Use Your Step Up For Students Scholarship for Dance

Can Step Up For Students help pay for dance classes?

For Florida families using a Step Up For Students scholarship, education can include more than traditional academics. Eligible enrichment experiences can give students opportunities to build confidence, creativity, coordination, discipline, musicality, and artistic expression.

Dance Quest International is a Step Up For Students direct pay provider. Families with an eligible scholarship may be able to use scholarship funds toward qualifying Dance Quest services. Because eligibility can vary by scholarship, service, student, and current Step Up For Students rules, families should confirm that the specific service is eligible before relying on scholarship funds for payment.

What is the PEP Scholarship?

The Personalized Education Program (PEP) Scholarship gives eligible Florida families an education savings account that can be used for approved educational expenses. Step Up For Students describes PEP as a flexible option for eligible K–12 students who are not enrolled full time in a public or private school.

For families building a personalized education plan, dance can be a meaningful part of the week by combining movement, music, creativity, goal-setting, performance, and community.

Are dance lessons an eligible educational expense?

Step Up For Students has included enrichment and elective services, including dance lessons, within its provider guidance. Current eligibility still depends on the scholarship program, the approved service, and the rules in effect when the family uses funds.

Families should use their EMA account to review current eligibility and provider information. The EMA Marketplace's Find Providers area is designed to help families locate approved providers and eligible services.

Why include dance in a personalized education?

Dance gives children a chance to learn through movement. In class, dancers practice listening, remembering sequences, coordinating movement with music, working with others, trying again after mistakes, and performing with confidence.

At Dance Quest, the goal extends beyond learning choreography. We want dancers to be challenged, encouraged, and given room to grow in both technique and confidence.

Dance may support a personalized education by providing opportunities for:

• Physical activity and coordination

• Musicality and rhythm

• Creativity and artistic expression

• Confidence and independence

• Discipline and consistent practice

• Teamwork and community

• Performance experience

How to use Step Up For Students with Dance Quest

1. Confirm your scholarship and available funds.
Log in to your Step Up For Students EMA account and review your student's current scholarship information.

2. Find Dance Quest International.
Search the EMA Marketplace or contact our team if you need help identifying the appropriate Dance Quest service.

3. Find the right class.
Use our Class Finder to narrow down options based on your dancer's age, experience, interests, and location.

4. Confirm eligibility before payment.
Scholarship rules and service eligibility can change. Confirm the service in EMA before assuming it will be covered.

5. Contact Dance Quest if you need help.
Email Info@DanceQuestIntl.com or call (813) 842-1687 and our team can help explain the Dance Quest side of the process.

Dance classes for Florida homeschool and PEP families

Families often choose personalized education because they want learning experiences that fit the individual child. Dance can be one part of that plan.

Dance Quest offers a supportive environment built around excellent training, encouragement, artistry, family, impact, and worship. Whether your child is taking a first class or continuing more advanced training, our goal is to help you find a place where they can grow.

Ready to find a class?

Start with the Dance Quest Class Finder. Tell us a little about your dancer and we'll help narrow down the options that make the most sense for them.

Important: Step Up For Students determines scholarship eligibility and eligible expenses. Dance Quest cannot guarantee that a particular class, fee, or service will be approved for scholarship payment.