Our goal is to enrich lives and create healthy minds and bodies through dance education. We strive to create a welcoming, affordable, family centered atmosphere. Every student is a valuable part of our program and given the care, respect and patience all children deserve.

If you love dance- we have a place for you!

 

Reach the Stars Dance was started in a church basement in May 2004, Since then We’ve been pleased to offer the opportunity of affordable dance classes to everyone in the community.

With an advanced degree from Dance Masters of America Teachers training school, based out of Buffalo New York Studio owner Rebecca Mcalmon has been training in Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip hop since childhood. Performances include many competition placements, 3 years at Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa, Epcot Center; Walt Disney World, Florida, and also recently worked choreography for the Nuncrackers musical at the River theatre in winter 2006.

She moved to Astoria from DeWitt Iowa in 2002 with her husband, and enjoys raising her three children in this wonderful community..  Other education includes many years of early childhood education experience through a degree at Clatsop community College and working professionally as a preschool teacher for 5 years while building the dance studio to what it is today.