Dance Pizazz

Specialties

Ballroom Latin and Swing Dance Lessons in St. Peters, St. Charles and surrounding areas.

History

Established in 2008.

Where did the name Dance Pizazz come from?

About the Dance Pizazz name… now how exactly did it come about? You know we are the Ballroom, Latin and Swing studio in St. Charles and surrounding areas, but where did we come from? If you’re a dancer at Dance Pizazz but have yet to hear us tell you the story of our studio name, well you’re in for quite the treat.

It all started in 2008 from a simple trip to New Town St. Charles. Nikki was looking for various spaces to rent to start for their very own ballroom dance studio.

After a day filled with visiting possible locations, she pulled over on the side of the street in New Town. Exhausted and tired as you can imagine, they then started getting a bit slap happy. Nikki looked down the street and noticed a Hair Salon called «Zephr Hair,» and then she thought we should call it Dance Pizazz.” Nikki was just joking around, but the idea so it stuck.

Meet the Business Owner

Nikki M.

Business Owner

Nikki McElvain is the founder and owner of Dance Pizazz.

She began her dance career on skates 17 years ago. She can tell you stories about doing the skating version of Waltz or Tango if you ask, and yes that’s where she acquired her keen sense of timing. She competed for 8 years in skating in both regional and national competitions, so she is a veteran when it comes to performance. While competing in skating she also simultaneously competed in cheerleading for two years. But after years of skating and cheerleading, she quickly fell in love with ballroom dance after watching her first ballroom competition.

Nikki is passionate about helping guys learn to dance, and has been said to have lots of patience. Guys no worries! She has an extraordinary ability to transform beginners into confident dancers in no time.

Throughout her life, Nikki has balanced her passion for competition with education. She comes to ballroom dancing after a successful career in «Corporate America» to find her «D