Dancers at this level will start class at the ballet barre to work on classical technique, executing combinations at different musical tempos and on different musical counts.  They will work to build strength and learn how to put several steps together while smoothly transferring their weight and holding correct posture and body placement.  They will also add new steps to their repertoire, moving beyond the Intermediate Level.  Center work will consist of an adagio, a tendu combination, jumps – including petit allegro and batterie, and pirouette preparations and turns.  Corner work will consist of jump, waltz, and various traveling combinations, including grande allegro, which are more advanced than at the Beginning Level, and kept in time to the music. Dancers at this level are taking at least 2  Ballet Technique classes and 2 pointe classes.

This class is for dancers who have reached the Intermediate/Advanced Level, but are not quite ready to move into the Advanced Level Classes.  Many new steps will be taught that are required for the next level and building overall core and body strength will be crucial to moving on from this Level.  A lot of time is spent working at the Intermediate Advanced levels of pointe work, preparing dancers to start Advanced pointe work within the next year.  Dancers at this level are taking 3 Ballet Technique Classes, 3 Pointe classes and are permitted to enter Variations class.

One of the most popular and well known forms of dance. Jazz dance includes strength, flexibility and conditioning technique and progressions including turns and leaps. In a Jazz class the dancers also learn many fun and trendy dance steps that are used for all forms of dance. It is a wonderful class to get a well- rounded variety of all dance steps. Dancers will learn choreography to popular and age appropriate music of today along with vintage styles of jazz from the last decades. This is a perfect class to start your dance training.

This Modern Dance class focuses on both modern dance technique and dance improvisation for any style. The modern aspect of the class focuses on full-body movement, fluidity, floor work, and beginning partnering and lifts. Dancers will also become familiar with improvisation: creating movement on the spot without prior planning or choreography. The class will use fun, game-like improv exercises to increase dancers’ confidence and creativity in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere. 

A continuation of Intermediate Tap

A continuation of Intermediate Hip-Hop

A continuation of Beginning Pointe.

Students will learn Classical variations from a variety of popular Ballets. Variations at this level will be learned and performed in ballet slippers, until student is strong enough in their pointe work to be rewarded to working in class on pointe.