Of all the awards and accolades received by dancers at Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy this year, studio owner Chelsea Lea is most proud of the ones that honored her students for their kindness. First they…

Thirteen local dancers will get to take the stage when a Canadian ballet troupe brings Anne of Green Gables — The Ballet to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center this weekend.  Canada’s Ballet Jörgen has selected…

As an 8-year-old bumblebee in the production “Wicked,” Alexi Fernandez fell in love with the stage.  “I was so inspired as I watched the older performers. That’s when my dream of being on Broadway began,”…

The COVID-19 pandemic caught Chelsea Lea and her dancers by surprise. The studio, Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy, shut down for a short period of time at the beginning of the pandemic. But now, classes are…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy is presenting its annual recital this weekend for family and friends at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The performance includes special numbers from “Aladdin.” Public ticket sales were called off because of…

LAWRENCE — Three girls with ties to Iola performed at the Dance Out Competition March 12-14 at the University of Kansas Lied Center in Lawrence. Representing Spotlight Dance Academy from Ottawa were Alivia Sharp, Gracie…

At the recent close of Supernova Dance Authority’s 2017-2018 competitive season, the dance studio compiled a treasure chest of awards. Over the course of the year the studio accumulated 49 overall top ten awards including…