Arts center wins national excellence award again

BRENTWOOD East County Performing Arts Center was recently awarded the studio of excellence award by the Association of Dance Competitions and Conventions (ADCC) for the third time, a national award that recognizes studios that work together and strive for excellence.

The center goes beyond educating students on the performing arts and dance technique, said Nina Koch, the center’s owner. Students as young as two years old begin to learn and identify ways they can strive for per- sonal excellence all while learning how to work together with others. These principles are instilled in the studio’s tiniest dancers through high school.

Teachers and staff at the studio work to create a positive, inspiring environment where all students can bring their best selves each day, while also supporting and building lifelong skills and friendships, Koch said.

These practice skills show while the dancers are on stage.

“It is an honor to be named one of ADCC’s studios of excellence,” Koch said in a press release.

“ADCC holds dancers and studios to a high standard, something ECPAC strives to be for our dancers and local community.”.

ADCC competition and convention members present more than 1,200 ADCC Studio of Excellence Awards to dance studios that exemplify the values of ADCC, according to a press release. These include working together and striving for excellence.

Winning studios are listed in the Studio of Excellence directory on the website and featured in ADCC magazine The Competitive Advantage.