Classes

Class Descriptions

Little Dance Explorers: This toddler class, with a parent or care giver, meets in 6 weeks sessions for 45 minutes per week. This fun exploration of dance uses toddler and instrumental music, musical instruments and props. Little Dance Explorers Class Information.

Creative Movement: A beginning class for very young children, based on song and dance, this 45 minute class introduces the very first basic steps in the ballet vocabulary, and provides an introduction to tap in the Spring.

Ballet & Tap Combo: The next progression for young dancers, this 1-hour class teaches both ballet fundamentals and basic tap rhythms.

Ballet, Jazz, & Tap Combo: Moving to the next level of advancement, this 2 to 2.5-hour (depending on a child’s age and previous dance experience) class builds the basic steps learned in ballet and tap into combinations, and adds in jazz dance.

Hip Hop: This 45 minute class is great for both experienced and inexperienced dancers (no previous dance background is required). Students learn movement that has a much more natural, “street” feeling. The class is just good fun!

Ballet: As the dancers become more advanced, ballet becomes its own 1-hour class. The style we teach is contemporary, with a Balanchine influence – clean technique, graceful movements, agility, and emotion.

Ballet Technique: This 1.5 hour class helps to strengthen dancers by focusing on technical proficiency. Dancers have the opportunity to advance and perfect their body alignment, flexibility, and focus. This class does not perform a dance in the recital.

Jazz: Progressing to the full 1-hour, these classes are also more contemporary, introducing popular video dance to broadway styles of jazz movement.

Tap: This 45 minute or 1 hour class incorporates tapping with a jazzy movement style, using musical & harmonious rhythms.

Contemporary/Modern: Only available for our older, more developed dancers, this 1-hour class uses a lyrical, ballet-influenced modern movement repertory that produces a very physical dance which includes floor work, complex footwork, and flight.

Irish Step: This 1-hour class is a traditional form of dance has been carried down from generations and helps develop excellent rhythm, coordination and posture. Irish Step Class Information.

Class Durations:

Dress Code:
Please make sure that all dancers wear the proper clothes to class.

Class	Shoes	Dancewear/Clothes	Hair
Creative Movement Friday 1:00 class Saturday 9:00 class	Bloch Style #SO205 Full sole Ballet Slippers (Pink) Any Style Tap Shoes (Start in January)	Leotard & tights Ballet skirts/shorts (optional)	Bun/Ponytail
Ballet	Bloch Style #SO2058 Split Sole Ballet Slippers (Pink)	Leotard & tights Ballet skirts/shorts (optional)	Bun/Ponytail
Jazz	Bloch Style #SO4056 or Dance Now Style # DN980 Split Sole Lace up Jazz Shoes (Tan)	Leotard & tights jazz pants, capris, or shorts (optional)	Ponytail/Up
Tap Ages 5-8	Bloch Style #N625 or Bloch Style #SO3026 Tap Shoe (Tan)	Leotard & tights shorts/skirts (optional)	Ponytail/Up
Tap Ages 9-11	Bloch Style #SO3026 Tap Shoe (Tan)	Leotard & tights shorts/skirts (optional)	Ponytail/Up
Tap Ages 12 and Up	Capezio Flex Master Split Sole Tie Tap Shoe (Tan)	Leotard & tights jazz pants, capris, or shorts (optional)	Ponytail/Up
Modern	Dance Paws, Bare Feet or Foot Undeez	Leotard, tank top, tights, shorts	Ponytail/Up
Hip Hop	Dedicated athletic sneakers or jazz sneakers (NO shoes worn outside allowed)	Activewear	Ponytail/Up

Pajamas, flannel pants, baggy sweat pants and t-shirts are NOT proper dance clothes and should not be worn in dance class. This is for the student's safety - for both mobility and receiving corrections on technique. If in doubt, check with your instructor for guidance.

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Holidays, Vacations, and Snow Days
We follow the Arlington School System for holidays, vacations, and snow days. If the Arlington schools are closed for a snow day, the studio will be closed as well. If school is not cancelled, but weather conditions are poor, please call the studio at 781-643-7220 to see if we will be open. Visit our Calendar page for important dates!