Rainier Dance Center

06/10/2026

RDC 2026 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Nico Brannock is a graduating senior this year! 🥹 Nico has been part of the RDC family since 2017!!!! He’s made so many important contributions to our dance team and our community - RDC won’t be the same without him! Note from Nico - I will be attending Kalamazoo College in Michigan starting this fall and plan to double major in critical ethnic studies and biology with a concentration in environmental studies. I received a $50,000 annual merit-based scholarship from Kalamazoo, along with their $5,000 Fine Arts scholarship, so I will also be participating in their theater program in my time there. I’ve always cared a lot about the environment, and after I graduate, I plan on joining field research efforts to further our understanding of bear and salmon ecology and push for their protection and continuing conservation efforts. I hope to one day get my PHD in ecology and conservation. Dancing at RDC has shaped me and who I am in so many ways and has opened countless doors for me to continue becoming the person I want to be.

06/07/2026

Annual RDC dance team sleepover. Love these humans SO much! 🥹

06/05/2026

RDC 2026 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT!!! Angela Johnson is a graduating Senior this year! She’s been a big part of RDC for the last 3 years - both in classes and in her support of her sister and our dance team. We’re gonna miss you Angela, but can’t wait to see what you do next! Note from Angela: When I would visit my sister at RDC before I moved to Seattle, I would always come watch her class. Being able to watch her and the other dancers showed me that I had a love for dance. My grandma and I would watch dance shows together when I was little, and every time Tap would come on, I would be in awe and find it beautiful. When I moved to Seattle, I started taking Acro and Tap and became part of the RDC dance family. It was hard to come in as an older dancer but teachers like Cristen made the transition easy by being warm and welcoming and patient and believing in me. At my first recital two years ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to make it on stage because I was so nervous but everyone backstage was so supportive and told me I could do it and I did it! I’m still 100% nervous to get on stage but I know I can do it. This is an amazing community and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it. I’ve loved Acro and Tap classes and going with my sister to competitions - I’m like a dance team sister and feel like I’m part of the dance team family too!

05/26/2026

05/18/2026

Picture Day 2 done! Now on to the shows!

05/17/2026

Picture Day 1 success!! T-5 weeks to recital!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from RDC! Thanks to all the dance mom’s, aunties, grandmas and mentors for your constant and loving support for our dancers and RDC. WE SEE ALL YOU DO AND WE APPRECIATE YOU!! 🌹💛

04/01/2026

If one of these water bottles is yours, please claim it/come and get it at studio A! They will be donated in two weeks!

03/31/2026

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️

03/27/2026

The RDC dance team has their last dance competition this weekend and you can watch us from home! LIVE STREAM: https://player.castr.com/live_376bec00174411f0b906b5e4af8d4b96

RDC SCHEDULE:
* Friday, 3/27
* 9:27pm: #201 Lose Control competes
* Saturday, 3/28
* 12:48pm: #287 You & Me competes
* 2:30pm: #321 It’s Still Rock & Roll competes
* 3:26pm: #339 If They Could See Me Now competes
* 4:12pm: #354 Stand By Me competes
* 6:23pm: 367 Unsquare Dance competes
* 6:29pm: 369 The Wheel competes
* 6:50pm: 376 We Ain’t Never Gonna Stop competes
* 7:11pm: 383 Brandenburg compete
* 7:44pm: 394 Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ competes
* 8:08pm: 402 Feels Good competes
* 8:14pm: 404 Breathtaker competes
* Sunday, 3/29
* 1:52pm: 541 42nd Street competes
* 2:31pm: 552 The Waiters’ Gallop competes
* 4:07pm: 576 Ruby Blue competes
* 5:35pm: 596 When the Feeling Hits You competes