At Dance It Forward, our mission is simple yet powerful: bringing all people to dance.
Welcome to the official page of DANCE IT FORWARD and the Greater York Youth Ballet—York’s nonprofit CENTER FOR EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE under the direction of Lori Garling & Melinda Fritz. We are committed to providing the highest level of instruction, elite performances, and meaningful outreach activities that inspire a lifelong love of the performing arts. Excellence in Dance Education
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06/17/2026
Here is a consolidated listing of all of our Early Childhood classes for children from ages 1.5 to 7! Enroll now for a Summer Camp, a Weekly Class or classes that start the week of August 22 for next school year. www.danceitforward.dance
06/15/2026
Summer Dance Starts Today!
https://www.danceitforward.dance/summer
06/14/2026
We are excited to offer different performance training tracks for dancers who want to go beyond recreational training. Remember, we are the school that has a pre-professional training program that feeds into the Greater York Youth Ballet. Not ready for that level of commitment? We suggest the Forward Force Dance Team or our Non-competing ensembles: NHSDA Ensemble, Youth Ensemble or the Hip Hop Crew. For our tiniest dancers, we have Forward Company for ages 4-7. And not to forget our newest performers... The KICKSTARS! Adult Dance Performing Group.
06/11/2026
At Dance It Forward, we build strong dancers with our "secret sauce"... The School of Ballet! We have classes for adults, children and experienced dancers. Check it out. This summer ~ Summer Ballet Intensive, 10 am to 4 pm; Young Dancer program 10 am to 12:30pm; Monday evening Adult Ballet & More! You won't want to miss this chance to dance.
06/11/2026
Forward Force Competition Dance Team auditions are coming up! June 17. Details are here! It's time for a no drama Dance Team Experience done right. We welcome everyone - both experience and new dancers to this program. https://www.danceitforward.dance/competition-team
06/09/2026
We are so excited to share that our School Year 2026-27 Enrollment is now open! Check out our Happy Feet Academy for Early Childhood Dance! https://www.danceitforward.dance/early-childhood
Thank you to everyone who made the June show an enjoyable success. We appreciate the time and energy of our volunteers, dance families, dancers, and all involved. 😘🥰🏆
06/08/2026
We are closed this week to get ready for our Summer Programs that start June 15! Enroll here: https://www.danceitforward.dance/summer
06/06/2026
Paige 💥🔥! June Show 2026