Which Class Level Should I Choose?

Class Level placement is based on a number of factors. Beginner levels are for ages 6 and up.

Before registering, please email centerstagedsah@gmail.com to see which level class is best for your dancer.

Returning student? Please check your emails for info about your level from Miss Allie.

2025-2026 Class Schedule

Class Descriptions

Acro: Acro combines the technique of ballet with acrobatics. It is an athletic dance that often utilizes mats during instruction.

Ballet: Ballet is an artistic dance that uses precise steps and gestures. Dancers often use a barre during class. Ballet is the foundation for many other types of dance.

Contemporary: Contemporary dance combines characteristics of ballet, jazz, and lyrical dance. Contemporary is one of the most popular genres of dance today.

Hip Hop: Hip Hop is an energetic and fast-paced form of dance that is less about technique and more about personal expression.

Jazz: Jazz combines classical ballet and modern dance techniques and focuses on style and rhythm.

Lyrical: Lyrical combines classical ballet and jazz techniques into a flowing, expressive form of dance.

Musical Theatre: In Musical Theatre dance, dancers learn choreography that tells the story of a song from a musical. Aspects of ballet, jazz, hip hop, and tap may be used, though no prior knowledge of these techniques is required.

Pointe: Pointe is an extension of classical ballet in which the dancers wear specially made shoes and support their weight on their toes.

Predance: In Predance, dancers learn basic movement patterns and rhythms. Dancers often play creative musical games and work on taking and understanding instructions.

Tap: Dancers wear shoes with metal taps on the bottom and focus on rhythmical footwork and proper technique for producing sound.

Tumble Hop: An introduction to acro and tumbling for our youngest dancers. Each class will conclude with some Hip Hop!