Exploratory Program
Exploratory Parent & Tot Classes Program Description
Introduce your child to the wonderful world of movement and music! Our Parent Tot classes are designed to help your child develop social, motor, and cognitive skills throughout their toddler years. We will use creative movement, educational play, exercises to develop coordination and rhythm, and social interaction alongside a wide variety of movements such as Ballet, Tap, Prop Dances, and Tumbling. Each class will include caregiver involvement, your child will love exploring movement and music in a comfortable space with you right by their side. You have the opportunity to help your child build their social skills while watching them grow in their ability to move and play with music. Our 45-minute Parent Tot classes are available to children ages 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers, moms, dads, grandparents, and more. If you and your child want to experience the joy of dancing these are the classes for you!
Uniform: Please wear comfortable gym clothing from home. We encourage either Ballet Shoes or bare feet. At times we might do Tap. We have loaner shoes available, but if you have your own please bring them. Please bring a water bottle.
Exploratory Combo Classes Program Description
Our Exploratory Program inspires young students to explore and create movement. Through foods, colors, animals, weather, rhymes, and other elements found in the child's world and home environment, teachers expose students to a variety of different movement forms. Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Performance are the central pillars around which the curriculum is designed. Additional enrichment and exploration in Tumbling (2 weeks), Poms (2 weeks), Cultural Dance (2 weeks), and Hip-Hop (2 weeks) are also included. We have one week each semester, called “Bring a Friend to Class Week”, during which we encourage our students to bring friends. We have two weeks each semester called “Watch Week” when we invite Parents/Family Members to come and watch. Each semester concludes with a performance in our Theater at Peak, “The Indigo Bridge Theater”. Our goal is to give the students a fun-filled, safe, and enjoyable experience so that they will want to dance for years to come. A schedule is below and outlines exactly what will be happening in each class and when parents are encouraged to come and watch the class. No experience is necessary before participating in any of our Exploratory Classes.
Pre-School Dance: This 45-minute class is perfect for students ages 3-5, who are just starting into dance. The focus of this class is Tap and Ballet/Creative Movement, with a wide variety of enrichment opportunities.
Uniform: (These items can be purchased in a package or separately in our Pro-Shop.)
Female: Pink cap-sleeved leotard, Pink Dance Skirt, Pink Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes, Pink Tights (Package $95)
Male: White Dance Shirt, Black Dance Pants, Black Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes (Package $95)
5-7 Combo Dance: This one-hour class is perfect for students ages 5-7, who are just starting into dance or who have some experience and want to continue to explore. The focus of this class is Tap and Ballet/Creative Movement, with a wide variety of enrichment opportunities. This class scaffolds on things learned in the Pre-School class. This class also supports the growth towards Pre-Aerial, Pre-Ballet, Jazz 1, Lyrical 1, Poms 1, and Tap 1.
Uniform: (These items can be purchased in a package or separately in our Pro-Shop.)
Female: Pink cap-sleeved leotard, Black Dance Skirt, Pink Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes, Pink Tights (Package $95)
Male: White Dance Shirt, Black Dance Pants, Black Ballet Shoes, Black Tap Shoes (Package $95) Students must also have thin white cotton socks, and brief undershorts for younger ages.
8-12 Combo Dance: This one-hour class is perfect for students ages 8-12, who are just starting into dance or who have some experience and want to continue to explore. The focus of this class is Tap, Ballet and Jazz, with a wide variety of enrichment opportunities. This class scaffolds on things learned in the 5-7 Combo class. This class also supports the growth towards Pre-Aerial, Pre-Ballet, Jazz 1, Lyrical 1, Poms 1, and Tap 1.
Uniform: (These items can be purchased in separately in our Pro-Shop.)
Female: Black Tank Leotard, Black Leggings, Black Jazz Shoes, Black Tap Shoes, Flesh Colored Tights
Male: White Dance Shirt, Black Dance Pants, Black Jazz Shoes, Black Tap Shoes. Students must also have thin black cotton socks, brief undershorts for younger ages, or a dancer’s belt starting at age 10.
