UC Stars Dance

UC Stars Dance is a dance studio in Cookeville, TN, serving dancers from Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland area. The studio provides elite dance education and training built around artistry, athletics, technique, and professionalism, with a mission to develop athletic, empowered, and educated dancers. Each athlete receives a personalized education plan, and the coaching and teaching staff bring extensive experience in competitive dance. UC Stars also offers structured weekly training for school dance teams in a professional studio space. The studio holds a rating of 5.00. UC Stars was founded by Ella Grace Clopton and Erika to build a community where every dancer feels seen, supported, and valued. Ella Grace Clopton is the founder and co-owner; she trained in ballet and jazz, was involved in the local theatre community growing up, coaches the Prescott South Middle School Dance Team, and choreographs for local dance teams and theatre productions. Elise Jeanine has been dancing for nearly 18 years and completed her training at the CLI Conservatory. The studio is the only dance studio in the Upper Cumberland offering dancers access to combines, recruitment clinics, and networking events with college programs and professionals. Staff guide each selected dancer through a customized Dance Team or Dance Education track, with connections, scholarship opportunities, and experience through university and company partnerships. The competition company has earned Regional Champion titles at three consecutive competitions in a single season, along with first-place finishes, judges' awards, and Top 5 overall placements. UC Stars Dance sits on W Broad St in Cookeville, about 0.1 miles from the Depot Museum and roughly 0.2 miles from the Cookeville Childrens Museum and Leslie Town Centre, with the Cookeville Gas Department about 50 metres away. The studio's 5.00 rating reflects a positive response from the customers who have reviewed it, and its competition company has collected Regional Champion titles and first-place finishes at regional competitions.