Early Dance Program
Dance with Me
Creative Movement
Creative Movement
Dance classes for children ages 18 months to 3 years explore basic rhythmic activities and locomotor skills using props and the open space in the dance studio. Designed for a parent and child to attend together. Children at this level do not perform on stage.
Creative Movement
Creative Movement
Creative Movement
Children ages 3 and 4 are taken on a fun-filled educational journey into the world of dance, stimulating their imagination and introducing them to musicality, locomotor skills, and group movement activities using bright visuals and a variety of music. The child participates without a grown-up for a 45-minute class. Children at this level do not perform on stage.
PreBallet & Tap
Creative Movement
PreBallet & Tap
A preparatory dance class designed for young dancers ages 4 and 5. Students are introduced to classroom etiquette, basic floor and freestanding exercises, musicality, imagination, mastery of gross locomotor skills, and patterning in choreography. PreBallet is combined with Tap to expose children to different varieties of dance. Children a
A preparatory dance class designed for young dancers ages 4 and 5. Students are introduced to classroom etiquette, basic floor and freestanding exercises, musicality, imagination, mastery of gross locomotor skills, and patterning in choreography. PreBallet is combined with Tap to expose children to different varieties of dance. Children at this level are invited to perform in the Spring Production.
Elementary Ballet Program
Ballet 1
Ballet 1
Ballet 1
Ballet 1 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality and terminology.
Requirements:
1 Ballet class
1 Recreational class highly recommended
Ballet 2
Ballet 1
Ballet 1
Ballet 2 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
1 Ballet class
1 Recreational class highly recommended
Ballet 3
Ballet 1
Ballet 3
Ballet 3 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
2 Ballet classes
1 Recreational class highly recommended
Ballet Intensive Class
Ballet Intensive Class
Ballet Intensive Class
Registration for these classes is by invitation only and is in addition to regular technique classes.
Students selected for this program show exemplary behavior, focus, and aptitude in their ballet classes, and this program will prepare young dancers to participate in the pre-professional ballet program.
Boy's Class
Ballet Intensive Class
Ballet Intensive Class
Boy's classes, as well as ballet classes in recommended level per week.
The class is required for all male students on scholarship.
Performance Class
Ballet Intensive Class
Performance Class
Performance classes allow students to prepare a piece of choreography for the June Concert without taking time away from their technique classes.
Performance Classes are held in the Winter and Spring sessions for students in all ballet classes.
Pre-Professional Ballet Program
Ballet 4
Ballet 4
Ballet 4
Placement Class Required
Ballet 4 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
3 Ballet classes
1 Pointe/PrePointe class
1 Recreational class
Ballet 5
Ballet 4
Ballet 4
Placement Class Required
Ballet 5 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
3 Ballet classes
2 Pointe classes
1 Recreational class
Ballet 6
Ballet 4
Ballet 6
Placement Class Required
Ballet 6 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
4 Ballet classes
2 Pointe classes
1 Recreational class
Ballet 7
Conditioning
Men's Class
Placement Class Required
Ballet 7 offers barre work, center floor work, flexibility and endurance exercises, choreographic challenges, musicality, and terminology.
Requirements:
4 Ballet classes
2 Pointe classes
1 Recreational class
Men's Class
Conditioning
Men's Class
Men's classes, as well as ballet classes in recommended level per week.
The class is required for all male students on scholarship.
Conditioning
Conditioning
Conditioning
This class helps students to feel what muscles initiate the correct alignment in ballet training. The fit ball is continually mobile under the students’ body and gives the students a sense of posture and weight–placement while feeling each correct muscle group.
Enrollment in a Conditioning class is recommended for dancers of all levels to
This class helps students to feel what muscles initiate the correct alignment in ballet training. The fit ball is continually mobile under the students’ body and gives the students a sense of posture and weight–placement while feeling each correct muscle group.
Enrollment in a Conditioning class is recommended for dancers of all levels to supplement their dance training and is strongly recommended for all dancers in the Pre-Professional Program.
Recreational Program
Modern
Modern
Modern
Modern dance focuses on the use of space, time, and energy. This form teaches the fundamentals of modern dance and allows for freedom of movement and improvisation. Students are encouraged to focus on their interpretation of the music. Students taking a class in this dance form are invited to perform in the Spring Production.
Tap
Modern
Modern
Tap dance allows students to focus on rhythm, sound, and silence using a variety of musical selections and is introduced at an early age in the DCM PreBallet & Tap syllabus. Basic instruction involves learning steps, hops, and brushes and gradually proceeds to slaps, shuffles, cramp rolls, pullbacks, wings, etc. Students taking a class in
Tap dance allows students to focus on rhythm, sound, and silence using a variety of musical selections and is introduced at an early age in the DCM PreBallet & Tap syllabus. Basic instruction involves learning steps, hops, and brushes and gradually proceeds to slaps, shuffles, cramp rolls, pullbacks, wings, etc. Students taking a class in this dance form are invited to perform in the Spring Production.
Jazz
Modern
Jazz
Jazz dance improvises on basic, defined technical movements. This popular contemporary dance form is taught from a traditional approach. Instruction in basic jazz positions, exercises, foundation steps, turns, jumps and isolations are taught while working with rhythm using popular and cultural music. Working with particular styles such as
Jazz dance improvises on basic, defined technical movements. This popular contemporary dance form is taught from a traditional approach. Instruction in basic jazz positions, exercises, foundation steps, turns, jumps and isolations are taught while working with rhythm using popular and cultural music. Working with particular styles such as musical theatre/Broadway, hip hop/street and lyrical are introduced after the basic technique is established. Students taking class in this dance form are invited to perform in the Spring Production.
Hip Hop
Choreography
Choreography
A high energy, high-impact dance class exploring a wide range of styles including krumping, tutting, breaking, locking, and popping. This form of dance is inspired by urban hip hop music. All movement and music selections are age appropriate for young dancers and offer a fun and relaxed environment to enjoy this popular dance form. Studen
A high energy, high-impact dance class exploring a wide range of styles including krumping, tutting, breaking, locking, and popping. This form of dance is inspired by urban hip hop music. All movement and music selections are age appropriate for young dancers and offer a fun and relaxed environment to enjoy this popular dance form. Students taking class in this dance form are invited to perform in the Spring Production.
Choreography
Choreography
Choreography
Choreography class will help you realize that well-crafted choreography is much more than the simple orchestration of mechanical elements. Good choreography comes from manipulating the essential elements of dance: time, space, and energy. Whether or not you continue to create after completing the c the effortful journey.
Teen Ballet
Choreography
Teen Ballet
The recreational ballet classes are recommended for dancers who wish to continue their ballet training past the Ballet 3 level by attending class once or twice per week. These classes are for students ages 12-adult and focus on applying correct technique to more advanced vocabulary. Students at this level are invited to perform in the Spring Production.