Shehnaaz Dance Academy (SDA) brings the joy of Indian dance to Mt. Pleasant Elementary School through engaging, high-quality classes in classical, Bollywood, folk, and fusion styles. Our programs blend cultural education with skill-building, creativity, and performance opportunities. We inspire confidence, discipline, and a deep appreciation for the arts in every student we teach. Our semester culminates in our themed and costumed Winter Showcase 2026 which affords students an opportunity to showcase their hard work and progress over the semester.

Fall 2025 Semester
Fridays- 2:45pm- 3:45pm October 16th- December 4th (No Class 11/6, 11/27)
Tentative Spring Showcase Date January 17th, 2026

Please Note-

  • Biweekly Practice Videos will be provided for at home practice.

  • Semester Fees does not include the cost the costume and ticketing fees for events.


Registration through MPE

Mt. Pleasant Elementary Bollywood

Day & Time - Thursdays 2:45pm- 3:45pm
Ages- Grade K - 2

Our SDA Bollywood II class will focus on

  • learning semi complex postures and techniques

  • concentration and working as part of a team

  • musical cues/beats and timing their moves with respect to the beat

  • developing hand - leg coordination and awareness of their movements and transitions between moves. 

  • learning one 2- 2.5 minute choreography

  • being confident and expressing themselves on stage through music and dance