Dancensation Studios

09/09/2026

Our open house at the Mellwood Art Ctr. was a blast! Now we just need some new students to fill this beautiful new studio space. Spread the word. Classes now forming for all ages and our performance year starts on Monday 9/14. Email us at dancensationstudios@gmail for for more info!

09/06/2026

Did you know that Dancensation is opening a second location at the Mellwood Art Center?  We would like to invite all of our Dancensation family to come check it out at our open house on Tuesday, September 8th from 5 to 8 o’clock. Address: 1860 Mellwood Avenue Louisville, KY 40206. We are upstairs in suite 279/280.  More details coming soon!

09/01/2026

Dancensation Showbiz Kids

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

Summer alumni spotlight on THEO HARRAH

Theo started at DANCENSATION at just 2 & 1/2 years old and graduated from YPAS in 2020. Theo was a Showbiz Kid and a student teacher. He graduated from IU in 2024 with his bachelors degree and in 2026 with his masters in music. He is a professional opera singer who is currently in Philadelphia with the Curtis institute of music and has performed with the San Francisco opera, the Santa Fe opera was a semi- finalist in the prestigious Laffont Metropolitan opera competition.

08/27/2026

Come cheer us on at our DANCENSATION fair shows on the South Wing Lobby Stage this weekend:
*Thursday 8/27 at 6:30 pm (vocal solos)
*Friday 8/28 at 6:30 pm (Showbiz kids)
*Sunday 8/30 at 11 AM
(Variety show)

08/25/2026

Dancensation summer alumni spotlight on…
Tyler Johnson-Campion!
Tyler was our Performer of the year at DANCENSATION in 2011 and was an elite dancer, a Showbiz kid and senior showcase winner who graduated from YPAS in 2013. He was a theater major and musical theater minor at YPAS and went on to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Tyler graduated from CCM in 2017 and moved straight to NYC.
He has been in Hello Dolly at Carnegie Hall, was on the National Tour of Disney’s Aladdin, and is currently performing in the 1st National Tour of The Great Gatsby. We are so proud of TJC!

08/23/2026

First day of KY State Fair shows on Sunday 8/23 on the South Wing Lobby stage at 11:30 AM (dance show) & 6:30 PM (Showbiz kids). COME OUT & CHEER US ON!

08/20/2026

DANCENSATION summer alumni spotlight on Emerson Walker…

Emerson grew up at DANCENSATION and was named our performer of the year in 2015. He was a Showbiz kid, elite dancer, senior scholarship winner and is currently a teacher at DANCENSATION. Emerson graduated from YPAS in 2020 as a MT major. He went on to University of KY where he graduated in 2024 with a degree in DANCE. Emerson is now the Senior entertainment supervisor at Kentucky Kingdom where he manages all of the shows and choreographs as well. (Hey, take a closer look…that Robin Bloom sure looks familiar.).

08/13/2026

DANCENSATION Summer Alumni Spotlight on: Stephen Vaught

Stephen graduated from YPAS and was an elite dancer, showbiz kid, teacher and was our performer of the year in 2016 and earned his Senior Showbiz scholarship in 2017. Stephen is currently living in Orlando, Fl working as a Featured Dancer at Universal Epic Universe! He is performing in Le Cirque Arcanus inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry Of Magic! There are 13 shows a day and Stephen performs in at least 4 of the shows each day! Stephen is loving this chapter of life & is looking forward to more days under the circus tent!