About Us
For more than 30 years, Grissom Dance has celebrated art and excellence through movement.
Our program provides students with the opportunity to experience dance for the first time while also helping experienced dancers grow and develop their technique.
Beyond the classroom, Grissom Dance is actively involved in our community, using dance to connect with and inspire others while giving our students meaningful opportunities to share their talent.
Dance I
A one-credit course designed for novice dancers to build proficiency through a strong foundation in dance elements. Students develop technical skills with a focus on alignment, nutrition, and injury prevention, and begin analyzing dance for artistic intent using basic knowledge of style, production, and cultural context.
Students will have evaluations at the end of each semester to observe if they need to be moved up a course level.
Dance II - Company 2
A one-credit course where proficient dancers advance to an accomplished level. Students deepen their understanding of choreography through improvisation and problem-solving, refine works based on feedback, and build kinesthetic and technical awareness. They also learn to evaluate dance in connection with academic content and genre-specific terminology.
Students will have evaluations at the end of each semester to observe if they need to be moved up a course level.
Dance III - Images
A one-credit course at the advanced dance level. Students will progress to an advanced capacity for dance literacy that includes creating dance, performing dance, responding to dance, and connecting to dance with skills across the arts disciplines and other academic areas.
Students will have evaluations at the end of each semester to observe if they will continue to be placed in this course level.
Meet the Instructor
Morganne Hoffmann is a dedicated dance educator, choreographer, and performer with extensive training and experience in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical, acro, aerial, and tap. She began her dance training at Robin Dawn Academy of Performing Arts in Fort Myers, Florida, where she trained and performed in a variety of styles and productions before continuing her education at The University of Alabama. She earned her degree in Dance, with a focus on choreography, jazz, ballet, and modern.
Morganne has trained through programs including American Ballet Theatre, Sarasota Ballet, Gulf Shore Ballet, and Tokyo the Academy. Her performance experience includes work with the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre and Dance Alabama!, as well as numerous theatrical and dance productions. She has also choreographed works in contemporary, jazz, ballet, and lyrical styles.
As a teacher, Morganne has experience working with dancers of a wide range of ages and skill levels. She has taught ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, acro, and technique, and currently teaches at Soles Dance Center in Huntsville. She is passionate about helping students develop strong technical foundations while encouraging creativity, confidence, and a love for dance.
Morganne brings her experience as a performer, choreographer, and educator into the classroom, creating an environment where dancers can grow both technically and artistically.