DXX Dancers & Coach are Members of Team USA
DXX Dancers AJ Patalsky, Preston Fisher, Coach Brendan Kellam, Taylor Oswald, Peighton Rolfe and Alexis Bates competed at the IDO World Tap Championships in Riesa, Germany, in September 2023. Preston, Brendan, Alexis, Taylor, and Peighton will compete in Prague in October 2024.
Dancers at DXX Studios have been selected as members of Team USA again in 2024 and will travel to Prague, Czech Republic, in October 2024 to compete at the IDO World Tap Championships.
The dancers include: Alexis Bates (age 15), Peighton Rolfe (age 15), Preston Fisher (age 17), Taylor Oswald (age 16), and their coach and fellow competitor, Brendan Kellam.
The five dancers are competing a group piece entitled “Playing God.” In addition, Peighton, Preston and Brendan are competing solos, Preston and Brendan are competing a duo, and Preston, Taylor, and Brendan are competing a trio. All pieces were choreographed by Brendan.
We offer classes all school year!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4 pm:
Intro to Ballet & Tap
Jazz 1
5 pm:
Stretch 1
Tap 2
6 pm:
Ballet 2/3
7 pm:
Stretch 2
Contemporary 3
8 pm:
Tap 3
10 am: Preschool Ballet & Tap
4 pm:
Jazz 2
5 pm:
Modern 2
Stretch 3
6 pm:
Tap 2
Ballet 3
7 pm:
Prepointe
Tap 3
6 pm:
Hip Hop 2
Acro 3
7 pm:
Acro 2
Hip Hop 3
10 am: Preschool Hip Hop & Acro
4 pm:
Ballet 1
5 pm:
Tap 1
Ballet 3
6 pm:
Leaps & Turns 1/2
Jazz 3
7 pm:
Ballet 2
Tap 3
4 pm:
Intro to Hip Hop & Acro
5 pm:
Acro 1
6 pm:
Hip Hop 1
7 pm:
Adult Tap
8 pm:
Adult Jazz Funk
8 am:
Intro to Jazz & Ballet
9 am:
Jazz 2
Leaps & Turns 3
10 am:
Strength 2
Pointe
11 am:
Contemporary 2
Strength 3
12 noon:
Ballet 2
Jazz 3
1 pm:
Modern 3
“Intro to” classes:
(ages 5-7)
Mondays
4 pm: Tap & Ballet
Fridays
4 pm: Hip Hop & Acro
Saturdays
8 am: Ballet & Jazz
Level 1 classes:
(ages 8-10)
Mondays
4 pm: Jazz 1
5 pm: Stretch 1
Thursdays
4 pm: Ballet 1
5 pm: Tap 1
6 pm: Leaps & Turns 1/2
Fridays
5 pm: Acro 1
6 pm: Hip Hop 1
Classes
by
Level
Level 2 classes:
(ages 11+, based on skill)
Mondays
5 pm: Tap 2
6 pm: Ballet 2/3
7 pm: Stretch 2
Tuesdays
4 pm: Jazz 2
5 pm: Modern 2
6 pm: Tap 2
7 pm: Prepointe
Wednesdays
6 pm: Hip Hop 2
7 pm: Acro 2
Thursdays
6 pm: Leaps & Turns 1/2
7 pm: Ballet 2
Saturdays
9 am: Jazz 2
10 am: Strength 2
11 am: Contemporary 2
12 noon: Ballet 2
Level 3 classes:
(ages 11+, based on skill)
Mondays
6 pm: Ballet 2/3
7 pm: Contemporary 3
8 pm: Tap 3
Tuesdays
5 pm: Stretch 3
6 pm: Ballet 3
7 pm: Tap 3
Wednesdays
6 pm: Acro 3
7 pm: Hip Hop 3
Thursdays
5 pm: Ballet 3
6 pm: Jazz 3
7 pm: Tap 3
Saturdays
9 am: Leaps & Turns 3
10 am: Pointe
11 am: Strength 3
12 noon: Jazz 3
1 pm: Modern 3
Let us inspire you.
Dance is so much more than just dance. Dance:
- promotes physical fitness and overall health by improving endurance, strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance.
- requires mental focus, memory, and problem-solving skills, leading to improved concentration, spatial awareness, and kinesthetic intelligence.
- reduces stress, anxiety, and depression. It provides an outlet for emotions, boosts self-esteem, and promotes a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence.
- offers opportunities for social interaction, collaboration, and teamwork. It encourages children to communicate, cooperate, and develop relationships with fellow dancers, teachers, and choreographers.
- instills discipline, perseverance, and commitment. Students learn the value of regular practice, setting goals, time management and working diligently to achieve them.
- and much more...
Brendan
Meet Brendan.
Brendan Kellam is the Artistic Director and co-Owner of DXX Studios. Brendan is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a BFA in dance and a minor in Music Production. He has trained in jazz, ballet, modern, hip hop, and ballroom; but his heart lies with a tap.
Brendan is a professional tap dancer who has traveled all over the U.S. to study with many masters, including Jason Samuels Smith, Nico Rubio, Jason Janas, Lady Di’Walker, Sarah Reich, and the late Professor Robert L. Reed. In 2017 Brendan became the first tap dancer to feature in the Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center, in New York.
Brendan is the Artistic Director of Tucson's only tap company, DXX Tap. He has been on faculty for Sarah Reich's Tap Music Project, Wing It Tap intensive, Phoenix Tap Fest, Utah Tap Fest, Circle City Tap Fest, and Motor City Tap Fest. He has also been seen performing with the Phoenix-based tap company, Tap 24.7 since 2012.
Brendan's choreography has performed in the Big Apple Tap Festival in New York City and the Motor City Tap Festival in Detroit. He choreographs for multiple studios across the country, and his work can be seen at many competitions and awarded numerous high accolades.
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What our families say about us...
My two teen daughters have felt so at home with their fellow dancers at DXX Studios! They have had a well-rounded experience with quality ballet instruction, exceptional tap, contemporary, acro, hip hop, musical theater, jazz and modern. Best of all, it is a loving and supportive environment that fosters self-esteem and positivity! So happy we found DXX Studios!
Elizabeth S.
My dancers are so happy at DXX Studios …we can’t wait for the next season! Very professional group…teachers and students!
Carmen F.
My son has found his home at DXX studios! He is absolutely thriving and his dance abilities have improved so much. Brendan is amazing with the kids and instills confidence and love in each student. DXX provides quality instruction in a fun and supportive environment. Brendan acknowledges and encourages each students unique abilities. My son loves his dance friends and really feels a part of the team.
Dache P.
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