Curtis Performing Arts is a studio devoted to empowering our dancers to perform at their best with the training and attention they deserve.
In 2020 our owners, Nicki and Aaron Curtis, moved back home to East Texas and saw a need for an exceptional performing arts studio for everyone in our area. It is our goal to be customer focused and provide the best experience for all our students. We want to help guide our younger students into adulthood with confidence and the life skills needed to navigate this world. For our older clients we are here to help keep you young at heart with dance and fitness classes. We are very grateful to be back in the area that helped mold us and are excited to give back to our hometowns.
More about the Owners
Nicki Curtis is a graduate from Paul H. Pewitt where she was involved in athletics, band, and honor classes. As a Paul H. Pewitt Majorette she was honored to represent her high school at multiple State UIL competitions. She then attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she graduated with honors with a Bachelors of Science in Dance. At SFA Nicki was a part of the renowned Twirl-O-Jacks and a member of the Repertory Dance Company. She was able to study choreography under amazing teachers from around the world. As part of her degree she was also trained in the science behind dance and how to teach movement in the safest possible manner. After college Nicki moved to Dallas where she joined the staff at Dallas Power House of Dance, the official training studio for the Dallas Mavericks Dancers, and became the assistant director of the performance and competition teams. She then moved on to assist in opening Southern Edge Dance Studio in Frisco, Texas where she continued to direct performance and competition teams where she was awarded multiple choreography and costume awards. Nicki now enjoys judging for multiple competitions in the studio and drill team styles as well as working with high school twirling and flag lines. She is excited to build a unique experience for all dancers no matter what the level of skill is and to share her passion for dance and twirling with the East Texas area!
Aaron Curtis is the co-owner, Nicki’s husband and best friend. He has been her support system through all her endeavors and adventures. He has built multiple props and helped with countless performances. Aaron grew up in Hughes Springs and joined the Army in 2005. After his service he received his Bachelor’s in Computer Science and has held many titles through the years and currently works for Amazon Web Services. You will see him and their two beautiful boys, Oliver and Thomas, around the studio and competitions.
