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About DSP...

Darnell Spirit Productions (formerly called Darnell Dance Productions) is the only royalty paying publishing house JUST for the cheerleading and dance worlds!

Our History...

Darnell Spirit Productions began in the summer of 2000 when lifelong dancer Melissa Darnell had to stop taking dance classes in order to travel with her husband for his job. As part of his job, they traveled all over the U.S., staying 12 weeks in each location. During this nearly 2-year-long adventure, Mrs. Darnell became fascinated with the local high school and college dance teams and the differences between each one. She decided to study the various teams to learn what made each one work so well. From this study, the first DSP book was born, called The Ultimate Guide to Directing a Successful Dance Team.

Upon its completion, Mrs. Darnell was shocked to learn that there were few books being published that focused on the needs of spirit teams. Thus, Darnell Dance Productions was created as the first book publisher dedicated to this world, and its selection of dance books continued to grow.

In 2005, we changed our name to Darnell Spirit Productions to reflect our expanded focus on both the dance and cheerleading worlds. To celebrate this new name and new focus, our company logo, website, and Ultimate Guide Series covers were redesigned with a fresh new image. Yet our company's "team colors" of blue and gold and our focus has never changed.

Our Creed...

Our mission at DSP is to continue to supply the cheer and dance worlds with an ever-growing selection of books they need, written by industry experts readers can trust to guide them to success. Whether you need help preparing for team tryouts or a competition, want something fun to do on a rainy day or a fundraiser to help your team raise money to meet its goals, we're here to help!

Don't see a book on a cheer or dance topic that you're looking for? Let us know! We're always happy to hear from anyone interested in cheer or dance, and we're always happy to explore new book ideas! Have specialized cheer or dance knowledge to share? Check out our Submissions page for information on how you can be considered as the newest DSP Author!

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