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Pre-Ballet

Ages: 3, 4, and 5 years old (students must be 3 by September)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Pre-ballet introduces basic ballet terminology and modified ballet technique, designed with the attention span and developmental stages of young students in mind.

What to Wear:
Pastel blue leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes.

Classical Ballet

Ages: 6 years old through adult
Class Length: 1 hour to 1.5 hours
Description: Beginning ballet through professional-level classes. Pointe work is offered to female students who have sufficient skill, technique, and desire, as determined by the faculty. Pointe students are required to take a minimum of two ballet classes per week.

What to Wear:
Black leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes.

Pre-Pointe

Ages: 9–12
Class Length: 1 hour to 1.5 hours (2 classes per week required)
Description: Preparation for pointe work.

What to Wear:
Black leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes.

Pointe

Ages: 10 and up (by teacher placement only)
Class Length: 1 hour to 1.5 hours (2 classes per week required)
Description: Pointe classes for students with the necessary strength and technique.

What to Wear:
Pink tights and shoes or skin tone tights and shoes.

Dark leotard on flat days
Pastel leotard and skirt on pointe days
Pointe shoes required on pointe days

Advanced Pointe / Repertoire

Ages: 13 and up (by teacher placement only)
Class Length: Varies (3 classes per week required)
Description: Advanced pointe and repertoire work.

What to Wear:
Leotard, pink tights and shoes or skin tone tights and shoes. Pointe shoes required.

Partnering Class

Ages: Advanced students (by invitation only)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Partnering technique for advanced students.

What to Wear:
Same as Advanced Pointe (secure leotard). No skirts, loose shirts, or jewelry. Pointe shoes required.

Tap & Jazz Combination

Ages: 6–11
Class Length: 1 hour (30 minutes Tap + 30 minutes Jazz)
Description: Combination class introducing both tap and jazz fundamentals.

What to Wear:
Leotard or fitted shirt with dance shorts, leggings, or jazz pants (dancewear, not casual wear).
Tan jazz shoes and flat tap shoes.

Tap

Ages: 8 and up (youth, teens, and advanced)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Tap technique for intermediate and advanced students.

What to Wear:
Dancewear with tan tap shoes.

Jazz

Ages: 10 to adult (intermediate and advanced)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Jazz technique for intermediate and advanced students.

What to Wear:
Leotard or fitted shirt with dance shorts, leggings, or jazz pants (dancewear, not casual wear). Tan jazz shoes.

Jazz & Hip-Hop

Ages: 8 and up (youth, teens, and advanced)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Jazz and Hip-Hop technique.

What to Wear (Hip-Hop):
Loose pants and tops. Aerobic or jazz sneakers. No street shoes. Please bring dance shoes to change into (to avoid tracking sand/dirt into the studio).

Contemporary

Ages: 8 to adult (beginning to advanced)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Contemporary dance technique.

What to Wear:
Black dancewear — leotard with tights, shorts, or loose pants. No shoes (barefoot or socks).

Acrobatics

Ages: 6 and up (beginning and intermediate)
Class Length: 1 hour
Description: Acrobatic technique for beginning and intermediate students.

What to Wear:
Leotard (may wear dance shorts). No loose clothing or jewelry. Hair must be secured up and out of the face.

Boys' Attire (for all classes)

Ballet: White fitted t-shirt, black tights/bicycle pants/shorts, white socks, and white or black ballet shoes.
Tap/Jazz: T-shirt and black tights/bicycle pants/shorts. Black tap shoes and black jazz shoes.
Contemporary / Hip-Hop / Acrobatics: Follow the attire listed for each class above.