Impact Dance kicked off their first week at their new facility with a grand opening. And for Terralea Armstrong and Kylie Redl-Gosselin, it’s a dream come true.
“Now I can have my passion with my job as well as my passion with my family and kids at home,” says Armstrong.
With two studios, 2,000 square feet of studio space and a spacious dressing room, the pair is excited for what their new facility will mean for dancers in Humboldt.
“This is the beginning of something new and fresh for the kids and for us. (With) the new building and the new name, we’re just so excited to start this,” says Redl-Gosselin.
One of the construction designs needed for the new building was raised floors to provide give when the dancers are in for hard landings and repetitive movements.
Armstrong says that is not only good for the kids but also for the instructors.
The hardwood studio flooring also makes for a good sound when performing tap but the floors are already starting to show some wear.
Armstrong and Redl-Gosselin, who previously worked for Jacquie’s Dance Academy, were passed the torch when Jacquie Huck retired earlier this year.
Impact had 61 dancers for their summer camps using the old Jacquie’s location. Last week they were finally able to move into the new building on 10th Street. Registration for the new dance year resulted in over 150 students for the new company.
The project had been in the works for a number of years but construction of the building started last spring but it has been a long road for the business partners.
“The building itself has taken just under a year,” says Armstrong. “but the business portion of things Terralea and I have looked after for at least five years we’ve been working on this.”
Along with Armstrong and Redl-Gosselin, Impact also has Brittney Mooney and Amber Hurion teaching classes in everything from tap to lyrical from ages 18 months to adult classes.
