WHO WE ARE
Move Dance Family is a family-owned dance studio. The Marion family started the studio in early 2013 with 2 students and 2 toddlers of their own. The focus of the studio was to create a family-centered dance studio and a second home for students, where they could feel loved, inspired, and express themselves in a healthy way. Forward almost 11 years later the Marion family has now 4 kids. MDF has over 400 students, is the #1 Google rated dance studio in the greater Houston area. Move Dance Family the home of Movement Dance Company an award-winning competitive and performing group of 85 dancers ages 4-17.
OUR CORE VALUES
FAMILY FIRST
Family is at the core of everything that we do. We make all of our decisions such as studio design, cost, class time through that lens. We want our families and dancers to feel like MDF is a true second home for them. Where they feel safe, encouraged, empowered, fulfilled, cared about and LOVED.
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
MDF strives for quality which surpasses ordinary standards. Excellence to us is all about living to our highest potential and living my best.
ALL CHILDREN HAVE GOD GIVEN WORTH
Every child who enters our building is LOVED, VALUED and accepted with the ability to learn and benefit from the joy of dance. This business was founded on the belief that all kids are wonderfully made with a hope and a future and that all kids of all color, faiths, background, shapes, backgrounds and abilities are welcome and loved at MDF.
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
Yes, we want to have a successful business. But it really wouldn’t mean much if we weren’t able to do it with Integrity. When we make a promise, we will deliver on it. If we make a mistake, we will not only own it, we will fix it. We will always do the right thing for MDF and for our families.
POSITIVE ROLE MODELS
The people you surround yourself with can either lift you up or bring you down. We choose to lift up the families we serve and by the staff we bring to the MDF family. We also hold ourselves to a higher standard of Integrity as we lead children.
AGE APPROPRIATE CHOREOGRAPHY & COSTUMES
MDF will honor the dignity of childhood by choosing costumes, themes, music, and movement that encourage, uplift, challenge and inspire.
ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY
Dance is nothing if not an ever-evolving expression of creativity. We are born with it, but it gets Stamped-Out overtime unless nurtured. MDF is a place where creativity can grow in both adults and kids.
DANCE LESSONS TEACH LIFE LESSON
Most of our students will not go on to be professional dancers. In fact, we argue that it is not even the point. But rather, we want to teach kids to get up when they fall, to finish what they start, to win and lose with grace. To manage their time and work as a team towards a goal. These lessons, not “plies and pirouettes” are the lessons that last.
GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY
We leverage our success as a business for significance in our community. We will teach kids to use their gift and talent to serve others, and grow a stronger community.