Frequently Asked Questions

  • Creativity Unites offers classes and programs for ages 3 through adult, with no upper age limit.

    We have age-specific tracks and intergenerational spaces, and both serve the mission differently. The age-specific tracks build skill and confidence in a focused environment.

  • You can register for classes online. Registration opens August 18th. Dance class registration ends February 15th.

  • Short Answer: We are intentionally neutral on both. Our mission is to build a space where everyone belongs and we take that seriously. That means we welcome families and donors across the full spectrum of our community.

    Long Answer: Remaining neutral is harder than it sounds and more countercultural than ever. In a climate where silence is often read as complicity, choosing not to align publicly with any political or social position takes conviction. We feel that pressure. But we've made a deliberate choice: we believe the deepest transformation doesn't come from declarations. It comes from showing up in the same room every week with someone whose life looks nothing like yours, making something together, and slowly realizing you have more in common than you thought.

    That's why we let shared creative interest be the thing that brings people through the door, not a signal about where we stand on the issues of the day. We want the conservative and the progressive, the deeply faithful and the non-religious, the lifelong local and the newly arrived, all in the same Tuesday night class. Because that's where assumptions quietly dissolve. That's where compassion gets built, not through a statement, but through a shared experience of making something imperfect and trying again together.

    We also know this makes us a stronger, more creative, and more sustainable organization. A diverse community brings diverse ideas, diverse perspectives on how to solve problems, and diverse networks of support. We can't do any of that work if people self-select out before they ever walk through the door.

    Our work is quiet. But we are doing the work.

  • Yes. Creativity Unites is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-4308218) based in Holland, Michigan.

  • You can reach Creativity Unites at 616-834-0455 or through our Contact page.

    During the school year, our in-person hours are Monday-Thursday, 4:30-8:00 pm.

  • Creativity Unites is based in Holland, Michigan, at 420 W. 17th Street, Holland, MI 49423.

  • Angle parking is available along our building on Ottawa Ave. Please make sure you keep the sidewalk and bike lanes clear. Over-flow parking is available in the lot behind our building on 17th street. You may also park on 17th and Ottawa Ave in the Wildman parking lot after 5:00 pm.

  • Dance United is Creativity Unites' flagship dance program, offering classes for ages 3 through adult in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, poms, competition team dance, lyrical, and contemporary dance styles.

  • Mindful Movement is a partnership between Creativity Unites and Holland Public Schools that brings dance and mindfulness practices into the school week, currently running at Holland High School.

  • Currently, we offer a limited number of partial-tuition scholarships for our Dance United programming.

    To be eligible, families must be enrolled at the Holland Food Club. To learn more and apply, please use this link.

    If you would like to donate to our scholarship fund, please click here.

  • We believe contribution creates ownership. When everyone invests something, the community feels like something we're building together rather than something being done for us. We also work hard to make sure cost is never the reason someone can't participate, scholarships are part of how we operate. But we've found that when people have skin in the game, they show up differently, for themselves and for each other. There’s freedom in being partially self-funded. Self-funding brings better stability and longevity because it gives you a base to build from.

Please click the “Program” tab for answers to program-specific questions.