Class Levels:
*Special Note:Students are placed by ability, not by age or grade level, regardless
of previous training. Every student learns at a different pace and has individual
capabilities of coordination, timing, attention span, strength, stamina, and
determination. The Director and/or teacher will determine a student’s readiness to
be advanced to the next level.
Ballet:
Intro to Ballet: K – 2nd grade; focus on foot placement & articulation
Beginning (pink): Beginning level for learning technique; 2nd grade
and up.
Advanced Beginning (green): Previous training required; dancers
must display ability to stand at barre correctly, have knowledge of
to correctly perform basic ballet vocabulary movement and have a
well placed port de bras.
Intermediate (red): By permission only. Previous training and two
classes a week required. Dancers must be able to perform barre
exercises with hips pulled up and straight knees, balance on one leg
at barre and in center, and have a working knowledge of simple
adagio, petite and grand allegro. A clean, well- placed port de bras is
this level may be asked to join a pointe class.
Advanced Intermediate (blue): By permission. Previous training
and three classes a week required; pointe is included as part of class. Dancers must be able to perform correctly a clean pirouette en dehors
and en dedans on each side, have strong balance at the barre and in
center, be able to correctly perform intermediate level adagio, petite
and grand allegro, channie and pique turns. Advanced (white): By permission. Previous training and
three/four classes a week required; pointe is included as part of class.
Dancers must be able to, at minimum, correctly perform en pointe: a
clean pirouette en dehor and en dedans, sissone en pointe in all directions,
pique, soutounu and channie turns. Pointe: Our criteria may differ from other schools. Director’s
permission only. Strong enough back, abdominals, legs and
feet; evenly held turnout; “spot”; 11+ years of age, and a positive
attitude in class are some of the requirements. A technique class must
precede pointe at the Intermediate level. Adult Ballet: Open level for technique JAZZ:
*A ballet class is strongly recommended for all jazz dancers
Begining Jazz: K – 3rd grade; focus on foot placement and
articulation
A Jazz: Beginning level for learning technique; 3rd grade and up B Jazz: Previous training required. Dancers must display ability to
perform basic jazz vocabulary movement in the center and across the
floor, have their balance, “spot” and perform isolations correctly; 5th
grade and up C Jazz: By permission; Previous training required. Dancers must
perform a clean, well placed 6-step pirouette en dehor, each side.
Advanced Jazz: By permission; Previous training required and a
ballet class strongly recommended. Clean well placed multiple turns
en dehor and en dedans, strong jumps and “quick study” are a pre-
requisite for this class; 9th grade and up. Teen/Adult Jazz: Open level for learning technique. TAP:
Tap I: Beginning level for technique Tap II 9 - 11 yrs: Previous training required or by permission;
dancers must display basic tap vocabulary technique. Tap III 12+: Previous training required; dancers must
display intermediate level tap vocabulary technique. Advanced Tap: By permission; previous training required.
Dancers must, at minimum, have a well placed port de bras, “spot”,
have a “clean” triple time step, single pull backs and wings.
Adult Tap: Open level for learning technique.
HIP HOP:
Hip hop requires mind body coordination including moving multiple parts of the body in different directions at the same time, a skill that does not develop until a student is near 11 years old. Prior to this age jazz is strongly recommended to learn isolations, develop core strength and correct body placement. 11+ years old: Beginning level 14+ years old: By permission; isolations, “spot”, strong jumps
and body placement and control are some of the pre requisites for
this class. | 
