The First State Academy of Dance (FSAD) located in Sussex County, DE, offers dance in a variety of forms for the beginner to pre-professional level or just for anyone who wishes to dance. Our state of the art 6,000 square foot facility is equipped with three large dance studios, all with cameras so that you may view the students' classes from the lobby. The studio offers ballet, jazz, hip hop, pointe, lyrical ballet & jazz, modern, ballroom dance,and tap ending the year with a dance concert. Summer offers a 3 week course for beginners (ages 4 & older) and an intensive course with guest teachers for the pre-professional hopefuls. 

FSAD is the home of Diamond Dance Company that presents productions of the "Nutcracker". Auditions are held every August for the dance company. You may click on their link below for more information. 

FSAD offers professional classes with guest teachers throughout the year which have included: Deb Leamy - Broadway, NYC, Julie Voshell-Broadway's "Movin Out" & "Swing", Kimberly Dyer- North Carolina Dance Theatre, Andrei Govorov - Russian Ballet Theatre, Eric Ragan - from The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center, and many others.  Scholarships are offered to male students after their first two years of training with FSAD!