On Pointe Dance Center

✨ WELCOME TO OPDC, MS. OLIVIA! ✨

We are SO excited to introduce the newest addition to our OPDC teaching staff — Ms. Olivia! 🩵💜

Ms. Olivia is a versatile dancer and educator with training across a wide range of styles, but her greatest passion has always been Hip-Hop. She believes Hip-Hop is far more than a singular dance style — it is a dynamic cultural art form with its own history, foundations, music, and diverse movement vocabulary.

In her classes, Ms. Olivia focuses on musicality, groove, texture, foundations, and cultural understanding, helping dancers learn not only how to move, but also understand the music and culture that give those movements meaning.

As a dancer of West African heritage, she also loves bringing elements of her culture into her movement through influences such as Afrobeats and Bacardi. Her goal as an educator is to develop dancers who are versatile, intentional, confident, and culturally informed while encouraging each student to discover their own individuality.

We are so excited for our dancers to learn from Ms. Olivia and for the knowledge, culture, passion, and energy she is bringing to OPDC! Please help us give her a BIG OPDC welcome! 🩵💜

Welcome to the OPDC family, Ms. Olivia! ✨

First day of Season 13 is today and we are so excited! Take a look at these helpful hints ✨🩰

Swipe for Season 13 Production Reveal! ✨ Reaction video posted soon!

💜🩵 Calling all of our littlest dancers! 🩵💜

Due to popular demand, we’ve added even MORE classes to our Season 13 schedule to make room for our Tiny, Preschool & Mini dancers! 🎉

And now… we are officially OUT of room to add any more younger classes! 🙀 We can only stretch the schedule so far…we can’t have these little dancers at the studio past bedtime! 💤🩰

Several classes are already down to just 1–4 spots remaining, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time!

✨ Ages 2–6
✨ Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acro, Hip Hop, Pom & more
✨ Classes begin Monday, August 24th!
✨ Small class sizes for these ages!

The graphic shows our current availability as of 6:30 PM Friday, 8/21. Availability can change quickly as registrations come in!

Come dance with us for Season 13! 💜🩵

REGISTER NOW → OPDANCECENTER.COM

✨ NEW CLASSES JUST ADDED AT OPDC! ✨

Our Season 13 schedule just got even better! 🩵💜 We’ve added several NEW class options for dancers looking to get more time in the studio this season!

💜 Recital classes — more opportunities to learn, perform & shine on stage!
🩵 Technique-only classes — PERFECT for our non-competitive dancers who want extra time to work on technique, jumps, leaps, turns, strength & flexibility without an additional recital commitment!

Check out the graphic for our newest class additions and find the perfect fit for your dancer! 🤩

And the countdown is ON… FIRST DAY OF DANCE IS NEXT WEEK! 🎉🩰
Season 13 officially kicks off Monday, August 24th!

Spots are available — register through the Parent Portal today! We can’t wait to have everyone back in the studio! 🩵💜🤍🖤

🔥 OPDC INTENSIVE STARTS TOMORROW! 🔥

Three nights. An incredible lineup. SO much dancing, learning, and inspiration! 💜🩵

We are beyond excited to kick off our 2026 OPDC Intensive TOMORROW with an amazing lineup of guest artists, along with classes from our very own Miss Taylor, Miss Kate & Miss Maggie C!

✨ MONDAY, AUGUST 17 – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
⏰ 4:30–8:15 PM
🩵 Ages 7+
🔥 3 classes each evening!

Dancers will get to train in Ballet, Pom Technique, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jumps/Leaps/Turns and more throughout the three days!

We cannot wait for our dancers to learn from so many talented teachers, be challenged, try new styles, and leave feeling INSPIRED! 🙌

Spots are STILL AVAILABLE! You do not have to be an OPDC competition dancer to attend — come dance with us!

📲 Register through the Parent Portal today!

Check out the graphic for the full teacher lineup, class styles, groups, times & rooms!

SEE YOU TOMORROW, DANCERS! 💜🩵 LET’S DANCE!

🩵💜 LAST BUT NOT LEAST… BYRON IS BACK AT OPDC! 💜🩵

We’re wrapping up our OPDC Intensive Guest Artist lineup with someone our dancers know and love! We are SO excited to welcome Byron back to OPDC next week! ✨

We are incredibly blessed to continue having Byron share his passion, energy, and expansive knowledge with our dancers. His love for inspiring dancers of all ages shines through every time he steps into the studio! 🩰

Byron will be teaching:
✨ Ballet Technique & Fundamentals
✨ Ballet Jumps, Leaps & Turns
✨ Lyrical

📅 Monday–Wednesday | 4:30–8:15 PM
⭐ Ages 7+ | 3 classes each evening
💜 Mandatory for Competition Team dancers
🩵 Open to ALL dancers — spots are still available!

Help us give Byron a BIG OPDC welcome back and get ready for an amazing three days of training! 🩵💜🖤

MEET BYRON ⬇️

Byron is originally from Columbia, South Carolina.
He received his first dance lesson under the guidance of Jessica Foxworth, and realized he had a passion for the art. He later was enrolled into Columbia Ballet in Columbia, South Carolina under a full scholarship to train in classical ballet and modern technique. At the age of 16, Byron relocated to Dillon, South Carolina where he began to train under the guidance of Sherrie Adams at Dance Dimensions. While dancing at Dance Dimension’s he was crowned Mr. Dance of South Carolina for the Southern Council of Dance masters. He then went on to be accepted into the Governor’s School of the Art’s in Greenville, South Carolina under full scholarship. In 2002 at the age of 20 he landed his first job as a professional dancer in Charlotte, North Carolina at Paramount Carowinds as a main stage dancer. In 2004 he was named America’s Mr. Dance and became a title holder and alumni for the Dance Machine organization. In 2006 he began a new journey as a dancer and aerialist for Celebrity cruise lines. He has been performing with this cruise line for 10 years and has decided that the time has come to close this chapter in his life of performing. Byron is now a full time student at Central Piedmont Mont Community College where he is studying to become a physical therapist’s assistant.

✨ GUEST ARTIST SPOTLIGHT — JAID SMITH! ✨

We are so excited to welcome Jaid Smith to OPDC for our Season 13 Summer Intensive! 🩵💜🖤

Jaid will be joining us Tuesday, August 18th to teach Contemporary, and we cannot wait for our dancers to experience her classes! With her focus on intention, artistry, athleticism, and vulnerability, we know your dancer will leave her classes feeling challenged, inspired, and ready to grow! 🤩

📅 Tuesday, August 18th
⏰ 4:30–8:15 PM
🩰 3 classes each evening!
⭐ Ages 7+

Our Intensive is mandatory for OPDC Competition Team dancers, but it is OPEN TO EVERYONE! We still have spots available, so come train with us! 💪

👇 MEET JAID! 👇

Jaid Smith is a professional contemporary dancer, choreographer, and dance educator based in Wilmington, NC, with over 15 years of experience in ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre, lyrical, contemporary, and hiphop. Her journey began in competitive dance, where she won numerous awards and scholarships, and had the opportunity to learn from acclaimed dancers and choreographers in the industry including Molly Long and Comfort Fedoke. Currently, Jaid performs professionally with Jackson & Company, a contemporary ballet company in Wilmington, while continuing to teach and choreograph for dancers of all levels. At the heart of her teaching is the idea that great dancing is about more than just executing choreography. Her classes encourage students to take risks, move with intention, and find the balance between the athleticism and vulnerability that makes contemporary dance so powerful.

Help us give Jaid a BIG OPDC WELCOME! 🩵💜 We are so excited to have her in the studio and can’t wait for an incredible night of contemporary training!