tiny Toes with babies 18 months old, classes go on to two different preschool levels through 4 years old, with classes not to exceed 12 students. There are several levels for the children as they move into the 5 and up classes. “We have a lot of options once they’re five. We have tap and hip-hop combo classes and then ballet and acro,” Kristin smiles. “Our acrobatics program is incredible!”
Xpress Yourself began a performance dance team this year, Kristin says, “For the dancers who want to do more than just one recital a year. It’s not quite as involved as our more competitive dance company.” Speaking of which, the Competitive team just returned from the Tremaine dance convention in Orlando. They received several first places and Kristin is super excited about their achievements. “They scored fabulously! They have really grown as a team,” she exclaims. “It’s amazing to watch the kids excel together.”
Growing an adult program, Xpress Yourself Dance currently offers adult tap, adult ballet and adult jazz. The large space makes it the perfect place for celebrations and the studio also has birthday party packages for the kids. Kristin wants to make it simple for parents. She says, “Parents drop off everything and we do the rest. However they want to theme it, we’ll do it for them.” So happy to live and have her business in he Coral Springs/Parkland area, Kristin says, “It’s a great place to be with a lot of wonderful families. This is an awesome community!”
So now that her dream is a successful reality, what does Kristin love the most about her profession? “My favorite part of being here is the special relationship I have with the kids. It’s really wonderful… dance teacher to student.”
Xpress Yourself Dance Studio
954-340-2700
4680 Coral Ridge Drive (NW Corner of Wiles & Coral Ridge Dr.)