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Class styles

Class Levels

Dance with me: 2-3 years old

Minis: 3-4 years old

Tiny Tots: 4-5 years old

Combo: 5-6 years old

Primary: 6-8 years old

Junior: 9-10 years old

Intermediate: 11-13 years old

Teen: 14-15 years old

Senior: 16-18 years old

(Must be the minimum age by December 31st, 2026 // instructor has final say on class placement)

CLass styles

  • Dance with Me

    4-Week Morning Sessions Only

    A playful introduction to movement and music for your littlest dancer—with you right there beside them! Together, you’ll explore movement, build confidence, and discover the joy of dance in a fun and encouraging environment.
    (30 minute class)

  • Minis

    4-Week Morning Sessions & Season

    Where the joy of dancing begins! Minis introduces young dancers to movement through music while exploring the foundations of space, time, force, and body in a fun, age-appropriate way.
    (30 minute class)

  • Tiny Tots

    The next step in your little dancer’s journey! Tiny Tots introduces more class structure while continuing to explore fun, creative movements that build coordination, confidence, and a love for dance.
    (30 minute class)

  • Combo - Tap & Ballet

    Two styles, one class! Dancers are introduced to the fundamentals of classical Ballet alongside the rhythms, sounds, and techniques of Tap, giving them a fun foundation in both styles.
    (45 minute class)

  • Ballet

    A classical style that creates a strong foundation for all forms of dance. Through barre and centre-floor work, dancers follow the R.A.D. curriculum to develop technique, control, strength, and artistry.
    (60 minute class)

  • Contemporary

    A fluid, expressive style rooted in technique. Dancers explore emotion and musicality through movement while building strength, control, versatility, and confidence through creative choreography.
    (60 minute class)

  • Jazz

    Where technique meets energy and a little bit of Broadway fierceness! Jazz combines strong dance foundations with upbeat, dynamic movement, giving dancers the opportunity to build confidence, performance skills, and personality.
    (60 minute class)

  • Tap

    Make some noise! Tap is a high-energy style combining technical footwork, rhythm, jumps, and full-body movement while exploring both sharp movements and intricate beats.and rhythmic dance.
    (60 minute class)

  • Hip Hop

    A high-energy class all about rhythm, groove, and dynamic movement. Dancers build coordination, confidence, and performance skills while learning to bring their own personality and style to the movement.
    (60 minute class)

  • Combo - Jazz & Hip Hop

    Get the best of both styles in one high-energy class! Dancers explore the technique and dynamic movement of Jazz alongside the grooves, rhythm, and personality of Hip Hop while building confidence, coordination, and performance skills.
    (45 minute class)

  • Pre-Pointe

    Designed to prepare Ballet dancers for the transition into pointe work. This class focuses on building the strength, stability, alignment, and technique needed to create a strong foundation for safe and confident progression technique needed to build a strong foundation on pointe.
    (30 minute class)

  • Stretch & Technique

    Power up your dancing with a class focused only on flexibility, strength, and technique. A space where dancers will build the body awareness needed to move with confidence in any dance style. Perfect for dancers looking for a little more!
    (60 minute class)

Dance Class Attire

Girls: Ballet pink tights, solid-coloured dance bodysuit, optional dance skirt above the knee, Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, hair neatly pulled back into a bun.

Dance With Me, minis, Tiny tots

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted white shirt, white/black full-sole Ballet shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Ballet pink tights or fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted white shirt, black or Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Ballet pink tights, solid-coloured bodysuit, no skirts for Primary level and up, hair neatly pulled back into a bun, Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, Teen/Senior dancers wear Ballet pink split-sole Ballet shoes.

Ballet

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted dance shirt, white/black full-sole Ballet shoes, Teen/Senior dancers wear black split-sole Ballet shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Ballet pink tights or fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted dance shirt, black or Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, Teen/Senior dancers wear Ballet pink or black split-sole Ballet shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Fitted dance leggings or dance shorts, fitted dance top (no crop tops) or a solid-coloured bodysuit with tights, hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail or bun, Combo/Primary dancers wear black Patent Tap shoes, Junior/Intermediate dancers wear black Mary Jane Tap shoes, Teen/Senior dancers wear tan Mary Jane Tap shoes.

Tap

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted shirt, black lace-up Tap shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted dance shirt, Tap shoes based on personal preference, class level and style, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Ballet pink, tan or black tights, solid-coloured dance bodysuit, no skirts, Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, black Patent Tap shoes, hair neatly pulled back into a bun.

Tap & Ballet Combo

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted shirt, white/black Ballet shoes, black Patent Tap shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Ballet pink, tan or black tights or fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted white shirt, black or Ballet pink full-sole Ballet shoes, black Patent Tap shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Fitted dance leggings or dance shorts, fitted dance top (no crop tops) or a bodysuit with tights, tan slip-on Jazz shoes, hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail or bun.

Jazz & Hip Hop Combo

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted shirt, black slip-on Jazz shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted dance shirt, black or tan slip-on Jazz shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Fitted dance leggings or dance shorts, fitted dance top (no crop tops) or a solid-coloured bodysuit with tights, tan slip-on Jazz shoes, hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail or bun.

Jazz / Stretch & Technique

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted shirt, black slip-on Jazz shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Fitted black dance pants, bodysuit or fitted dance shirt, black or tan slip-on Jazz shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Girls: Fitted dance leggings or dance shorts, fitted dance top (no crop tops) or a solid-coloured bodysuit with tights, tan half-sole slip-on Contemporary shoes, hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail or bun.

Contemporary

Boys: Fitted black dance pants, fitted dance shirt, tan half-sole slip-on Contemporary shoes, hair kept off the face.

Gender Neutral: Fitted black dance pants, solid-coloured bodysuit or fitted solid-coloured shirt, tan half-sole slip-on Contemporary shoes, hair kept off the face or pulled back if past the shoulders.

Dance sweatpants, dance joggers, dance leggings or dance shorts, no street or school clothes, no inappropriate wording, graphics or signs, no crop tops or booty shorts, clean indoor runners, hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail or kept off the face if above shoulder height.

Hip hop