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In Waupun - WI we celebrate the achievements of every student, at any skill level. Our dance classes provide young dancers a learning environment focused on team work, proven dance technique and confidence building. Committed to youth dancers advancement through performance, we believe in every student. Backed by over 40 years of experience, our dedication to enabling dancers to shine creates a learning environment like no other.
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Waupun - WI Just For Kix Director Melissa Derksen is at the top of her game teaching dance classes in Waupun - WI to children, which creates confidence, dance technique, friendship and a whole lot of fun!
We're entering our 10th year of our Just For Kix-Waupun program and I am so excited to share my love for dance with all of you!! I grew up being involved in almost every sport possible but as long as I can remember I have always had a passion for dance and choreography!! In high school I decided to switch from gymnastics to dance and just absolutely loved it! I danced for my high school dance team all 4 years and was captain my senior year. After high school and college, I decided to continue pursuing my passion for dance through coaching. I became the Head Coach for the Waupun Warriorettes Varsity Dance Team at Waupun Area Jr/Sr High School in 2005. I retired from that position in 2024, coaching there for 19 years, which I am so very proud of! During that time, we received numerous awards at various local, state and national competitions. I have had the privilege of coaching 11 State qualifying teams; 2008-the very first Waupun High School team to qualify for State ever: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 2018, 2021 and 2022, 2023 and 2024. Three of those teams placed in the top 5 at the State our: 2017, 2022 and 2024 teams, with the 2024 team making school history, taking 3rd place in Pom, which no Waupun team has ever made top 5 at State in Pom until then. This was a program goal I had from the very beginning and something we worked so, so hard for and that all Warriorettes, past and present take great honor and pride in. In 2016 I was also awarded with the WACPC Dance Coach of the Year for WI, which I take great honor in this achievement. Also during my time coaching at Waupun, we added a a Middle School team to our program, as well as created a Warriorettes Youth Pomz program for our younger dancers, so I continued to make it a priority to help grow dance in our area for all ages. Our MS Warriorettes team made their first State appearance in 2019-placing with a 3rd and 5th place finish. In 2016, I decided I wanted to continue to expand dance for the youth in our area so I opened our Just For Kix, Waupun program. I wanted to be able to help teach, grow and inspire as many young people as possible with the gift of dance. We started with 44 total dancers in our program and today, we have over 300 youth dancers from many surrounding communities!! I have not only continued to help grow and teach dance in our community but also continue to grow myself. Each year I continue to extend my knowledge of dance by taking classes, attending dance conventions and participating in workshops. I feel it is just as important for myself to grow or I can not give my dancers the absolute best!! Most recently I was awarded with the 2022 Developing Director of the Year Award for Just For Kix, which I was greatly honored and humbled by to receive. Waupun also became recognized as a Top 25 JFK program, out of 175, in 2022. This year, we hit our highest ranking ever, with being the 12th biggest program!! As we enter our 10th year with Just For Kix-Waupun, I am so excited to continue to give our dancers the best training we can. We will now be offering Acro, as I became a Certified Acro teacher this summer through the Acrobatic Arts program. We began taking our teams to competitions about 4 years ago and each year, we continue to raise our barre higher and higher, earning many 1st and 2nd place finishes, as well as a few National Championship placing teams. We have also taken dancers to participate in the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa Bay, FL, performing at halftime with over 500 other dancers. It was a phenomenal experience for us all. I am so thankful for the opportunity to bring Just For Kix to the Waupun area and to continue to help dance grow in this great community!! We look forward to dancing with you!!

As an established youth dance studio, Just For Kix is a leader in dance instruction. We offer proven technical training, a focus on teamwork and a respectful experience to our students. With a strong balance of fun and technique in our classes, we create a teaching environment that is low stress and less pressure. Styles vary from location to location offering everything from: Kick • Jazz • Lyrical • Hip Hop • Ballet • Tap • Pom.
As dancers progress through our studio, they experience the health and fitness benefits of working to build cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility, along with the core attributes of confidence, pride and friendship. At Just For Kix, doing your best, is more important than being the best.

For over 40 years, Just For Kix has provided youth dancers across the country the opportunity to create their own sparkling image of team work, dance technique, and confidence building through proven instruction and a passion for individual improvement.
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Melissa Derksen
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Waupun, WI 53919
If you would like to speak to someone at the JFK home office, call 218-829-7107, email support@justforkix.com or fax 218-824-3545.
Mail payments to: PO Box 724 Brainerd, MN 56401
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My name is Brittany Kastein and I am thrilled to be a part of the JFK staff again this year! I have been dancing since I was 3 years old! I took ballet and jazz lessons through the community dance program in Waupun for 15 years. I was also a part of the Warriorettes all 4 years of high school (captain senior year) with Missy as coach my last two years! In college, I had the opportunity to coach a local high school dance team for a year which was such a fun experience. I’ve now been a part of the JFK dance family for 7 years as my daughter started dancing with the program when she was 2. In 2023 I started helping with some classes and I’m excited to be back again! It has been amazing seeing where Missy started back in 2005 and how far the Warriorettes and JFK program has grown with her!! I spend my days as a Literacy Coach in the Waupun Area School District (working mostly with 4K-3rd grade students and staff) and as a wife and mama of two! In my spare time, I love to read!
My name is Alyssa Leonard. I have been dancing with Just for Kix for five years. I am very excited to continuing dancing with Just for Kix and having the chance to teach kids too. I have always loved working with kids through children’s ministry and swim lessons, and now being able to add working with kids through dance. Dance is a huge part of my life, and I can’t wait for this upcoming season.
My name is Megan Bookout. Waupun is where I call home with my significant other, Steven and my four children: Alexis (11), Aydan (6), Avery (4), and Acher (3). I graduated from Waupun High School in 2010 and during my high school danced with the Warriorettes for 3 years. Along with that I danced in the various programs that Waupun's community offered since I was 5. The 2024-25 dance season will be my 2nd year assistant teaching here at Waupun Just for Kix. Not only do I get the pleasure of being around this wonderful program as an assistant, two of my children share my love of dance; Alexis is entering her 8th year of dance along with Aydan is entering in his 4th year. I look forward to seeing your dancers in class and helping them embrace their passion for dance.