Bravo Dance Academy is conveniently located on Highway 73 and is proud to serve Davidson, Huntersville, Concord, and surrounding areas. We offer classes for dancers of all ages and abilities beginning at age two. We strive to encourage each dancer’s development of coordination, physical discipline, and healthy well-being. Our goal is to provide a dance education that promotes self expression, confidence, and tenacity in a family friendly environment.
Join our BDA Family!
**Summer registration is now open**
-weekly classes -Summer camps -open classes
Creative Movement — Wed 5:00-5:30p PreDance — Tues 6:00-7:00p
Combination — Tues 4:30-6:00p Acro 1 — Wed 4:00-5:00p
Thurs 5:30-7:00p Acro 2 — Thurs 4:30-5:30p
K-2 Jazz/ HipHop — Wed 5:30-6:30p
*Visit our Pricing & Policies page for information on all of our studio procedures & policies.
DIRECTOR/ HEAD INSTRUCTOR
Krystal Bravo Fisher
Krystal Bravo began her dance career at age 4 in Long Island, NY, training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and more. At the age of 10, Krystal joined her studio’s Teacher Training Program where students gain training in teaching as well as job responsibility. She began teaching at the age of 15 and she has been doing so ever since. Growing up, Krystal has also danced competitively both in NY and NC, performing at places such as; Hershey Park, Walt Disney World, and Las Vegas.
In 2005, Krystal moved to Charlotte, NC where she was introduced to a new style of dance, Carolina shag, which has opened many new learning, teaching, and performing opportunities. Krystal was the non pro champion in 2014, and has danced along the East Coast, California, Australia, and on Good Morning America.
Krystal earned a Bachelors in Dance Education with a minor in Business Administration. She has been employed as a Dance Educator with Charlotte Mecklenburg School system for four years along with working at her local dance studio since 2009.
Krystal is extremely excited to fulfill her life-long dream of owning her own studio and aspires to learn and grow as an educator. Her love for dance and passion for teaching is what makes Bravo Dance Academy a place where everyone no matter what age wants to dance.
INSTRUCTORS
Emma Wheeler
Emma began dancing at the age of 3 at Wake Forest Academy of Fine Arts. Since then has been learning genres including jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, musical theater, contemporary, and more. At the age of 4, she started competing with her studio and has received several overalls and judges awards throughout the years for her performances.
Emma began assisting dance classes at the age of 12 and was able to start teaching her own classes at the age of 16. Beginning with the creative movement classes (age 2) all the way to the older dancers in leveled classes.
This year, Emma will be attending UNC Charlotte to get her pre-kinesiology degree and minor in dance. Along with that she will on the gold dusters dance team at the university and can’t wait to grow as a dancer through that experience.
Emma is so excited to be in Charlotte and teach all of your talented dancers. She cant’t wait for a great season!
Hailey Papp
Hailey Papp began dancing when she was 3 years old in Fort Myers, Florida. She was trained in several genres including tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary, acro, and hip hop. She began competing with her studio when she was 5 years old, taking home many high scores and national titles. At the age of 16, she was a summer teacher at her dance studio teaching ballet and pointe intensives.
Her love for dance continued to grow as she majored in Dance Education at the University of Tampa, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in Brain Compatible Dance Education in 2020. While in college, she continued her competition career on the Spartan Scarlets Dance Team and became a founder of UT’s chapter of Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity. She has also performed and choreographed multiple works for the University of Tampa’s Fall and Spring Dance Happening as well as performed in the annual Spring Dance Concert.
In Tampa, Hailey taught 4 years at Brucie Klay’s Dance Center teaching all ages and genres including tap, jazz, and ballet. She also had the privilege of joining Brucie Klay’s competition staff this past year with her piece receiving overall scores at each competition. Hailey is very excited for her new chapter in Charlotte and to grow with Bravo Dance Academy!
As well as dance, Hailey has found a passion for barre fitness. She was trained in Pure Barre’s Classic technique in 2020 and has taught group fitness classes to adults multiple times a week. In 2021, she received her second certification in Pure Barre’s Reform technique continuing her education and allowing her to diversify their teaching schedule. Hailey feels that being a Pure Barre teacher has also helped her grow as a dance teacher and vice versa
Claire Tart
Claire was born and raised in Clinton, NC where she began dancing at the age of three. Throughout her career, she’s trained in various styles including ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, acro, pointe, contemporary, African dance, musical theatre, and more. At age twelve, Claire decided to further her training at The Arts Company in Faison, NC and joined their competition team where she traveled around the state competing multiple times a year.
In 2018, Claire was accepted into East Carolina University’s dance program where she just recently graduated with her BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography with a minor in Business Administration.
One of her favorite experiences so far was being accepted into the Urbanity three week summer dance intensive in Boston, Massachusetts in 2019. There, she was casted in Jackie Nowicki’s original work “Alone; with you” and performed in the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival.
In the fall, she will begin graduate school online through ECU, working on her Masters in Business Administration. Claire is super excited to be at BDA and can’t wait to see what the Charlotte area has to offer!