Are you ready to level up?
Private Lessons at CESOD
CESOD is opening private lessons to non-current students — and this is your chance to train one-on-one with Nick M. Rice, a nationally recognized choreographer, adjudicator, and certified dance educator.
👉 Is your dancer chasing their first aerial?
👉 Want cleaner turns, higher jumps, and more explosive leaps?
👉 Looking for a customized plan to build strength, flexibility, and confidence?
With Mr. Nick, your dancer will benefit from:
✨ Technique training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, hip hop, pom, and more
💪 Customized strength & flexibility plans
🤸♀️ Acro/Tumbling skills (cartwheels & walkovers → aerials, handsprings & tucks — Acrobatic Arts Certified)
🎭 Solo choreography cleaning & polish
🌟 Personal, goal-driven coaching
✨ Recommended first session: 30 minutes (perfect for assessment + goal-setting).
📅 View rates and book lessons directly via our convenient online Parent Portal:
Why Private Lessons at CESOD?
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Customized Training: Focus on your dancer’s unique strengths and goals.
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Expert Guidance: Learn directly from professional, nationally certified instructors.
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Faster Progress: Targeted attention = quicker skill growth.
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Flexible Scheduling: Work around your busy life—your time, your pace.
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Exclusive Access: Limited spots—don’t miss the chance to elevate your dancer!
Meet Mr. Nick
Nick M. Rice is a versatile performer, choreographer, adjudicator, and dance educator from Des Moines, IA. He has trained at prestigious institutions such as EDGE PAC and Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, as well as the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. His professional work spans dance, theater, show choir, and creative direction.
Nick’s choreography has been featured at the Iowa Choreography Festival, Des Moines Arts Festival, and on WHO 13’s Hello Iowa! He has worked with artists including Jessalyn (Jojo) Siwa, the Iowa Energy High Voltage Dancers, and has performed as a professional dancer with companies such as Iowa Dance Theatre and Ballet Des Moines.
He is a certified instructor through the Nan Giordano Certification Program, Acrobatic Arts, and Dance Masters of America, where he currently serves as Friendship Committee Chair for Chapter #34. Nick is also an essential participant of the Iowa Choreography Festival, where he has served as producer, choreographer, dancer, mentor, and board member.
His students have gone on to attend top dance programs, including Oklahoma City University, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Young Americans College of the Performing Arts, and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, among others.
Nick loves helping his students achieve their goals one by one, sparking joy, and fostering a lifelong love of dance and the performing arts.
