Dear Expressions Dance Families,
Hello from the from the studio! We are absolutely delighted to extend a warm welcome to you for our 20th season of "More Than Just Great Dancing!" We deeply appreciate your attention as we share updates coming to your email for the next few weeks, aimed at ensuring a fantastic start to our year-long journey ahead. Your support and engagement mean the world to us!
Classes begin September 2, 2025
We extend an enthusiastic welcome to our new and returning students and parents. Some families are new to our studio, and some have been here for over a decade! Whether you are new or returning we say, “Welcome home!” You have made the best choice possible to build life skills for your child.
To get the most out of your year, be sure to:
Log into the Parent Portal and view your fall schedule.
Select “Account Login” and log into your account
View your class schedule by selecting “View All My Classes” in the top left navigation.
Make sure you know what location your child is attending.
Submit the following:
Membership Waiver Form (This wavier and policy agreement must be submitted before your child’s first class.)
Join the EDP Student & Family Community private group on Facebook
Follow @expressionsdanceutah on Facebook and Instagram
Read all our monthly newsletters carefully so you can stay up to date on announcements and activities. Add our studio email (info@dancetoexpress.com) on your “inbox good list” so you don’t miss anything. Nothing takes the fun out of great activities faster than not knowing what’s going on. Read all our monthly newsletters carefully so you can stay up to date on announcements and activities.
Spam filters are getting more powerful, and we’ve noticed that sometimes our emails can accidentally land in your junk or spam folder. To help ensure you never miss important updates from us, we encourage you to reply to this email - even a simple “Hi” works! This helps train your email provider that we’re a trusted sender and someone you want to hear from.
Are you new to our dance family? View the special welcome note from the Director, Amy Simkins, HERE!
WELCOME OUR FACULTY! Expressions Dance has an awesome faculty who pour their hearts into every class to create safe, fun, “third place” outside of school and home where kids can thrive. Please join us in welcoming our Academy Program Faculty for the 2025-26 season:
Ms. Amy Priet
Ms. Sidney Brown
Ms. Amanda Ashby
Ms. Kali Breckenridge
Ms. Amanda Coon
Ms. Brietyn Fenn
Ms. Laura Saecker
Ms. Penelope Fox
Ms. Jordan Polarek
DRESS CODE: Please fill out the First of Year Attire Form. You can see exactly what your dancer needs for class, select any items you need to purchase, and we will size them at their first few classes. Our studio store is stocked up for the new season if you need to purchase any dancewear before classes start! All dress code requirements can be found HERE. We keep all basic attire for class in our studio store all year long.
Policies & Procedures: As you're preparing to return to class, many of your questions can be answered HERE on our policies and procedures page of the website including the membership waiver you'll need to turn in before you come to class! FILL OUT THE MEMBERSHIP WAVER NOW
Absence Reporting: If you need to miss class for any reason, please let us know so we don’t worry. Our easy online absence reporting form is found on the website or HERE.
Parking & Doors: With your help we can have a successful and safe experience every week.
Families are welcome to use the main entrances to our buildings. We will be informing parents and students what doors your classes will line up at during the first week of classes. Please note that rear entrances are locked during lower traffic times for safety. If you encounter a locked rear door, please use the front door.
Pick-up time is the last five minutes of class. When returning for pick up, some classes will participate in a drive-through pick-up line, and others will meet parents at the door. We'll give out instructions the first week of class during drop off on how your pick up will work.
Please watch THIS VIDEO on parking lot safety and procedures at the Bountiful studio if you’ll be attending this location.
Questions? We are here for you! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our office hours when classes begin will be 9am-7pm M-TH and we have a full team to serve you. Emails and texts received after business hours will be replied to on the following business day. Please note that we allow (and encourage!) our teachers and team members to shut down email on the weekend in order to spend time with their families and recharge so that they can be awesome for your kids the following week. Please remember to direct all communication to our office and do not reach out directly to staff or team members via social media. Thank you for your support!
We can’t wait to see our students filling the studios with energy, laughter, and hard work. We know the first two weeks can be super busy in the hallways so we appreciate your patience, in advance, as we work to get everyone settled. Thank you for trusting us with your child’s dance journey. Here’s to a season full of growth, artistry, and joy!
Ms. Amy & Team
