Co-owners Josh Ford and Lauren Ford are both committed to teaching dance in a creative, safe environment. Josh and Lauren each have a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Illinois, which sets them apart from other instructors.  Because of their experienced and diverse training, Louisville Dance Alliance offers classes in ballet, tap, modern, jazz, hip hop, yoga, Pilates, improvisation, and choreography as well as adult technique classes. Louisville Dance Alliance is more than your average competition-oriented studio; it is dedicated to educating dancers in an intelligent and effective way.

LDA welcomes Maggie Patten and Kim Herndon to our faculty! Maggie will be teaching the Level 1 students and Kim will be teaching Tuesday Level 3 students!

Louisville Dance Alliance operates in three sessions:
Fall Session: Mid-August to  December

Spring Session: January- June

Summer Session: Stay tuned for summer camp info and class info!

The Fall and Spring sessions each culminate in a dance concert in the theater. The summer session features informal showings in the studio. Other performance opportunities are by audition.

Lauren Vandivier Ford is co-owner and a full time instructor at Louisville Dance Alliance. Mrs. Ford received her BFA in Dance with Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has performed in the works of Renay Aumiller, Linda Lehovec, Philip Johnston, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Germaul Barnes, Erika Randall, and Angela Fleddermann-Miller, Tamara Begley, and Theresa Bautista.  Mrs. Ford has also worked with The Moving Collective, a contemporary dance group based in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the recipient of the "Oustanding Service Award" from the UIUC Department of Dance in May 2008. Mrs. Ford's teaching experience includes: Teaching Assistant for University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Sacred Heart School for the Arts (Louisville, KY), Harold Robert's School of Dance (Louisville, KY), Turning Pointe (Champaign, IL), and the Urbana Park District (Urbana, IL). She is thrilled to be here at Louisville Dance Alliance and is looking forward to working with her new students.

Josh Ford is Co-Owner and a full time instructor at Louisville Dance Alliance as well as the head of our hip hop division. Mr. Ford received his BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ford was the recipient of a Talented Student Tuition Award all four years of his collegiate career. He has performed in the works of Linda Lehovec, Sara Hook, Philip Johnston, Renata Sheppard, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, and Angela Fleddermann-Miller. In addition to dancing, Mr.Ford also composes music for choreographers. His scores have been used in the works of Enning Chuang, Renata Sheppard, Paige Cunningham and others. He is also a National Association of Sports Medicine-certified personal trainer. His teaching experience includes: Teaching Assistant for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Instructor at the Lavelle Smith Jr. Dance Camp, Master HipHop class at The Governors School for the Arts, Art in Motion (Champaign, IL), Turning Pointe (Champaign, IL), Dance Designs (Louisville, KY), Elite Dance Academy (Homer Glen, IL), Sacred Heart School for the Arts (Louisville, KY), Folsom Academy of the Arts (Louisville, KY), Absolute Dance Academy (Louisville KY), and Evolve Fitness Club (Champaign, IL). He is very excited to be a part of Louisville Dance Alliance.