Recital Classes

Our recital season starts in September and continues through June of the following year, culminating in our Annual Recital performance on stage in costume. Throughout the season, dancers develop strong technical skills, build confidence, and experience the excitement of performing on stage in a professionally produced recital.

Class Descriptions: Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-8 | Ages 9-11 | Ages 12-14 | Ages 15-18

Why Choose a Recital Class?

Our recital classes provide dancers with:

* Professional instruction in a positive, encouraging environment

* Progressive curriculum that builds skills throughout the season

* Opportunities to develop confidence, discipline, and teamwork

* The excitement of performing in our professionally produced annual Spring Recital

* Lasting friendships and unforgettable memories both in and out of the studio

Annual Recital

Our annual dance recital is a celebration of all the hard work our dancers, teachers, and demonstrators have put in throughout the season, as well as a chance for them to experience the joy of performing on stage.

For many of our young dancers, their first recital is a moment they’ll always remember—a magical beginning to a journey filled with dreams, excitement, and countless possibilities. As they step onto the stage for the very first time, we celebrate not just their performance but the potential and promise of everything that lies ahead. It’s a reminder that every seasoned senior was once a wide-eyed beginner, and every first recital is the start of a story that only dance can tell.

For our seniors, this year’s recital holds an even deeper meaning—it’s the final chapter of their journey with us before they step into a new stage of life. This is the last time they’ll take the stage as part of the studio they’ve called home, surrounded by the friends who they now call family and under the guidance of the teachers who have nurtured and watched them grow, not just as dancers, but as people. As the curtain falls, we’ll clap not only for the beauty of their performance but for the incredible young people they’ve become.

Ages 3–5

Pre-Ballet

Young dancers are introduced to the fundamentals of ballet through imaginative movement, basic technique, balance, coordination, and musicality. This class builds a strong foundation while encouraging confidence, creativity, and a love for dance.

Jazz Hands

A fun and energetic introduction to jazz dance! Dancers learn basic jazz technique, rhythm, coordination, and expressive movement through upbeat music and age-appropriate choreography.

Tippity Tap

An exciting introduction to tap dance where dancers learn basic footwork, rhythm, timing, and coordination while developing listening skills and musicality in a fun and encouraging environment.

Hippity Hop

A high-energy class introducing young dancers to hip hop through age-appropriate music, creative movement, and beginner hip hop fundamentals. Dancers build confidence, coordination, and rhythm while having fun.

Tumble Bears

Designed for preschool-aged dancers, this class introduces basic tumbling skills including rolls, balances, flexibility, strength, and body awareness in a safe, positive environment.

Ages 6–8

Acro Jazz

A combination of dance and acrobatics that develops flexibility, strength, balance, limbering, tumbling skills, and proper technique while emphasizing safe progression.

Ballet

Dancers build a strong technical foundation through ballet technique, posture, flexibility, balance, coordination, and proper terminology while developing discipline and artistry.

Jazz

An energetic class focusing on jazz technique, flexibility, turns, leaps, musicality, and performance quality through fun combinations and choreography.

Pom

A spirited, high-energy class combining sharp motions, precision, kicks, jumps, and exciting choreography inspired by dance team and collegiate pom styles. Dancers build strength, synchronization, performance quality, and confidence while learning dynamic routines.

Tap

Dancers develop rhythm, timing, coordination, and clear tap sounds while learning progressively more challenging combinations and musical concepts.

Hip Hop

A fun, upbeat class introducing hip hop technique, rhythm, grooves, body control, and age-appropriate choreography while encouraging confidence and personal style.

Ages 9–11

Acro Jazz

A combination of dance and acrobatics that develops flexibility, strength, balance, limbering, tumbling skills, and proper technique while emphasizing safe progression.

Ballet

Designed to further develop classical ballet technique, alignment, flexibility, strength, and artistry while preparing dancers for more advanced training.

Jazz

Dancers continue developing jazz technique, turns, leaps, flexibility, musicality, and performance skills through increasingly challenging combinations.

Tap

Students expand their tap vocabulary with more intricate rhythms, faster footwork, and improved musicality while building confidence and precision.

Hip Hop

A high-energy class that develops musicality, coordination, style, body control, and performance through progressively more challenging hip hop choreography.

Pom

A spirited, high-energy class combining sharp motions, precision, kicks, jumps, and exciting choreography inspired by dance team and collegiate pom styles. Dancers build strength, synchronization, performance quality, and confidence while learning dynamic routines.

Ages 12–14

Ballet

Dancers continue developing strong classical technique while increasing strength, flexibility, control, and artistry. Classes emphasize proper alignment, musicality, and technical precision as dancers prepare for more advanced ballet training.

Jazz

This class builds on intermediate jazz technique with more challenging turns, leaps, flexibility, and combinations. Dancers develop confidence, performance quality, and expressive movement while refining their technical skills.

Tap

Students expand their rhythmic vocabulary through more intricate footwork, faster combinations, and improved musicality. Emphasis is placed on clean sounds, timing, coordination, and performance.

Hip Hop

Dancers develop stronger musicality, coordination, body control, and style while learning more complex choreography. Classes encourage confidence, versatility, and individual performance quality.

Lyrical

Blending ballet and jazz technique, lyrical encourages dancers to express emotion through movement while developing fluidity, musical interpretation, and artistry.

Musical Theatre

Dancers combine jazz technique with acting and storytelling through Broadway-inspired choreography. Classes focus on character development, stage presence, and performance confidence.

Pre-Pointe

Designed for dancers preparing to begin pointe work, this class focuses on strengthening the feet, ankles, legs, and core while refining ballet technique and alignment. Dancers develop the strength, control, and proper placement necessary for safe progression to pointe. Concurrent ballet enrollment is required.

Ages 15–18

Ballet

Advanced ballet training challenges dancers to refine technique, artistry, strength, flexibility, and precision while developing the discipline and performance quality expected of experienced dancers.

Jazz

This advanced class focuses on technical excellence through complex turns, leaps, flexibility, dynamic movement, and intricate choreography. Dancers refine their artistry, confidence, and stage presence.

Tap

Advanced tap dancers develop speed, precision, rhythmic complexity, musical interpretation, and performance skills through challenging combinations and increasingly sophisticated footwork.

Hip Hop

A fast-paced class that emphasizes advanced musicality, versatility, style, performance, and intricate choreography while encouraging dancers to develop their own artistic voice.

Lyrical

Advanced lyrical combines technical precision with emotional storytelling, encouraging dancers to connect deeply with music while refining movement quality, artistry, and expressive performance.

Musical Theatre

Designed for experienced performers, this class blends dance, acting, and theatrical expression through Broadway-style choreography while emphasizing storytelling, character work, and stage presence.

Pointe

Available by instructor approval, Pointe challenges experienced dancers to continue refining strength, balance, technique, and artistry while dancing safely en pointe. Concurrent ballet enrollment is required.