En Avant School of Dance is a dance studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, focused on helping each child in its program build self-confidence and develop to the highest skill level they can achieve. The studio teaches foundational Ballet and Tap, along with Jazz, and offers an award-winning competition team directed by Heather Schwahn, who holds a BA in Dance. En Avant has received multiple Best Choreography awards and six judges' choice awards for emotion, storytelling, and creativity. Its alumni include dancers who continued through college teams and informal companies, as well as graduates who became teachers, opened their own studios, or performed with nationally renowned dance companies.