Music and Movement

*Ages 18-months to 3 years old with accompanying caregiver adult

Pre-Ballet

*Ages 4 to 5 years old

Ballet Level 1

*Ages 5 to 6 years old

Ballet Level 2

*Ages 6 to 7 years old

Our youngest dancers are given a strong start to their classical ballet training in a warm, nurturing environment.

Music and Movement dress code
Leotard (any style) or tutu dresses. Pink tights;  pink ballet slippers. Caregivers dress comfortably (no outdoor shoes in the classroom, please).

Pre-Ballet dress code
Pink leotard (any style), ballet skirts are allowed. Pink tights;  pink ballet slippers.

Level 1 dress code
Pink leotard (any style), ballet skirts are allowed. Pink tights;  pink, canvas, ballet slippers.

Level 2 dress code
Black leotard (any style), no skirts or tutu dresses (we need to see the students posture). Pink tights; pink, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers.  The last week of every month any color leotard may be worn.

Ballet Level 3 

*Ages 7-8

Ballet Level 4

*Ages 9-10

Ballet Level 5

*Ages 11-14

We focus on improving the technique of our young dancers and developing a strong sense of self in the ballet studio. 

Level 3 dress code
Black leotard (any style), no skirts or tutu dresses (we need to see the students posture). Pink tights; pink, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers.  The last week of every month any color leotard may be worn.

Here we deepen the study of classical ballet.

Level 4 dress code
Black leotard (any style), skirts may be worn for center. Pink tights; pink, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers; pointe shoes (with approval). The last week of every month any color leotard may be worn.

Level 5 dress code
Black leotard (any style), skirts may be worn for center. Pink tights; pink, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers; pointe shoes. The last week of every month any color leotard may be worn.

Ballet Level 6/7

*Ages 15+

Pre-professional training at its best.

Advanced level dress code
Black leotard (any style), skirts may be worn for center. Pink tights; pink, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers; pointe shoes. The last week of every month any color leotard may be worn.

We welcome and encourage male dancers of any Level! Ballet is great for coordination, cross-training and flexibility

Male dress code
Plain, white t-shirt; black lycra tights; black, canvas, split-sole ballet slippers (can be split-sole or full).

Flexibility is essential for lengthening muscles, line and injury prevention

Stretch dress code
Warmups, shorts or sweats may be worn.

Character

Contemporary

Musical Theater

Character dance is an important part of classical ballet training. It consists of barre and center just like a ballet class. Based on folk and traditional dances, character dances can be found in many classical ballets - Swan Lake has the Spanish and Hungarian Czardas dances, Coppelia has a Mazurka dance, Nutcracker has Russian dance. Character dance helps young dancers with coordination and musicality and gives them an expressive upper body.

Character dress code
Girls - Black skirt (hitting just below knee), black 1 1/2" heeled-shoes
Boys - Black character or jazz shoes

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, acrobatics and classical ballet. It’s a fluid, free-style way of moving. 

Contemporary dress code
Girls - Black leotard, bare feet or half-sole shoes
Boys - Black tights, black character or bare feet or half-sole shoes

Musical Theater classes are an opportunity for students to put on a show! Classes are run as rehearsals from audition to fully-staged shows at the Long Island Children’s Museum Theater in the first week of April 2022. Students sing, dance and act while learning stage craft, choreography and characterization.

Musical Theater dress code
Girls/Boys - Clothes you can move in, dance shoes/sneakers or socks (no street shoes in studios please)

*FOR ALL DANCERS:  HAIR/JEWELRY
Females students must wear hair in a neat bun or pulled back for all dance classes.
No jewelry or watches, except small earrings.