The Dussich Dance Studio was founded in 1958 by Liz Dussich Bevilacqua. The studio, located on Merritt Island at 125 Imperial Street (off 520 behind the Red Lobster) is currently owned and operated by Ms Liz Bevilacqua and Mr. Al Packard.

The physical facility consists of an approximately 4000 square foot building with three class rooms, reception area and viewing area. All class rooms have floating floors with special dance floor surfaces.

The main core classes consist of Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Modern. Along with the standard core subjects, there are classes for young students consisting of parent-child, pre-school, and combination (ballet/tap. Other classes offered are: Adult Tap, Adult Ballet, Musical Theater, Competition and Leaps & Turns, Pilates and yoga and sometimes zumba. The studio also provides a demonstrator/teacher training program to help those students that are interested in the teaching aspect of dance as opposed to the performing side. The studio has graduated a number of students who have gone on to teach or to open their own studios or to perform with professional dance companies around the country.

The fall schedule begins with the opening of school in mid August and concludes with our annual recital at the end of May or beginning of June. Summer session is normally 6 to 8 weeks from mid June to early August (depending of recital date). A detail of the class schedule may be seen by selecting schedules.

Eight of the twelve members of the faculty have been certified to teach by examination through Florida Dance Masters, Inc. and two of the faculty have Dance Degrees.

Dussich Dance Studio is home base for the Imperial Dance Corp a non-profit dance company. The students of the studio have the opportunity each year to audition for membership in the Imperial Dance Corp. The Company presents a gala each year at Merritt Island High School Auditorium called “Sharing Through Dance”. A portion of the proceeds from this performance helps benefit a community charity. The Company also does other small community performances each year in conjunction with the studio.

To further enhance our students training, master classes are periodically conducted at the studio with well known guest teachers and the students have the opportunity to attend two Florida Dance Masters conventions to study with an outstanding faculty. Through Florida Dance Masters organization the students have the opportunity to attend their annual Scholarship Auditions once they reach the age of 14. These auditions in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz and Acrobatics open the possibility of receiving up to $800 in scholarship money.