Class Options

Dance for Children and Youth

We offer many classes for ages 2 through high school with a well-honed curriculum. Options include instruction in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, contemporary, jazz funk, musical theater, and acrobatics. See below for more details about our diverse offerings.

Dance for Adults

Dance really is for everyone. We offer classes for adults in Ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. Adults can register or drop in on any classes they find interesting–Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, and more. Don’t miss this fun way to reward yourself!

Music Classes

In addition to dance, we offer private lessons in piano and voice. Music in all forms is so important to our children’s education. These classes are particularly helpful for our friends interested in Musical Theater pursuits. Contact us directly to create a schedule of private lessons.

We’re pleased to offer music classes for preschoolers as well. Little Musicians music class introduces children to the fundamentals of music, including the steady beat, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, use of instruments and voice, and much more! Inquire about the latest session.

Further, The Studio Sings is a new singing club that will meet again with the new season.

Children’s Dance Classes:

We offer many children’s classes with a well-honed curriculum. We help kids make cross-connections by employing pretend play, incorporating colors, shapes, numbers, and more. We introduce ballet and tap technique at an developmentally appropriate pace and, most importantly, we have fun! Hip Hop is available to our young dancers beginning in Kindergarten or at the age of five. Membership in our Performing Groups is also available beginning at age seven.

We 2: Two turning three year-olds – A primarily creative movement class meant to be a special time with child and family member.

Little Musicians [3 - 5.5]: Two and half to five - This music class introduces children to the fundamentals of music in a fun and age-appropriate setting.

Twinkle Toes [3 – 4]: Three turning four year-olds

Broadway Babies [4 – 5]: Four turning five year-olds –  There is some blending of ages at the Pre-K level and usually at least one blended class.

Shining Stars: [5 – 6] – Kindergarteners — This class is a combination of Ballet and Tap. It covers pretend play, musicality, cross-body connections, patterns, and the basics of technique in both genres with an age-appropriate pace and vocabulary.

Shooting Stars: [6 – 7] – First graders — Similar to our Shining Stars class, Shooting Stars furthers the technique and vocabulary of our dancers, enabling them to begin leveled classes the following year.

Acro Stars: [6 – 7] – First graders — Similar to our Shooting Stars class, Tumble Stars works with first graders in the genre of Ballet, but substitutes Acrobatics.

Hip Hop Stars: [6 – 7] – First graders — A combination class following our Stars curriculum, Hip Hop Stars works with first graders in the genres of Hip Hop and Jazz.

School-Age Dancers:

As our dancers get older they have more choices of dance genres available to them and may choose their level of intensity. National experts agree second grade is the right age to offer kids more challenge if they have interest. At this point onward dancers are eligible to join our Ballet Company, our Jazz Curriculum, our Tap Curriculum, as well as continue with our Hip Hop Curriculum, our Acro Curriculum, and join our Competition Teams. As dancers get older, the ages are guidelines but exceptions are made based on ability. All placement is done by instructor. The levels below include ballet classes, tap classes, Hip Hop, Acrobatic, and Jazz classes.

Jr Level 1 (Ballet, Tap, Jazz) [7 - 8] – Second graders

Jr Level 2 [8 - 9] – Third graders

Int Level 1 [9 - 10] – Fourth graders

Int Level 2 [10 – 11]- Fifth graders

Int Level 3 [11 – 12] – Sixth graders

Adv Level 1 [12 – 14] – Seventh & Eighth graders

Adv Level 2 [14+ ] Ninth graders - Advanced dancers

Requirements: Dancers in all Advanced Level classes must take supporting Technique classes. Boys in Ballet classes take at no cost.

Specialty Classes:

Contemporary: [10+] This is a wonderful class that allows dancers who have a firm grasp of Ballet technique to explore new ideas about movement and space and enhance their expressiveness. There are three levels of Contemporary classes and placement is made by instructor.

Int Contemporary 1 – Adv Contemporary

Requirements: A Company Ballet technique class is required to take this class.

Musical Theater: [7 +] This class also offers fantastic opportunities to our dancers, many of whom participate in local theater productions in school and the community. Focusing on vocal, dance, and acting skills, this class equips students with tools and skills  for auditions and stage performances.

Musical Theater I [ages 7-10]

Musical Theater II [ages 11+]

Broadway Tap [13+] — one of our toughest classes, dancers in Broadway Tap sing while engaging in a challenging Tap dance. Dancers must have solid Tap technique.

Requirements: Dancers must take one other dance class to be enrolled in Musical Theater classes. Dancers may choose from a ballet, tap, or jazz class.

Company Ballet Technique Classes:

Dancers in our Ballet Technique classes form our Ballet Company. Our Ballet Company members perform in Ballet production. Every third year we perform our Nutcracker. Dancers are permitted to take the technique classes without performing in the ballets. Instructors place dancers in the appropriate ballet levels.

Company Ballet A – Company Ballet H

Pre-Pointe – Pointe III: – Placement by Instructor

Dancers achieve pointe shoes as deemed by instructors via reaching appropriate technique levels.

Requirements: Dancers interested in pointe shoes should take at least two Company Technique classes. Pointe dancers must take at least two Company Technique classes along with one Progressing Ballet Technique for strength and injury prevention. Boys in Company Ballet take all classes at no cost.

Jazz Technique Classes:

In addition to our Performance Jazz classes we offer Jazz Technique classes. For those dancers interested in furthering their jazz technique and improving their strength and flexibility in this genre we offer our jazz curriculum. Some dancers in our jazz classes choose to compete.

Jazz Tech A - D

Tap Technique Classes:

In addition to our Performance Tap classes we offer Tap Technique classes. These classes are great for those dancers interested in furthering their tap technique and improving their skills. Some dancers in our tap classes choose to compete.

Tap Tech A - C