Grade School
Our Grade School classes are curriculum-based classes geared toward strengthening the dancer’s technique and developing artistic skills. Students become familiar with correct structural and muscular placement and learn the vocabulary specific to the discipline. Students will learn ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, and acro. Combo proves to be a fun class, developing students’ technique, coordination, balance, rhythm, posture, and movement to music while incorporating fun & exciting choreography. Students are placed according to both age and ability. All students must meet the age requirement by September 1st.
LEVEL BREAKDOWN
Acro I: 5 to 8 years
Pee-Wees: 5 to 6 years
Petites: 7 to 8 years
Ballet I: 5 to 8 years
Hip Hop I: 5 to 8 years
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
August 2025 – June 2026
CLASS | DAY | TIME |
Acro I | Monday | 5:00-5:30 |
Pee-Wees Tap/Jazz | Tuesday | 4:00-5:00 |
Ballet I | Wednesday | 4:00-4:45 |
Hip Hop I | Wednesday | 5:00-5:45 |
Petites Tap/Jazz | Friday | 4:00-5:00 |
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Acro
Acro is an especially challenging dance style for dancers. It combines dance technique and tumbling tricks, Acro-dance increases flexibility, strength, and versatility in a dancer. From cartwheels to handsprings, learn acrobatic skills that are athletic and amazing as you strengthen your technique through dance skills.
Attire
Black leotard or black fitted pants and shirt
Ballet I
Ballet is the basis of all dance forms. It is a definite necessity for any aspiring dancer. Class will focus on building strength, increasing turnout & extension, refining technique, learning correct body placement, terminology and control.
Attire
Girls
- Hair in Bun
- Black leotard, pink tights
- Pink ballet shoes
Boys
- Black pants, Black shirt
- Black ballet shoes
Hip Hop I
Have a blast with your friends in the energetic hip hop class designed to warm you up & make you sweat! Learn exciting choreography by breaking down steps practicing them at half time and adding on gradually until you’re moving like your favorite music video star!
Attire
- Black shirt and black bottoms
- Sneakers
Pee-wees
The pee-wees combo class program gives students the next level of dance foundations. Tap provides students with coordination and rhythm while jazz develops their confidence and stage presence
Attire
Girls
- Black leotard, tan tights
- Tan tap shoes
- Tan jazz shoes
Boys
- Black pants, Black shirt
- Black jazz shoes
- Black tap shoes
Petites
This newest class is for students who have had a base level introduction to the foundations of tap and jazz but welcome to first time dancers in the 7-8 age group. This level will begin to work with more complex rhythms, body awareness and basic trick skills.
Attire
Girls
- Black leotard, tan tights
- Tan tap shoes
- Tan jazz shoes
Boys
- Black pants, Black shirt
- Black jazz shoes
- Black tap shoes