about miller street

Miller Street Dance Academy was founded by Michelle Soutier in 1994 with just 21 students under the name Enchanting Dancers. Located on a quaint street in Pineville, NC called “Miller Street,” the studio quickly outgrew both its space and its name. In 1998, Michelle relocated to the Tower Place shopping center, carrying a piece of her history forward as Miller Street Dance Academy.

By 2003, the studio was again in search of a larger home and found the ideal location at the corner of Providence Road and Ardrey Kell in the heart of South Charlotte. Enrollment flourished as families moving further south discovered the studio’s stellar reputation and the impressive accomplishments of Miller Street dancers both in the studio and beyond.

By 2009, after 15 years of training local dancers, Michelle began to see the legacy of her work take shape. Many graduates were ready to step into teaching roles, and with continued population growth across the South Carolina border, Miller Street expanded with a second location at Baxter Village in Fort Mill.

With two locations established and enrollment rising at the Charlotte studio, the Providence location expanded in 2010 from three studios to five. Not to be outdone, Baxter Village added a fourth studio the following year, keeping pace with growing demand.

In April 2018, Miller Street opened its Rea Farms location in South Charlotte, a nearly 10,000 sq. ft. facility featuring five large dance rooms, designed to train Charlotte’s finest students in a world-class environment.

Today, Miller Street Dance Academy serves over 2,400 students across two studios with multiple dance rooms. From a tiny street in Pineville to two thriving locations, Michelle continues to pursue the next step for the studio, honored to provide exceptional dance instruction and inspire the next generation.

our HISTORY

how it all began