Our Pre-Teen program is designed for dancers ready to deepen their training, explore new styles, and discover what they love most about dance! As dancers progress, select classes become longer to allow for more focused technical training and artistic development

 

Teachers will continue to emphasize proper alignment, control, technique, musicality, and performance quality while encouraging dancers to develop their individual artistry, confidence, and joy of movement.

 

Dancers may choose from Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, and Contemporary/Modern. Additional class options include Musical Theater, Pre-Pointe, Dance Team Prep and Acro, giving dancers even more opportunities to explore their interests and expand their training.

 

Each performance class will learn a routine to perform in our year-end recital!

 

*Musical Theater is a longer class designed to incorporate dance and performance while giving dancers time to explore characterization, storytelling, lip syncing, and stage presence.

 

*Pre-Pointe/Pointe is for dancers looking for the next step from Ballet. Classes will focus on proper turnout, alignment, balance, and building core, foot, calf, and ankle strength. When a dancer demonstrates the necessary strength, technique, and maturity, their instructor will advise the family when they are ready to be fitted for pointe shoes. Dancers will then gradually begin working en pointe at the barre, building strength and confidence before progressing to center work.

 

*Dance Team Prep is designed for dancers interested in school dance teams or looking to strengthen their precision skills. Dancers will work on technique, flexibility, strength, leaps, turns, jumps, and combinations commonly seen in dance team styles. *This class with run MONTHLY (not weekly), on Saturdays.