About Applegate Studio
Empowering Dancers of All Ages
Our Whole Body & Soul Philosophy
At Applegate Dance Studio in Davis, California, our biggest pride is in creating an affirming, friendly, fun, family-like atmosphere and dance community. It is important to us that our dancers are challenged to develop strong foundations in dance, while flourishing both physically and mentally. It is important to us that each student at our ballet studio feels special and well taken care of.
We believe and practice that a soul's artistry flourishes best if it is nurtured by a sense of accomplishment, confidence, self-esteem and joy. Our dance studio provides a home in Davis for both the professionally oriented dancer and the recreational dancer, in the most suitable milieu for each.
Learn more about our supporting code of conduct.
Teaching Technique
Our ballet program is the mainstay of our studio. Developing strong classical technique is encouraged before or while exploring other dance forms. Our ballet technique is based on a mixture of the three main schools of ballet: Vaganova, Cecchetti, and The Royal Academy. We use exercises and theory from all three schools, adding in a modern understanding of kinetics. We are very conscientious in providing our students with sound technique that prevents injury and promotes many years of dance enjoyment.
Learn more about our incredible dance instructors that help us teach these principles.
Class Offerings
Founded by Lisa Applegate-Zimanyi in 1992, we are honored to have played such an integral part in the lives of hundreds of unique and amazing individuals over the years. As we move well beyond our 25th anniversary celebration, we look forward to meeting the physical movement needs of even more individuals as we expand our dance and fitness classes to better serve the physical and emotional needs of the amazing adults of the Davis community, and our surrounding cities of Vacaville, Dixon, Woodland, and West Sacramento.
Now Offering Classes for All Ages
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Kids & Pre-Teen Dance - Including Creative Movement, Hip Hop, Pre-Ballet Lessons, Ballet, and Pre-Pointe.
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Teen Dance Classes - Ballet Classes, Pointe, Technique Mastery & Conditioning, Contemporary Dance, K-pop, and Barre.
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Adult Drop-In Dance & Fitness Classes - Beginning Adult Ballet, Continuing Adult Ballet, Intermediate Ballet, Advanced Ballet, Pointe Classes, Zumba, Barre, MELT, and K-pop.
For older kids (ages 12 and up) who want to learn ballet, but don't yet have any classical ballet experience, we recommend they start with our Teen and Adult ballet classes. Combining those classes with optional private lessons, until they reach a level at which they can join a youth class with kids closer to their own age. Teens tend to progress quicker, but the more regularly they are able to practice the more quickly they will be able to join their age cohort.
For Adults getting back into ballet, our drop-in classes provide the flexibility to adjust your class choice from week to week to best meet your current level. If you ever find yourself being overly challenged by a class, know that you can always remain on the bar when the class moves to center work.
Parent & Student Testimonials
Just a small sampling of what our beloved students and parents have to say.
Anie Zhao
Applegate has been my second family for the last 10 years of my life! Every dancer here is super friendly.
Hanshu Ding
As a dance-lover myself, I also took some adult dance classes there, and had lots of fun... Applegate is a magical place!
Renee Ziang
It's an amazing place to learn and grow, and you'll also get to make lifelong friends along the way!!
Learn More About Applegate
Meet our amazing dance and fitness instructors. You can even explore which classes are taught by your favorite teacher.
In Brief: We ask everyone to help promote a positive, encouraging, and nourishing family like environment.
What to wear varies from class to class and level to level. Here is an easy guide of what to expect.
