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Dance Attire:

Each female ballet student is required to wear a leotard, tights, and pink ballet shoes. Split sole shoes required for students ages 9 and up. The wearing of skirts is optional. Jazz students may wear a dance t shirt with jazz pants that are appropriately hemmed with black split sole jazz shoes. Tap students may wear anything that is required for Ballet or Jazz, with black tap shoes. Male students should wear comfortable pants or shorts (no jeans) and a t-shirt with appropriate dance shoes.

All students must have their hair pulled back from their face. Jazz and Tap shoes must be worn in the corresponding classes. Please make sure all 4 & 5 year old students replace the ties in their shoes with elastic tap ties.

All students must wear clothing over their dance attire to and from the studio. The following items are not permitted in class: Hoodies, Sweatpants, Long sleeve shirts. If your student is cold in class, they may wear 3/4 sleeves, dance shrugs, leg warmers, or any type of dancewear.


Classes Offered:

Ballet, Pointe, Tap, and Jazz are offered to students age 3 and up. Contemporary Christian music is used in all classes as well as Classical music for ballet.

Combination

Preschool and kindergarten

This class consists of Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling as well as time for creative movement.

Ballet

Students will be placed in class according to age and technical ability.

As the students grow in their ability to worship through dance, they will be offered the opportunity to participate in local outreach events.

Students advance based on ability, attitude and consistency in work, attendance, musicality and physical and emotional readiness.

Pointe/Pre Pointe

Offered to students who express interest in pointe and have been dancing for several years. Your student will be evaluated if they show an interest in taking pointe. If you are new to our company, you must audition to participate in our pointe program. There is also a pre pointe class offered for younger students interested in pointe.

Tap

Offered to students of all ages. It is a great alternative for boys interested in dance and those students who need a faster pace.

Jazz

Offered to those who have taken Ballet. Ballet is a strong base for Jazz and helps prepare the students for the faster tempo. Student must be 8 years old or older to take Jazz. Also, your student must be enrolled in a ballet class if this is their first year taking Jazz.