Class Offerings and Descriptions
Pre-Ballet (30 minutes)
Ages 3-5 (must be toilet-trained and out of diapers)
Emphasis on creative movement and basic ballet positions and technique
Ballet II (60 minutes)
Ages 8-11
Prerequisite: Ballet I
Continuing advancement of ballet technique with full class structure, emphasis on retaining information, learning new steps, and building on foundations learned in Ballet I
Pre-Pointe/Beginning Pointe (30 minutes)
Ages 10-18
Prerequisite: Ballet III and Director's approval
Emphasis on building strength, stability, and alignment through the feet, ankles, legs, and core to support pointe work
Tap II (45 minutes)
Ages 8-11
Prerequisite: Tap I
Intermediate level understanding of tap technique and steps with emphasis on rhythmic patterns, weight-bearing and shifting, progressive movement sequences, and musicality
Jazz I (60 minutes)
Ages 7-9
Prerequisites: Pre-Ballet, Ballet I
Beginning jazz technique with full class structure including stretching, strengthening, and basic jazz progressions
Musical Theater (60 minutes)
Ages 8-18
Vocal, dance, and acting instruction combined with emphasis on performance quality, stage presence, and learning Broadway style musical numbers
Hip Hop (60 minutes)
Ages 6-18
Beginning hip hop technique focused on building strength and stamina while breaking down popular, street-style movement with an emphasis on rhythm and musicality
Acro II (45 minutes)
Ages 9-13
Prerequisite: Acro I
Continuing strength, flexibility, and body awareness and alignment, progressing to intermediate skills such as bridges, hand stands, round-offs, kick-overs, one-leg cartwheels, and shoulder stands
Beginning Tap (30 minutes)
Ages 3-5 (must be toilet-trained and out of diapers)
Emphasis on learning patterns, rhythm and musicality
Ballet I (45 or 60 minutes)
Ages 6-8
Prerequisite: Pre-Ballet
Beginning ballet technique with emphasis on structure, focus, and active listening
Ballet III (75 minutes)
Ages 9-18
Prerequisite: Ballet II
Intermediate to advanced level understanding of ballet technique with continued emphasis on self-correction, progressive center and phrase work, and introduction/integration of presence and style within the material
Tap I (45 minutes)
Ages 5-7
Prerequisite: Beginning Tap
Beginning tap technique and steps with focus on various parts of the feet and basic understanding of weight bearing and shifting
Tap III (45 minutes)
Ages 10-18
Prerequisite: Tap II
Intermediate to advanced level understanding of tap technique, steps, and movement sequences, with emphasis on style and progressive rhythmic patterns
Jazz II (60 minutes)
Ages 9-12
Prerequisites: Jazz I
Intermediate level understanding of jazz technique with emphasis on learning new steps/skills, technique integration, and building more advanced movement sequences
Contemporary (60 minutes)
Ages 8-18
Prerequisite: Ballet II
Beginning contemporary technique with emphasis on body alignment, movement initiation, and basic improvisation techniques
Acro I (45 minutes)
Ages 5-8
Prerequisite: Pre-Ballet, Ballet I
Emphasis on building strength, stamina, and flexibility while learning basic acrobatic skills such as head stands, hand stands, rolls, bridges, and cartwheels
Acro III (45 minutes)
Ages 10-18
Prerequisite: Acro II
Strength, flexibility, and body conditioning, progressing to intermediate-advanced skills such as chest stands, hand stands, limbers, walk-overs, tinsicas, and one-hand cartwheels and incorporating acrobatic skills into choreography