Early Childhood Classes, Ages 1 - 7
Exposure to dance at a young age helps children develop good posture, strength, balance and coordination. The Early Childhood Division features a progression of five levels of achievement based on age. Students enrolling in the Early Childhood and Elementary Divisions must meet the appropriate age requirement by September 1 of the current school year.
Mom & Me - Toddlers and Parents
Designed to begin movement and body awareness starting with the toddler's first steps, this class uses the mother's assistance in reinforcing listening skills and initiating movement coordination of body parts through dance, games and songs. Students attend one 30 minute class per week for 16 weeks per semester.
| Class Level | Age * |
Classes per Week |
Length of Class |
Semester | Annual | Monthly |
| Mom & Me |
Toddler | 1 | 1/2 hr. | $130 | $240 | $35 |
Predance - Age 3
Designed for the youngest students, this class stresses coordination, large motor skill development, musical awareness, spatial awareness, and listening skills. Musical instruments such as bells, rhythm sticks, shakers and tambourines, along with age appropriate activity resources and special music help engage the students' attention and imagination. Students attend one 30 minute class per week for 16 weeks per semester.
| Class Level | Age * |
Classes per Week |
Length of Class |
Semester | Annual | Monthly |
| Predance | 3 | 1 | 1/2 hr. | $185 | $350 | $51 |
Creative Movement I (Ages 4 to 5)
An emphasis is placed on listening skills, creativity, body shapes, imagination, and classroom etiquette. Stretching on the floor is explored and coordination skills are developed through movements across the floor. Tip toe walks and runs, marches, slides and gallops are used to encourage coordination and introduce musicality. Students attend one 45 minute class per week for 16 weeks per semester.
| Class Level | Age * |
Classes per Week |
Length of Class |
Semester | Annual | Monthly |
| Creative Movement I | 4 | 1 | 45 min | $195 | $370 | $52 |
Creative Movement II (Ages 5 to 6)
In this class, exercises designed to develop good posture are introduced. Here skills leaned in Creative Movement I are refined and developed and awareness of different movement qualities is studied. Children begin to coordinate arts and legs at the same time and movement skills become more complex. Students begin to learn to use and strengthen their muscles. Spatial awareness, creativity and coordinating music and movement are emphasized and rhythms are explored. Students attend one 45 minute class per week for 16 weeks per semester.
| Class Level | Age * |
Classes per Week |
Length of Class |
Semester | Annual | Monthly |
| Creative Movement II | 5 | 1 | 45 min | $200 | $380 | $55 |
Preballet - (Age 6 to 7)
The emphasis on posture and strengthening of muscles is continued. Exercises take place on the floor. The next part of the class, which takes place in the center of the room, emphasizes basic locomotor movements used in dance with the use of the head and the arms. Various types of jumps and leaps are also explored. The ballet terminology and vocabulary, in French, is introduced at this level, and music is studied as an integral and inherent part of ballet. Children attend one 45 minute class per week for 16 weeks per semester.
| Class Level | Age * |
Classes per Week |
Length of Class |
Semester | Annual | Monthly |
| Preballet | 6 | 1 | 45 min | $205 | $390 | $56 |
* Age by September 1 each year
