Hello, my name is Robert Jordan and I teach all the classes at Vogler's Studio in Oldtown. My wife of 34years, Kathy Vogler Jordan, is my only substitute teacher. We have three children: Richard, 25 years old, Cherie, 21 years old, and Lana Loraine, 13 years old.
My wife and I founded Vogler‘s Studio in 1978 in Welcome, N.C. Since then I have devoted myself full time to teaching
young children to dance. I believe my best reference now is my students. I invite you to talk to parents of my current
students, come by to watch a class, or borrow a videotape of one of our performances. I am certified to teach the
Performing Arts by Dance Educators of America (ballet, tap and jazz), to teach ballet, tap, jazz, and acrobatics by
Dance Masters of America, and I am also a certified United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs Coach.
I have a BA degree from the school of Education at N.C. State University. I am constantly training with other dance
teachers to refine my teaching and keep up with new teaching methods. I opened Vogler’s Studio in Oldtown in 1983.
I teach all my classes myself. I do not hire anyone to teach any class for me. If you come to Vogler’s Studio either
I will teach your class or my wife Kathy Vogler Jordan will. I believe this is important. I have found that once I
have established a rapport with a student after teaching them one subject or one year it is very easy to teach them
another subject or the next year. I enjoy seeing my students progress over the years.
What makes Vogler Studio classes special?
- I group all my students by age and ability. The more uniform a group of students is the easier it is to teach them.
Beginners are divided by age and experienced classes are leveled by ability.
- My multi-disciplinary approach to dance keeps students’ attention not only over the course of a 90 minute class but
also through the years. Students will enjoy the ballet portion of the class the most one month, the tap portion of
class the next month, and the baton twirling portion the next. We’re always dancing to music, just in different ways.
Classroom
My classroom has been specially designed for dancing. I have built a floating floor riding on 2000 foam blocks.
This “Spring” floor will help protect against injury but its main purpose is to make dance more fun. I have 1,484
square feet of gymnastics mats in my classroom. This enables each student to participate safely and progress without
having to wait for an empty mat.
