Class Description, Fees & Required Dancewear

GRADE LEVELS ARE THE GRADE YOU ARE GOING INTO THE UPCOMING YEAR

Bitty Cheer (Pre-2ND) They will be learning the cheer basics(angles, kicks, jumps, stunts, tumbling) and two routines. They will be performing at the year end review and a few performances.

CDE TINIES, MINIS, JR, SR (3rd grade & up)– Placement needed and/or teacher recommendation They will be learning cheer basics, stunting, and routines. Three to four competitions and several performances will be attended. They will have a year-end review. Sr. team must have a back handspring. Additional tumbling class must be taken with the class and is included in the price. Must be in the level of tumbling that they are capable of listed below.

Prep Cheer – All ages and levels. Summer only class. To prepare and be evaluated for CDE.

Combo Classes – Tot – 2 & 3 year olds, Preschool – 3 – 4 year olds, Bitty – Kindergartners, Tinies – 1st & 2nd Grade , Mini 3rd grade & up - Tap, ballet, jazz instruction. Tot & Preschool includes gymnastics. Classes are broken down by grade. To be in a class other than appropriate grade, prior approval is required. A few performances are attended and a review finale. Black tap shoes, pink ballet shoes and theatrical pink tights are required. Any dancewear may be worn to class. Classes will purchase costumes for performances and review finale. MOM & TOT CLASSES ARE 2 AND 3 YEAR OLDS, PARENT MUST ATTEND WITH STUDENT.

Ballet – 1 & 2 – beginning and beginning intermediate instruction. Ballet leotard, theatrical tights, and pink ballet shoes must be worn to class. A review finale. Classes will purchase costumes for performances and review finale.

Ballet 3 & 4 are a tech class only. They will not perform or have a review. 3 – intermediate and pre-pointe ballet instruction with three years prior instruction required, 4 – advanced and pointe instruction with four years prior instruction required and a teacher recommendation. Ballet leotard, theatrical tights, and pink ballet shoes must be worn to class. Ballet 4 will require pointe and technique ballet shoes. TEACHER PLACEMENT ONLY.

Tech 1/2 & 3/4 – Jazz technique class with turns and progressions. Evaluation or recommendation are required for the level that you are placed in. This class in not required but strongly recommended for Comp Teams. This is a stand alone class for students to increase their technic.

Comp Teams – Lyrical, jazz, contemporary, show & hip-hop instruction. Dance paws, tan tights and dance attire is required. Performing costumes will be purchased. Several performances and competitions and review finale will be attended. ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PASSED OFF PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLASS. TWO TO THREE YEARS IN EACH LEVEL IS RECOMMENDED. Competition fees will be required. Requirements as follows:

Pres Comp Mini at least one year of dance experience and teacher recommendation required. Kindergarten – 1st grade.
Comp 1 – at least one year pre comp dance experience or two years other dance experience and teacher recommendation required along with chasse, pirouette, chaine, jazz walk, toe touch, arabesque and jete. Must be entering at least the 1st Grade.
Comp P2 - at least two years dance experience or teacher recommendation required along with single pirouette, pique turns, tour jete, six o’clock, attitude, developpe leap. Suggested age at least 3rd Grade.
Comp 2 – at least three years dance experience or teacher recommendation required along with double pirouette, pique turns, tour jete, heel stretch, attitude, developpe leap. Suggested age at least 4th Grade.
Comp P3 – at least two years dance experience or teacher recommendation required along with Comp 2 requirements and working towards Comp 3 requirements. Suggested age at least the 6th grade.
Comp 3 – at least three years dance experience or teacher recommendation required along with double pirouette en dedan & en dehor, saut de basque, axle, splits, fouetté, switch leap. Suggested age at least 6th Grade.
Comp 4 – at least five years dance experience or teacher recommendation required along with triple pirouette, Russian leap, split tour jete, switch tour jete, both splits, a la seconde fouetté, six fouetté into double. Suggested age at least 9th Grade, 7th grade minimum.
Musical Theater Dance – multiple styles of dance with a musical theatre emphasis and technique training for stage dance. This is an audition only team and a competitive team. Competitions and performances will be attended.

Tumbling – Preschool - 3, 4 & 5 year old, no experience includes bars & beam Level 1 (at least kinder)– Basic skills beginning of back handspring, Level 2 – Beginning to intermediate skills and have had at a least a year of back handspring skill training a roundoff and a backbend from standing. Level 3 intermediate skills, must have a back walkover. Level 4 intermediate and advanced skills and must have a standing back handspring Level 5 – intermediate and advanced skills and a roundoff back handspring. Level 6 Intermediate to advanced skills, must have multiple back handsprings and a roundoff back tuck. Level 7 – Advanced skills, must have multiple back handsprings, tucks, whips, layouts - Classes are broken down by level of ability rather than age. Testing will be done to determine. Tumbling instruction at that level is given in classes. Review finale will be held. Black t-shirt or leo and shorts will be worn, team logo wear or team uniform. PRE CLASSES ARE 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS. 3 YEAR OLDS MUST BE ABLE TO STAY IN LINE AND FOLLOW DIRECTION WITHOUT A PARENT Bars & Beam or Gymnastics - Bars, Beam & Floor instruction. Review finale will be held. Black t-shirt or leo and shorts will be worn or logo teamwear.