Welcome to PURE ENERGY DANCE CENTRE, INC., where we don't only train dancers, we promote personal growth.  PURE ENERGY DANCE CENTRE, INC.  is your alternative in dance education. Our studio promotes personal growth in an emotionally secure and encouraging atmosphere that will let children and students of all ages have fun while experimenting with, strengthening and performing new skills.

Director and owner, Leigh Happel, has been teaching dance for over 20 years. Leigh is originally from New York, where she received extensive dance training from masters of the Luigi and Bob Fosse jazz styles and masters of the Maurice Hines ballettaps.  She has received instruction from highly acclaimed NY instructors such as Frank Hatchett, Charles Kelly, Gary Pate and  Kathi Jo Hubner. Leigh has performed in the original musicals "Makin It", and "Red Hot Christmas" and was a member of the Dynamic Dance Company and the LA Express Dance Company in New York. Leigh received her BA in education/special education.  In addition, she was the lead teacher/curriculum specialist for the Creative Learning Children's Center, a division of the Easter Seal Society. Her educational teaching background combined with her extensive dance training and love for children enabled her to develop a unique perspective that allows students to thrive and develop a love for dance.

Since opening in 1998 our mission has been to promote self esteem and build self confidence while fostering a love of dance. We believe that dance, as well as being a physical activity, is a language that breaks the barriers of communication and provides us with an outlet for our emotions. Today students of all ages are faced with many pressures;some of which include peer pressure, academic pressures and work related stress. Dance allows students to express their feelings in a non-threatening and healthy manner. We want our studio to be a place where students can feel a sense of belonging to a group that accepts them for who they are and will help them become who they aspire to be.