At the Iowa Dance Collective School, our approach is centered on depth over overload—prioritizing strong technical foundations, artistic clarity, and long-term dancer health. Training is structured, progressive, and intentional, allowing students the time and space to truly absorb and apply their work. By integrating conservatory-level dance education with aligned academic pathways through Maharishi School and the Fairfield Community School District Homeschool Program, students experience a balanced daily rhythm that supports both artistic excellence and academic success. Our goal is to develop disciplined, curious, and resilient artists who are prepared for the demands of advanced training and the professional dance world.

Classes at the Iowa Dance Collective School are intentionally kept small and focused to ensure a high level of individualized instruction. Low enrollment allows faculty to work closely with each dancer—refining technique, addressing individual strengths and challenges, and supporting healthy, sustainable progress. This personalized environment fosters accountability, deeper artistic growth, and a strong teacher–student connection, creating the conditions for dancers to train with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

The Iowa Dance Collective School faculty is led by Tyler Malone, a graduate of Point Park University, and David Fuerstenau, a graduate of The Juilliard School, respectively—both with professional dance careers. Together, they bring conservatory-level training and lived professional experience into the studio, offering dancers rigorous instruction, mentorship, and insight rooted in top-tier collegiate and professional standards.