CITA is a place where students of all ages can experience the beauty and power of dramatic dance through a Christ-centered environment, excellent ballet instruction, and a wholesome, family-friendly community.

Our Beginnings...

Christ In The Arts (CITA) officially began in 2006 with our first full-scale original production, A Tale of the Kingdom…the Musical, though ballet classes were being offered since 2000.  It was a relatively small, family-based school that started with literally nothing.  In the early years, classes were held in various borrowed or rented facilities including a church fellowship hall, a choir room, and even a gymnasium.  Our first breakthrough was in 2009, when Fresh Fire Fellowship provided space for our first actual studio.  Because we didn’t have to share that space with anyone else, we could offer classes at times that students in any local school could attend.  For the first time, numerical growth became a possibility.  Then, in 2017, we were able to secure a much larger facility that allowed for more classes and an extra-large space for rehearsals.  Along the way, it’s been our joy to see many of our present and former students become teachers and staff members. 

We now regularly have over 150 students in eleven different class levels.  We also have a strong Guys’ program and two Contemporary classes to augment our ballet training. 

CITA CORE Values:

CONNECTION: Prioritizing genuine relationships with God, self, and others.

  • Loving God above all things.

  • Building a healthy community by honoring and supporting one another.

  • Creating productions that personally connect students, families, and audiences with the Presence of God.

UNITY: Maintaining heart-oneness even where we differ in perspective.

  • Each person whole-heartedly dedicated to the mission of CITA more than to personal agendas.

  • Willingness to disagree while fully committing to the decisions and direction of Leadership

  • In conflict, talking directly to people, not about people.

EXCELLENCE: Offering our personal best without comparison to others.

  • Developing the habit of taking initiative and personal responsibility.

  • Having an attitude of service rather than entitlement and self-centeredness.

  • Rejoicing in the group’s excellence as much as one’s own.

WHOLENESS: Consistently growing in ways that care for the whole person.

  • Valuing each person even more than his/her abilities.

  • Being willing to pursue wellness in body, soul, and spirit.

  • Recognizing that ultimately, wholeness is found in Christ, and to be sought for in Him.