06/11/2026
HomeCare & Hospice Foundation Presents: Dance Arts in Performance
By Belle Martinelli
âTonight is a joyful night, set the world aside,â says Marcia Gallineaux-Hubert, as she addresses the crowd seated at Dance Arts 2026 Performance, on the evenings of Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6. âCome and be with us in our world of dance. Leave with a lifted spirit and letâs do it!â
Dance Artsâ biennial performance this past weekend was full of eager and talented students, beautiful costumes, and dazzling performances. Dance Arts owner and director, Marcia Gallineaux-Hubert, opened the show by thanking the families and attendees and expressing Dance Artsâ value in the community.
âIt is the privilege of our lives being part of your childrenâs lives as they find their place in the world,â she says.
Opened in 1982, Dance Arts has been a format to present their dancers and give back to the community. HomeCare and Hospice Foundation presented this yearâs show, with all ticket sales and profits to be donated back to the organization.
This yearâs show opened with a vibrant and upbeat number, complete with colorful, twirling skirts, showcasing over thirty of their dancers.
Gorgeous costuming enhanced each performance into a singular experience. From dazzling sequin outfits in âRock Around the Clock,â and silky, flowy accents, like in âBridge Over Troubled Water,â to cat ears and bakerâs hats, in âStray Cat Strutâ and âHot Cross Buns,â the costumes not only intrigued the audience, but tied together the theme of each performance.
And who can forget the clever addition of props, like fishing poles in the tap performance of âGone Fishinâ,â and sweeping, light-up wings in âFly On.â
Not only did the costumes elevate the performances, but the storytelling transcended a typical dance number.
In âEclipse,â dancers represented the sun and the moon, moving through space and time, orbiting and blocking one another out. It was a beautiful story to follow.
The upbeat tap routine, âNight FeverâFrom Saturday Night Live,â transported the audience to a âGreaseâ-esque high school dance, with colorful and vintage costuming, and blast-from-the-past dance moves.
After a brief intermission, acrobatics numbers dominated the next sequence of performances, with every age of dancer showing off their skills. From cartwheels to headstands, backbends and tumbles, these dancers left the audience a bit dizzy!
Dancers showcased their abilities in the styles of tap, ballet, jazz, acro, lyrical, salsa, and modern, demonstrating the unique and versatile kaleidoscopic education taught at Dance Arts.
Because their grand performances occur every other year, Dance Arts dancers and instructors alike pour stores of love and energy into this culmination of months of hard work.
On their âoff years,â Dance Arts holds a Family Festival Day at the end of May, letting classes present what they have been learning throughout the year.
âIt truly is a labor of love,â says Gallineaux-Hubert, as she speaks on the process of holding the show biennially. âProduction [starts] 18 months prior to performance and [there is] a solid 9 months of work getting it to the stage.â
Gallineaux-Hubert explains that while they always strive for a smooth run, they do train their dancers how to handle the âunexpectedâ on stage, because at Dance Arts, their mission is not just to train well-rounded dancers, but to prepare them for life and beyond.
âDance skills are life skills,â says Gallineaux-Hubert. âBeing able to pick yourself up and go on is the most important skill.â
