Lafayette's premier dance studio

Express Your Artistry

Our mission is to provide your dancer with a quality dance education while instilling confidence, maintaining discipline and a safe & welcoming environment, and providing a family-oriented atmosphere. We believe these values not only contribute to success in dance, but are also carried forward into other life experiences.

Who We Are

Welcome to Dance Graphics

Dance Graphics, founded in 1990 by Shayree Bajat Latiolais and Shantelle Bajat Prejean, has been providing dance education for over 30 years and is now owned and operated by Lainey Richard Fontenot.

Our Classes

Ballet

Jazz

Tap

Contemporary

Hip Hop

Lyrical

Stretch & Strength

Leaps & Turns

Acro

Our Staff

Lainey Fontenot

Owner / Company Director

Michala Labry

Business Manager

Sydney Babineaux

Assistant Company Director

Haylee Aucoin

Lacie Barilleaux

Lauren Broussard

Kaylie Clark

Hannah Dronet

GiGi Gibson

Chelsea Girouard

Sophia Hebert

Emma Howse

Devin Jordan

Shayree Latiolais

Jacey Mahne

Quaineya Phillips

Kylie Richard

Camille Vidrine

Carmen Vidrine

PARENT WATCH WEEK
November 18-21

ONE parent per child is invited in the last 10 minutes of class for the following levels: Itty Bitty, Primary I, Primary II, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, Junior I, Junior II, and Pre-Company.

Please refer to the BAND App for further instructions from your teacher(s)!

*Intermediate I Watch Day will be November 14.*

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Nov 12

PARENT WATCH WEEK
November 18-21ONE parent per child is invited in the last 10 minutes of class for the following levels: Itty Bitty, Primary I, Primary II, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, Junior I, Junior II, and Pre-Company.Please refer to the BAND App for further instructions from your teacher(s)!*Intermediate I Watch Day will be November 14.*#DanceGraphics

Starting our convention season strong supporting @emma.fontenot & @dev.jordan_ at Velocity in Naples, FL.

Thank you @velocitydanceconvention for a great weekend!

Nov 11

Starting our convention season strong supporting @emma.fontenot & @dev.jordan_ at Velocity in Naples, FL.Thank you @velocitydanceconvention for a great weekend!

At DGI . . . we all fam❤️

Nov 4

At DGI . . . we all fam❤️

Happy Birthday! 🎉

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Nov 1

Happy Birthday! 🎉#DanceGraphics

TRICK OR TREAT 🎃👻

Throwback to our 2024 Staff Dance in honor of Halloween! We hope our dancers have a faBOOlous Halloween!

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Oct 31

TRICK OR TREAT 🎃👻Throwback to our 2024 Staff Dance in honor of Halloween! We hope our dancers have a faBOOlous Halloween!#DanceGraphics

Happy Halloween! 🎃

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Oct 31

Happy Halloween! 🎃#DanceGraphics

OCTOBER RECAP! 🧡

Our second month of dance has been wonderful! Our dancers have been learning so much and we have loved seeing their Halloween Spirit this week.

We are OPEN for classes today (October 30) and CLOSED October 31 for Halloween.

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Oct 30

OCTOBER RECAP! 🧡Our second month of dance has been wonderful! Our dancers have been learning so much and we have loved seeing their Halloween Spirit this week.We are OPEN for classes today (October 30) and CLOSED October 31 for Halloween.#DanceGraphics

November at Dance Graphics 💚

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Oct 28

November at Dance Graphics 💚#DanceGraphics

STAR CARD SHOUTOUTS! ⭐️

Congratulations to these sweet dancers for receiving our “Star Cards” the first few weeks of classes. Star Cards are given to dancers that stick out to teachers, whether it be from hard work, improving week to week, being a good listener, or mastering a skill!

Keep up the hard work, dancers! ❤️

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Oct 21

STAR CARD SHOUTOUTS! ⭐️Congratulations to these sweet dancers for receiving our “Star Cards” the first few weeks of classes. Star Cards are given to dancers that stick out to teachers, whether it be from hard work, improving week to week, being a good listener, or mastering a skill!Keep up the hard work, dancers! ❤️#DanceGraphics

HALLOWEEN SPIRIT WEEK 🎃
[ Thursday, October 24 - Wednesday, October 30 ]

▪️If your dancer comes more than once/week, parties will take place during her Jazz class day. Dancers are still welcome to dress up on Ballet days, but leotards are required.
▪️DGI Company parties will take place Monday, October 28.

🔸Dance Graphics will be closed October 31 for Halloween.

Let’s Get Spooky 👻

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Oct 14

HALLOWEEN SPIRIT WEEK 🎃
[ Thursday, October 24 - Wednesday, October 30 ]▪️If your dancer comes more than once/week, parties will take place during her Jazz class day. Dancers are still welcome to dress up on Ballet days, but leotards are required.
▪️DGI Company parties will take place Monday, October 28.🔸Dance Graphics will be closed October 31 for Halloween.Let’s Get Spooky 👻#DanceGraphics

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT

Every Thursday, our Company dancers train with a guest teacher for Combo Class. This allows them to be introduced to different styles & ways of teaching. We love our guest teachers and how much love they pour into our dancers! ❤️

💃: @emma.fontenot
🧠: @k.ennedycooks

#DanceGraphics #DGICompany

Oct 7

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHTEvery Thursday, our Company dancers train with a guest teacher for Combo Class. This allows them to be introduced to different styles & ways of teaching. We love our guest teachers and how much love they pour into our dancers! ❤️💃: @emma.fontenot
🧠: @k.ennedycooks#DanceGraphics #DGICompany

Happy Birthday!

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Oct 1

Happy Birthday!#DanceGraphics

September recap 🤩

We had the best first month of dance! Keep up the great work, dancers!

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Sep 30

September recap 🤩We had the best first month of dance! Keep up the great work, dancers!#DanceGraphics

October at Dance Graphics! 🧡 🍁

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Sep 27

October at Dance Graphics! 🧡 🍁#DanceGraphics

Happy National Dance Day! 💃

We hope you find a moment to move your body and celebrate DANCE today! 🥰

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Sep 21

Happy National Dance Day! 💃We hope you find a moment to move your body and celebrate DANCE today! 🥰#DanceGraphics

Introducing our 2024-2025 Class Assistants 🤗

We are so excited and grateful to have these students assist our staff this year! We can’t wait to see how much they grow this year ❤️

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Sep 20

Introducing our 2024-2025 Class Assistants 🤗We are so excited and grateful to have these students assist our staff this year! We can’t wait to see how much they grow this year ❤️#DanceGraphics

That’s a wrap on Company Choreography weekends!

THANK YOU to all these incredible choreographers for some exceptional pieces! We can’t wait to get started on them!
@leah_lagrange
@lonniolson
@deejaygalloway_
@sfchoreography

#DanceGraphics #DGICompany

Sep 15

That’s a wrap on Company Choreography weekends!THANK YOU to all these incredible choreographers for some exceptional pieces! We can’t wait to get started on them!
@leah_lagrange
@lonniolson
@deejaygalloway_
@sfchoreography#DanceGraphics #DGICompany

FIRST DAY OF DANCE ☑️

We had a wonderful first day! Our dancers brought incredible energy and we are so excited for a new year!

🎥: @laurenn_ashh

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Sep 10

FIRST DAY OF DANCE ☑️We had a wonderful first day! Our dancers brought incredible energy and we are so excited for a new year!🎥: @laurenn_ashh#DanceGraphics

Francine is messing up our first week of dance, but don’t worry — first week of dance celebrations will still take place next week!

We hope everyone stays safe! ⛈️

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Sep 10

Francine is messing up our first week of dance, but don’t worry — first week of dance celebrations will still take place next week!We hope everyone stays safe! ⛈️#DanceGraphics

Today is the day! 🤩

We are SO excited to get started on another fabulous year! See you soon, dancers!

NEW DANCE SEASON LOADING!

P.S - we will notify all dance families regarding closures due to the upcoming storm as soon as we feel confident on when/where it’ll make landfall! Stay tuned.

#DanceGraphics #HOTTOGO

Sep 9

Today is the day! 🤩We are SO excited to get started on another fabulous year! See you soon, dancers!NEW DANCE SEASON LOADING!P.S - we will notify all dance families regarding closures due to the upcoming storm as soon as we feel confident on when/where it’ll make landfall! Stay tuned.#DanceGraphics #HOTTOGO

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