We grew up in West Allis, WI as part of a tight-knit, big family that loved dancing, gymnastics, singing, and performing in general. The moment one of us turned 3 years old, we were in any class we could do! We did poms, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, tumbling and baton. Our mother, Sandy, actually coined our name, “Foursis.” During our childhood, we would travel all over Wisconsin and as far as Texas dancing, tumbling, singing and performing various variety shows at different venues. We performed as the group, “The Foursis.” We also were in competitive gymnastics as Swiss Turners, in West Allis. We progressed in USA Gymnastics from compulsory to optional levels and have won various awards and hold individual and team state titles for our years as competitive gymnasts. It is here that we met our dance teacher, Eddy Bray. He taught us ballet, jazz and hip hop and was a daily presence along with our gymnastics training. We moved to Trixters Gymnastics in West Allis with our mom, Sandy, as she was the head coach and coordinator there for over 15 years. Our Aunts were also coaches and as each of us turned 14 years old, we were given our own classes to teach and choreograph routines for our annual recitals. We continued teaching and grew that program for over 10 years. Our own training continued as each of us joined our middle school and high school dance teams. We were also part of our high school varsity gymnastics teams.
Hello!
Our names are Deanna, Christina, Alicia and Rebecca, and yes, we are four sisters!
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1997
In 1997, when Deanna was a senior in high school, she created a dance team for younger dancers: The Dazzler Dance Team. We had 10 girls that first year! Sandy made all the uniforms and we started competing and earning many first place titles at competitions. We were hooked! Every year we grew with more members and soon after Tina, Alicia and Becky graduated high school, they became coaches and an instrumental part in coaching the Dazzler Dance Team. We practiced in the summer in our backyard and across the street from our house at Rogers Park. During the cold months, parents of our dancers graciously offered their basements for practice, which we did for 6 years. Our program had grown and we found a new practice space at a church in Milwaukee. We stayed there for 5 more years.
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2005
In 2005, we moved to Waterford, WI. We started a new dance program for the Waterford Recreation Department and taught tumbling, ballet, jazz, pom, tap and hip hop for 2 years. In 2006 we also started the brand new Dazzler program in Waterford.
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2007
In 2007, we took a big leap of faith and we finally had our own space! Foursis Dance Academy, LLC opened in June 2007 in our own 1 room suite on Milwaukee Street in Waterford. We quickly had a need for more space and expanded within the building with 2 more suites and over 4,000sq ft. We taught ballet, poms, tumbling, tap, jazz, hip hop and our Dazzler Teams. We continued in our Milwaukee Street location for 5 years. Our studio and Dazzler Program just kept on growing!
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2011
In 2011, we saw the need for a bigger space and started demo and construction and opened in September in our brand new 7,000sq ft location on Evergreen Drive in Waterford. This much needed space also allowed us to make the addition of our Gymnastics program and a name change to reflect the programs we offered. Foursis Dance & Gymnastics was now open!
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2020
In 2020, and after 9 years in what we thought was our "forever home" we announced that we were again moving! We completely renovated a 12,000 sq ft building in the Waterford Industrial Park into our new state of the art facility. The new facility includes ample parking, a spacious lobby, student lounge, expanded gymnastics room to include a full floor and 5 dance studios!
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2024
In 2024, we announced the exciting news of opening our 2nd location in the City of New Berlin. This new location has over an impressive 14, 000 sq ft and 5 studios including a full Worlds size floor. Our new location will be opening in February 2025.
