Center Stage Dance

CSD dancers are dancing their way through summer break anywhere they can! Sunset on the Square with the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce is a perfect stage! Looking good, Mallory-Collins! 💜

Roaring into Season 15! 🦁

While the studio may be a little quieter during summer break, we’re already hard at work preparing for an incredible 2026-2027 performance season at Center Stage Dance. Class assignments for returning students have been sent, schedules are coming together, and we can’t wait to welcome our dancers back this fall!

Open Enrollment is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to meet the new dancers joining the CSD family! 💜

And just like that… CSD’s Wildest Dreams is in the books! 🌙

What an incredible weekend of dancing, dreaming, and celebrating all that our dancers have accomplished this season.

To our dancers: thank you for your hard work, courage, dedication, and the joy you brought to the stage. We are so proud of every leap, turn, smile, and moment of growth that led you here.

To our faculty, staff, volunteers, and crew: thank you for the countless hours spent behind the scenes making the magic happen. Your passion and commitment make Center Stage Dance what it is.

And to our families and audience members: thank you for cheering, encouraging, supporting, and believing in our dancers every step of the way. We couldn’t do this without you!

Our hearts are full, our feet are tired, our memories will last a lifetime!

As one dream comes to an end, another is already beginning. We can’t wait to be back on the stage at Heindl Center for the Performing Arts this December as we begin a new holiday tradition with The Nutcracker: A Winter Dream.

Until then, thank you, dancers, for making Wildest Dreams a season we’ll never forget! Never miss a chance to dance! ✨💜

P.S. thank you to Lauren’s Lens for these beautiful photos! We love reliving all of the joy from the weekend!

CSD’s Wildest Dreams takes the stage this weekend at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts!

We are incredibly grateful for this amazing venue, the dedicated staff who help make every production possible, and the professional theatre experience it provides for our dancers.

Our incredible dancers deserve an incredible stage, and we’re honored to call the Heindl Center home for ten days each spring (and soon, for a little Nutcracker magic in the winter as well!)

We can’t wait to share Wildest Dreams with you this weekend. 💜

SAVE THE DATE!

Center Stage Dance Open Enrollment is almost here, and we can’t wait to welcome new dancers for our 15th season!

Every year, we kick off enrollment for our upcoming Performance Season with an in-person registration event, and it is always a packed house at the studio! This is the perfect opportunity to tour the studio, meet our staff, ask questions, and find the classes that are the best fit for your dancer.

Whether your dancer is brand new to dance or returning to it, we would love to have you join us! Our Performance Season classes are available for dancers ages 3 through adult.

🗓 Monday, June 29
⏰ 3:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 381 W. Commerce Street, Hernando, MS 38632

Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis, so attending Open Enrollment is the best way to secure the class schedule that works best for your family!

Online enrollment will open the following day on Tuesday, June 30.

And this season is going to be EXTRA special as we begin preparing for our very first production of The Nutcracker this December! 🎄 You do not want to miss being part of this exciting year at CSD.

Have a little one ages 18 months to 3 years old? Send us a message to join the interest list for our next CSD Sprouts session coming this fall!

Questions? We'd love to help! Call or text at 662-298-3069, or find our contact form at centerstagehernando.com

Never miss a chance to dance! 💜

The mirrors are covered, the affirmations are going up, and our “audience members” are taking their seats… one of our FAVORITE traditions is here! ✨

Each year, our dancers and staff fill the mirrors with smiling faces and words of encouragement as every class gets ready to step on stage in just a few short weeks. It’s such a special way to remind our dancers that they are supported through it all! 💜

This is what makes our CSD community so special - cheering each other on and sharing in the joy of our season together!

Never miss a chance to dance!

We are beyond excited to officially announce that for our 2026-2027 Performance Season, Center Stage Dance will be producing our FIRST EVER Nutcracker ballet performance! 🎄🩰

We’ve been working behind the scenes for quite some time, and we cannot wait to bring this magical story to life with our dancers. This will be a truly special addition to our performance season!

The Nutcracker will give our dancers a brand new opportunity to continue to grow their talents and be part of something timeless, all while creating a holiday tradition we hope to carry on for years to come. 💜

We are SO excited to step into this next chapter and create something unforgettable together as we celebrate 15 YEARS of Center Stage Dance.

Stay tuned… more details are coming soon, and you won’t want to miss what’s ahead!

Never miss a chance to dance!

The Easter Bunny came to visit our neighbors at the Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce, so of course Ms. Jess and Ms. Aimee had to hop over to say hello! 🐰🌷

We’ve got some pretty big Ms. Shelby fans around here!

Ms. Shelby is our seamstress who make all of our costumes fit to perfection. And boy, has she had her work cut out for her this season! Over 2000 costumes will take the stage just two months from now, and she has been working overtime to make it happen.

As busy as she is, she’s always happy to take a break to come watch our dancers during their classes. Not only that, Ms. Shelby is in TWO adult classes herself. How neat is that?

We love you, Ms. Shelby! Thank you for showing us what it means to never miss a chance to dance! 💜

We’re so excited to share that Center Stage Dance has been voted DeSoto’s Best Dance Studio for 2025!

This honor belongs to our incredible dancers, families, and staff who make CSD such a special place. Thank you for being part of our community. We are so grateful! 💜