Class Placement Guidelines

We recognize that students progress at varied rates and this is taken into account when placing students in their classes. This serves as a basic guideline to point parents and students in the right direction. Please respect your teacher’s advice on placement for it is where we feel your dancer will make the most progress and where they will thrive.

For Our Youngest Dancers

  • Creative Movement – age 3-4
  • Ballet/Tap- age 5-7Jazz/Tap/Ballet- age 5-7
  • Ballet/Modern 1-age 5-7
  • Jazz/Hip Hop – age 5-7
  • Acro 1 – age 6-8

Ballet Classes

  • Ballet /Tap 1- Age 5-7
  • Ballet / Modern 1 Age 5-7
  • Ballet 2A- Age 7-9, grades 2-4
  • Ballet 2B- age 8-11, grades 3-6
  • Ballet 3a core- grades 4-8+ suggested twice a week
  • Ballet 3b core- grades 6+, must take twice a week
  • Ballet 4 Core- grades 8+ must take twice a week
  • Ballet 5 Core- grades 10+ must take twice a week
  • Ballet Technique- grades 7-12

Note:  All Core Level 3 and Up Ballet classes must take at least two Core Ballet Classes per week. This does not include a pointe class as one of those two classes.

Pointe Classes

  • Pre Pointe for Ballet 3b Core Students, teacher approval
  • Pointe 1- Grades 8+, for Ballet 4 & Ballet 5 Core Students
  • Pointe 2/3-Grades 9-12, for Ballet 5 Core Students

Modern Dance, Modern/Acro & Acro Classes

  • Ballet/Modern- age 5-7
  • Modern/Acro 2, ages 7-10, grades 2-5
  • Modern/Acro 2/3 ages 9-12, grades 4-6 Ballet suggested
  • Modern/acro 3 – age 10-14, grades 5-8 ballet suggested
  • Modern 3 (D-tour Jr. Co) -age 10-12, Grades 5-7,by invitation, Ballet required
  • Modern 4 (D-tour Dance Co.) -age 12+, ballet core required, by invitation
  • Modern 5 (D-tour Dance Co.) -age 14+, , ballet core required, by invitation

Acro is included with our Choreography Classes. See Below under Choreography/Acro.

  • Acro 1 – Ages 6-8 , grades 1-3
  • Acro 2 – ages 8–11, grades 3-6 (must have a strong cartwheel & handstand)
  • Acro 3/Partnering- Age 9+, grades 5+ for Levels 3 and 4- (Skills: One handed cartwheel, handstand into a bridge &/or Bridge from standing

Acro is included with our Choreography Classes. See Below under Choreography/Acro

Contemporary & Lyrical Classes

  • Contemporary & Hip Hop- grades 5-8
  • Contemporary 4- grades 7+, Ballet required
  • Contemporary 5 – grades 10-12, Ballet 4 or 5 required
  • Teen Lyrical- Grades 7-12, age 12+

Jazz Classes  & Hip Hop Classes

  • Jazz/Hip Hop ages 5-7
  • Jazz/Hip Hop 2, ages 7-9, grades 2-4
  • Jazz/Acro 2- Ages 8-11, grades 3-6
  • Jazz 2- age 8-11, grades 3-6, Ballet suggested
  • Jazz 3 ages 11-15 or grades 5-8 ballet required
  • Jazz 4 grades 8-12, ballet required
  • Jazz 5- grades 10-12, ballet required
  • Hip Hop 1 with Acro – age 7-10, Grades 2-5
  • Hip Hop 2 or Hip Hop/Jazz 2- ages 9-12 Grades 4-6
  • Hip Hop 3 – age 12+, grades 7-12
  • Contemporary & Hip Hop- age 10-15

Note: All Jazz 3 and higher classed must include at least one ballet class.

Tap Classes  

  • Ballet/Tap- age 5-7
  • Tap 2 for Ages 7-11, grades 2-6
  • Tap 3- Ages 12+, grades 7-12

Choreography Classes/ Acro (are invited to perform in our winter showing)

  • Choreography/Acro 1/2- age 9-13, Grades 4-7
  • Advanced Choreo/Acro- grades 8+ Class will include Acro, Partnering work and Choreography work alone and in small groups. Must be open to working with weight sharing and counter balance with a partner and in advancing your acro abilities. (Acro skills required: Handstand into a bridge, Round Off, Angel Roll)

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