Dance Classes For Ages 5 to 10 Years

Ages: 6–8 years
Class Length: 1 hour

Ballet barre is used to work on turn-out and balance. Spotting turns is introduced through chaine turns. Tap skills are expanded. Pre-jazz is offered. Learning basic jazz movements and working on musicality with current popular songs is fun and inspiring for the student.

Extra ballet technique classes are offered to help students who are wanting to further their training. Muscle memory evolves much faster with this opportunity for additional classes. No recital for technique classes.

This class will do a ballet and tap dance in the recital – one costume that will have 2 parts (example: leotard with tutu and fringe skirt)

Girls’ Dress Code: Burgundy leotard, pink tights; hair in a bun or ponytail; pink Capezio leather ballet shoes, Mary Jane tan tap shoes, tan split sole jazz shoes optional

Boys’ Dress Code: Ballet dress code is white shirt, black shorts/pants, black tap shoes and black ballet shoes.

Ages: 7–9 years
Class Length: 1 1/2 hours

Ballet, Tap, and Jazz are each 30 minutes. Ballet works on skills such as waltzes, chaines turns, pas de basque, and grand jete. Students will do a routine in all three areas in our recital. They will need two costumes.

Girls’ Dress Code: Burgundy leotard, pink tights; hair in bun; pink leather ballet shoes, tan Mary Jane tap shoes; tan split sole jazz shoes.

Boys’ Dress Code: Ballet dress code is white shirt, black shorts/pants, black ballet shoes, tan jazz shoes and black tap shoes.

Ages: 8–10 years
Class Length: 1 3/4 hours

Ballet is the foundation of dance training. In Combo IV and V ballet class is 45 minutes. Jazz and Tap are 30 each. Ballet skills we are introducing are pique turns, petit allegro, and tour jetes. In Jazz we will work on pirouettes, battements, leaps, chaine in plie. Tap time steps are relevant for this level.

A 2nd ballet class is highly recommended for this level. Jazz technique is also a great class to take.

Combo IV and V will do 3 dances in our recital – two costumes.

Girls’ Dress Code: Black leotard, pink tights; hair in bun; pink leather ballet shoes, Capezio or Bloch tan split sole tap shoes; tan split sole jazz shoes.

Boys’ Dress Code: Ballet dress code is white shirt, black shorts/pants, black ballet shoes, tan jazz shoes and black tap shoes.

Ages: 9–10 years
Class Length: 1 3/4 hours

Ballet is the foundation of dance training. In Combo IV and V ballet class is 45 minutes. Jazz and Tap are 30 each. Ballet skills we are introducing are pique turns, petit allegro, and tour jetes. In Jazz we will work on pirouettes, battements, leaps, chaine in plie. Tap time steps are relevant for this level.

A 2nd ballet class is highly recommended for this level. Jazz technique is also a great class to take.

Combo IV and V will do 3 dances in our recital – two costumes.

Girls’ Dress Code: Black leotard, pink tights; hair in bun; pink leather ballet shoes, Capezio or Bloch tan split sole tap shoes; tan split sole jazz shoes.

Boys’ Dress Code: Ballet dress code is white shirt, black shorts/pants, black ballet shoes, tan jazz shoes and black tap shoes.

Ages: 10 years
Class Length: 1 hour ballet; 3/4 hour jazz; 1/2 hour tap

Classes are no longer combo where all three areas of dance are packaged and required. Students can start to specialize, if they wish to not take a certain area. An additional ballet technique class is required to take class at the Concert level. Jazz and tap technique classes are fundamental in helping students’ muscle strength and flexibility develop do to the consistency of multiple classes during the week.

Pre-pointe will be a part of the 1 hour Concert ballet class. An additional pre-pointe technique class will be offered before the ballet 1 / 2 technique classes. Students who are serious about their ballet training and want to work on full pointe with pointe shoes should take one or two of these pre-pointe classes offered before their 1 / 2 ballet technique class. A faculty evaluation will determine when the student has developed proper technique and strength to proceed to a full pointe class. These evaluations will be in May and July.

Ballet classes will introduce beats inside and outside turns, and sissone.

Jazz will work on double turns, axles, leaps, and isolations. Combinations are important at this level of training.

Tap will work on time steps, pull backs, and wings.

Students will have a recital dance in all Concert 1 classes, except pre-pointe – two or three costumes.

Girls’ Dress Code: Black leotards, pink tights; hair in bun; pink canvas ballet shoes, Capezio or Bloch tan split sole tap shoes; tan split sole jazz shoes.

Boys’ Dress Code: Ballet dress code is white shirt, black shorts/pants, black ballet shoes, tan jazz shoes and black tap shoes.

Ages: 5–7 years
Class Length: 1/2 hour

Hip Hop is a fun, energetic class which has a foundation in street dancing. It has grown to incorporate jazz funk, lyrical, musical theater, and many other styles. Hip Hop is low to the ground (plie) and uses sharp and strong movements.

Girls & Boys’ Dress Code: Comfortable clothing that can allow for upside down movements and clean tennis shoes

Ages: 8–10 years
Class Length: 1/2 hour

Hip Hop is a fun, energetic class which has a foundation in street dancing. It has grown to incorporate jazz funk, lyrical, musical theater, and many other styles. Hip Hop is low to the ground (plie) and uses sharp and strong movements.

Girls & Boys’ Dress Code: Comfortable clothing that can allow for upside down movements and clean tennis shoes