Welcome to Elk River - MN Just For Kix!

This is more than dance, here memories are made.
At Elk River - MN Just For Kix, kids shine.
In Elk River - MN we celebrate the achievements of every student, at any skill level. Our dance classes provide young dancers a learning environment focused on team work, proven dance technique and confidence building. Committed to youth dancers advancement through performance, we believe in every student. Backed by over 40 years of experience, our dedication to enabling dancers to shine creates a learning environment like no other.

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Teeny Kix (1-2 years)
Pre - Pre Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 47.00

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Parent/Child Fall (12-week)
pre - pre Grade

09/09/25 - 11/25/25

Tues 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Parent/Child Winter (12-week)
pre - pre Grade

12/02/25 - 03/03/26

Tues 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Parent/Child Winter (6-week)
pre - pre Grade

12/06/25 - 01/17/26

Sat 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

$ 75.00

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Parent/Child Spring (12-week)
pre - pre Grade

03/10/26 - 05/26/26

Tues 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Parent/Child Spring (6-week)
pre - pre Grade

04/04/26 - 05/16/26

Sat 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

$ 75.00

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Tiny Kix (3-4yrs)
Pre - Pre Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 47.00

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Sunday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/07/25 - 05/10/26

Sun 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Monday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Tuesday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Wednesday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Thursday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Friday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/12/25 - 05/08/26

Fri 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Saturday Tiny Kix
Pre - Pre Grade

09/13/25 - 05/16/26

Sat 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

$ 50.00

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Sunday Wee Petite
K - 1st Grade

09/07/25 - 05/10/26

Sun 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Monday Wee Petite
K - 1st Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Wednesday Wee Petite
K - 1st Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Firecracker Jazz
K - 3rd Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Thursday Wee Petite
K - 1st Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Saturday Wee Petite
K - 1st Grade

09/13/25 - 05/16/26

Sat 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

$ 53.00

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Wee Lyrical
K - 3rd Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Wee Hip Hop
K - 3rd Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Monday Wee Kix
2nd - 3rd Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Wednesday Wee Kix
2nd - 3rd Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Wee Pom
K - 3rd Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Mini Lyrical
4th - 5th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Mini Kix
4th - 5th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Twinklers Jazz
4th - 5th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Mini Pom
4th - 5th Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Mini Hip Hop
4th - 5th Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Middle Lyrical
6th - 7th Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Rising Stars Jazz
6th - 7th Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Middle Kix
6th - 7th Grade

09/08/25 - 05/11/26

Mon 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Middle Pom
6th - 7th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Middle Hip Hop
6th - 7th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Middle Elite
6th - 7th Grade

09/12/25 - 05/15/26

Fri 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Junior/Senior Lyrical
8th - 12th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Starmakers Jazz
8th - 12th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Junior Hip Hop
8th - 9th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Junior Pom
8th - 9th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Junior Kix
8th - 9th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Dream Team Jazz
10th - 12th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Junior Elite
8th - 9th Grade

09/12/25 - 05/15/26

Fri 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Senior Kix
10th - 12th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Senior Pom
10th - 12th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Senior Hip Hop
10th - 12th Grade

09/11/25 - 05/14/26

Thurs 7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Adult Hip Hop Class
Adult - Adult Grade

04/05/25 - 05/17/25

Sat 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$ 75.00

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Adult Jazz Class
Adult - Adult Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Adult Dance Class
Adult - Adult Grade

12/06/25 - 01/17/26

Sat 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

$ 53.00

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Father/Daughter Routine 8th-12th
8th - 12th Grade

04/01/25 - 05/13/25

Tues 8:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

$ 75.00

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Father/Daughter Routine (4th-7th)
4th - 7th Grade

04/05/25 - 05/17/25

Sat 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

$ 75.00

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Daddy/Daughter Routine K-3rd
Pre - 3rd Grade

04/05/25 - 05/17/25

Sat 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

$ 75.00

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Lyrical (4th-6th)
4th - 6th Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Kick/Jazz Combo (4th-6th)
4th - 6th Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Lyrical (K-3rd)
K - 3rd Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Hip-hop/Pom Combo (4th-6th)
4th - 6th Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Hip-hop/Pom Combo (K-3rd)
K - 3rd Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Kick/Jazz Combo (K-3rd)
K - 3rd Grade

06/02/25 - 08/18/25

Mon 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Hip-hop/Pom Combo (7th-12th)
7th - 12th Grade

06/03/25 - 08/18/25

Tues 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Kick/Jazz Combo (7th-12th)
7th - 12th Grade

06/03/25 - 08/19/25

Tues 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Lyrical (7th-12th)
7th - 12th Grade

06/03/25 - 08/18/25

Tues 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Acro Level 1
K - 12th Grade

06/04/25 - 08/20/25

Wedn 7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 75.00

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Technique Level 1
K - 12th Grade

06/04/25 - 08/20/25

Wedn 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Technique Level 2
K - 12th Grade

06/04/25 - 08/20/25

Wedn 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Acro Level 1
K - 12th Grade

06/04/25 - 08/20/25

Wedn 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

$ 75.00

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Acro Level 2
K - 12th Grade

06/04/25 - 08/20/25

Wedn 6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 75.00

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Preschool Tumbling
Pre - Pre Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

$ 47.00

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Technique Level 1
K - 12th Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Acro Level 1
K - 12th Grade

06/05/25 - 08/21/25

Thurs 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

$ 75.00

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Private Party
Pre - 12+ Grade

06/22/25 - 05/17/26

Sat 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

$ 150.00

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Sherburne County Parade (2nd to 12th Grade)
2nd - 12th Grade

07/18/25 - 07/18/25

Fri 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ 26.50

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Acro Level 1
K - 12th Grade

09/09/25 - 05/12/26

Tues 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

$ 79.50

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Stretch & Strength Fall
4th - 12th Grade

09/09/25 - 11/25/25

Tues 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Technique Level 1
K - 12th Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Boys Hip Hop
K - 12th Grade

09/10/25 - 05/13/26

Wedn 7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Acro Level 2
K - 12th Grade

09/12/25 - 05/15/26

Fri 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

$ 79.50

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Technique Level 2
K - 12th Grade

09/12/25 - 05/15/26

Fri 6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

$ 53.00

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Stretch & Strength Winter
4th - 12th Grade

12/02/25 - 03/03/26

Tues 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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Mother/Daughter
K - 12th Grade

12/06/25 - 01/17/26

Sat 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

$ 79.50

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Stretch & Strength Spring
4th - 12th Grade

03/10/26 - 05/26/26

Tues 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

$ 50.00

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This is more than dance.
Meet Our Director
Experienced, Dedicated, Passionate.
Elk River - MN Just For Kix Director Karissa Leistico is at the top of her game teaching dance classes in Elk River - MN to children, which creates confidence, dance technique, friendship and a whole lot of fun!

"She’s inspiring, ambitious and bubbly! Karissa has danced with the Elk River Just for Kix program since 2000. She also danced for the Elk River Dance Team and performed at the MSHSL State Finals in 2010. Karissa graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology. During college, she coached several dance teams and worked at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College as an Exercise Specialist. After college, Karissa became a Rehabilitation Therapist,… More "
Meet Our Instructors
Hayden Barziza

Hayden is a very committed dancer with 13 years of experience, 10 of which have been at Elk River Just for Kix. Her favorite style of dance is lyrical, but she is involved with all 5 programs offered at Elk River! She is in the class of 2026 at Elk River High School and she loves to involve herself in extracurricular activities outside of her schooling and dancing. One such activity is volunteering with a local tutoring program, where she helps children ages 6-11 with their reading… More
Hope Fonder

Hope and her family have been a part of the Elk River Just For Kix family for 19 years, 11 of which Hope has been dancing. If you’ve met Hope you’d know she slays all hip-hop choreography thrown at her but she also competes in all 5 styles of dance offered in Elk River. Her dancing doesn’t stop there. Hope is also a part of the Elk River High School Performance Dance Team. In Hope’s free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and family, practicing her dances, and shopping. In school,… More
Makayla Hager

She’s genuine, patient, and enthusiastic when it comes to dancing with our littles! Makayla is still in the midst of her dancing career. She has been dancing with Elk River Just For Kix since she was just 3 years old. From sweet little tutus to stellar high kicks, she’s always improving. When she’s not teaching you’ll find her diligently perfecting her skills and dance routines. At no surprise, Makayla is a part of the highest-level dance groups we offer including Dream Team, Lyrical 3, Senior… More
Karissa Leistico

She’s inspiring, ambitious and bubbly! Karissa has danced with the Elk River Just for Kix program since 2000. She also danced for the Elk River Dance Team and performed at the MSHSL State Finals in 2010. Karissa graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology. During college, she coached several dance teams and worked at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College as an Exercise Specialist. After college, Karissa became a Rehabilitation Therapist,… More
Scarlett Luke

Scarlett is motivated, creative, and LOVES to have a good time! She has danced since she was just 3 years old, and 4 of those years have been with Elk River Just For Kix. She is in Hip-Hop, Kix, and Pom at the senior levels and enjoys competing in them all! I don’t think there’s a time at dance when her leg isn’t pointing towards the sky! Scarlett is in the class of 2027 at Rogers High School and is an honors student. Outside of school, she is an avid volunteer with an animal shelter and a… More
Abbey Smith

This will be Abbey’s first year teaching at Elk River Just For Kix! Abbey grew up dancing at P.S. Dance Studio and the Elk River High School Dance Team. While on ERDT, Abbey earned All-State Jazz and Kick and All-Conference in 2019 & 2020. Abbey continued her education and dance career at the College of Saint Benedict. She was a four-year member of the CSB Dance Team and was awarded Jazz MVP in 2024. During college, Abbey taught at the St. Cloud Area Just for Kix for two years and spent the… More
Why Elk River - MN Just For Kix
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Proven Technical Training
As an established youth dance studio, Just For Kix is a leader in dance instruction. We offer proven technical training, a focus on teamwork and a respectful experience to our students. With a strong balance of fun and technique in our classes, we create a teaching environment that is low stress and less pressure. Styles vary from location to location offering everything from: Kick • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip Hop • Ballet • Tap • Pom.
Here, Dancers Grow.
As dancers progress through our studio, they experience the health and fitness benefits of working to build cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility, along with the core attributes of confidence, pride and friendship. At Just For Kix, doing your best, is more important than being the best.
A Company You Can Trust.
For over 40 years, Just For Kix has provided youth dancers across the country the opportunity to create their own sparkling image of team work, dance technique, and confidence building through proven instruction and a passion for individual improvement.
14 States • 200 Programs • 21,000 Students & Growing.
Take Their Words
"To see kids work so hard at something they truly enjoy and also succeed at it is really heart warming. I have always been impressed by Just For Kix, but Just For Kix is truly at the top of the ladder for us!"
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns, you can contact me. 

Karissa Leistico
e: elkriver_mn@justforkix.com
p: 763-354-4749  

Just For Kix Elk River Studio
716 Freeport Ave NW
Elk River, MN, 55330

If you would like to speak to someone at the JFK home office, call 218-829-7107, email dance@justforkix.com or fax 218-824-3545. 

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