Wonderfully Made Dance provides a safe and compassionate environment for both children and adults to experience the joy of the artist within them through classical ballet training. Every gesture, expression, and action speaks about the dancer and reveals more to us than we often credit.
It is our belief that we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made”. Wonderfully Made Dance was founded on a passion for ballet and the belief that everyone should have access to it and the freedom it gives us. Therefore Wonderfully Made Dance uses a donation based tuition model.
We believe that our weakness and imperfections make us more relatable as people and artists, so we openly share them with others.
We believe in meeting others at their core needs (physical, spiritual, emotional, mental) by suspending judgment and empathizing with their perspectives and pain.
We believe in being deliberate with our words, actions and behaviors, knowing they have a profound impact on the world around us as well as ourselves.
We believe that a genuine desire to experience the benefits of dance earns you stage rights, so we welcome dancers of all abilities.
We believe that banding together with each other, the dance community and like-minded organizations enables us to overcome bigger challenges.
We believe in intentionally creating safe and welcoming environments to empower expression and care for others.
Wonderfully Made Dance was founded with the core belief that prohibitive costs should not be a barrier to quality ballet training. Our tuition model is donation-based, with a recommended tuition amount given but ultimately left up to the discretion of dancers’ families; our monthly recommendation is $45/mo.
Donations to Wonderfully Made Dance are used to maintain the studio space, compensate, and provide further training for staff, build and purchase equipment, recital venue fees, and make dancewear available on loan at no cost.
Wonderfully Made Dance is part of Mosaic Fort Worth’s 501(c)(3) umbrella, and Mosaic generously provides our studio space. They keep our lights on!
We recommend a monthly tuition donation of $45 per month, but ultimately, we leave it to your discretion. We understand some families will be able to afford more, and some less. Please know that any contribution you are able to make is welcome.
The easiest and fastest way to make a donation is by using the PayPal link on the website. Recurring payments can be set up there if you so choose. Alternatively, you may make tuition donations by cash or check at the studio by placing them in the pink lock box on the coffee bar. Please make all checks payable to Mosaic Fort Worth with Wonderfully Made Dance listed in the memo line.
Classical ballet involves tremendous amount of concentration and energy; therefore, it should be approached with great care and seriousness. Dancers and those supporting them must understand that proper technique takes time, practice, and a great deal of work; we work carefully to prepare our students for the next technique level while instilling confidence and a love of our art.
Good dancers do not develop overnight, or even in one or two years. There are several basic areas the student needs to control and master in his/her body, such as posture, precision, and alignment, among many other areas. The number of days per week for each level is established to help the student attain this control.
Our adult students are a mix of dancers returning to their art after years away and adults new to dance. With a supportive, positive and fun environment, students are encouraged to challenge themselves to try new things, push their limits and brave the unknown.
Wonderfully Made Dance offers two levels of Adult classes. Adult Beginner is the perfect starting place for students who are new to ballet. This class focuses on basic technique, balance, alignment, and foot articulation. For more extensive classwork we offer Adult Intermediate/Advanced. This class has longer, more complex combinations and a larger focus on center work.
Adult students are not subject to the same dress code as the younger dancers. While hair still needs to be pulled away from the face and feet outfitted with ballet flats, adult dancers are not required to wear leotards and tights, though some claim doing so makes them dance better!
Our Dancer’s Closet is a collection of gently used dance wear available on loan from the ministry for registered students. Operating under the same mission statement as the ministry itself, all equipment is leased free of charge. Please speak with Kaitlin for additional dance wear information and requests.
If FWISD cancels school or after-school activities due to inclement weather, the studio will be closed as well. Cancellations will be communicated through social media, email, and BAND mobile app.
Kaitlin is a classically trained ballerina, and created this ministry as a means to share her passion and love for dance. Under the direction of Herci Marsden, she began ballet at the age of three with Rhode Island State Ballet. At the age of eight she was invited to perform The Nutcracker with The Moscow Ballet, and at eleven with The Lexington Ballet. By twelve she was a pupil of Lone Star Ballet’s director Neil Hess at Hess School of Dance; where she performed annually in Lone Star Ballet’s The Nutcracker. She had opportunity to perform in various other productions with the company and was involved in the outdoor musical drama Lone Star Rising for several summers under Neil Hess’s direction. Her freshman year of college she began pursuit of her BA Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Hawaii Manoa; but had to change plans after the progression of an injury. Since that time, God has given her a vision to see children of all ages and backgrounds find freedom and beauty in expression of worship through dance.
Mary Bryan started dancing at the age of 8 here in Fort Worth and has never stopped dancing. She went to college at Belhaven University in Jackson, MS. Where she received her Bachelors in Science for Elementary Education with an endorsement in dance. At Belhaven Mary was taught primarily in the Vaganova method of ballet and also received training in Martha Graham’s technique for Modern dance. Afterwards she started teaching dance for BREC, the Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation. She taught at two locations and help organize the recitals for both locations. She has instructed classes for all ages starting at 3 years old all the way to adults. She has remained current in her education of fitness through multiple certifications including Barre, Water Aerobics, hula hooping, and PIYO. She
also takes regular ballet classes to maintain safe technique practice. She looks forward to teaching at Wonderfully Made, and to share and explore classical ballet with all of the students.
1400 College Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76110
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817-323-4356
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