Creative Movement (ages 18 months-3 yrs) and Bitty Ballet (ages 2-4)

         * Creative Movement is for children ages 2-3, and is an introduction to music and movement. Parents are allowed to participate, or spectate from the sidelines. Class will run in 10 week session, and tuition will be charged for the whole session upon registration. Comfy clothes or dance clothes are welcome. Ballet shoes are required for the dancers, and parents will be asked to remove their outdoor shoes while inside the studio. 

         *Bitty Ballet is a pre-ballet class designed for children ages 2-4 (without a parent). This is a weekly class (1/2 hour a week), with the option of participating in our annual recital. Leotard, tights and ballet shoes are required.

Preschool Combo Tap/Pre-Ballet (ages 3-5, In Preschool)

• This 45 minute class is best for dancers who are entering or enrolled in Preschool. Our class will introduce beginner ballet and tap moves as the kids explore music, rhythm and balance. Students will perform in one routine in the annual recital (tap). One costume will be needed.

Combo (Tap/Ballet) and Elem. Combo (Tap/Ballet/Jazz) 

• Combo is best suited for dancers ages 4 1/2 to 6 or entering grades preK 4 thru 1st (as CT law has changed for when students should enter Kindergarten). However, our Elementary level Combo class is best sutied for ages 5-7 or entering grades K-2nd. 

• Our combination tap/ballet class runs 1 hour (Sat. 11:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), once a week. Tap/ballet/jazz runs for 1.5 hours (Fri. 5:15-6:45), once a week. Classes are designed to build coordination and balance as we introduce new steps/choreography in a creative & positive enviroment. 
• Dancers will perform one routine for each subject in our spring recital. One to two costumes may be necessary depending on classes enrolled in. 
   

Single Subject Classes (Ages 8 and up, or Grade 3 and up)

• Ballet: Ballet is the basis for all forms of dance. It develops poise and grace as well as flexibility and control. Class includes a ballet barre, muscle warm-up and stretch, technique, body placement, balance work, turns, leaps and dance combinations.
• Tap: Tap class helps to develop rhythm and coordination. Class includes a tap warm-up, tap technique, rhythmic work, turns and dance combinations.
• Jazz: Jazz is a free style dance involving strength and technique through isolated movements. Class includes a jazz barre, muscle warm up and stretch, technique, isolations, turns, leaps and dance combinations.
• Lyrical: Lyrical dance is a combination of ballet and jazz, available only to students who have a strong background in both. This type of dance is expresses the musical intent of the song through the emotional execution of the body. 
• Hip Hop: Hip Hop is a highly aerobic and expressive form of dance. This type of dance helps develop rhythm, coordination and musicality. This class is available to students ages 8+ (or 3rd grade) and at the discretion of the teacher. 
• Acro: Acro is a combination of acrobatics and jazz/hip hop dance. 

Age/School Grade is our foundational guideline in determining level. Teachers may reccommend movement to a different level outside the age category. Such reccommendations are based (but are not limited to) technical level, maturity, attendance and attitude. Our levels are as follows: Creative Movement (ages 18 mos -3, parent/child class), Bitty (ages 2-4),Preschool (ages 3-5, or in Preschool), Combo (ages 4 1/2 to 6, or grades prek4-1st), Elementary (ages 5-7 or entering K-2nd), Intermediate (ages 8-10 or entering grades 3rd thru 5th), Jr. Advanced (ages 11-13 or entering grades 6th - 8th), Sr. Advanced (ages 14+ or in HS) and Adult (18+). Please note that we have groupings that overlap in age. If your dancer falls into an overlapping age group, then placement will be based on a combination of factors to find the best fit.

• Minimum of 3 dancers for 30 and 35 minute classes. Minimum of 5 dancers to run a 45 minute or hour long class. Classes with fewer than 5 dancers will be canceled or postponed, or possibly reduced to a 30 minute class. The schedule is subject to change.