• Minimum of 3 years previous dance experience

• Class enrollment is by age as well as level

• Must receive studio approval to enroll in Level 5 classes

• There are ballet class prerequisites to enroll in some Level 5 classes, prerequisites are noted under each class description

• Dancers usually stay in each level for 2-3 years/seasons before advancing into the next level

• Level placement will be at the sole discretion of the Studio Director and Instructors

• Dancers at this level typically enroll in a minimum of 3 classes per week and upwards of 7 classes per week

• Level 5 dancers are eligible to apply for the Pre-Professional Program

• Dancers will build on the foundations of dance and focus on the technical and stylistic aspects of dance

• Dancers will become familiar with learning choreography at a fast pace

ATTIRE:

BALLET:

• Girls- Leotard (any color) & tights

  • Split sole ballet shoes​

• Boys- Black leggings, white t-shirt or tank

  • Split sole black ballet shoes​

• Hair secured in a bun/out of their face

• At the discretion of each instructor, warm-ups (sweatpants, sweatshirts, etc.) must be removed when asked

• For 13+ year old classes, an alternative dress code is available and will be discussed in class at the start of the season

JAZZ:

• Form fitting clothing (i.e. leggings, jazz pants, fitted shorts, leotards, tank tops, crop tops)

• No baggy clothes

• Hair out of their face

• Tan jazz shoes or half soles

STRETCH & STRENGTH:

• Same attire as Jazz

• Barefoot

HIP HOP:

• Baggy clothing such as t-shirts, sweatshirts/hoodies, sweatpants, etc. are OK

• No jeans or booty shorts

• Clean, non-platform lace up tennis shoes, no slip-ons

TAP:

• Shoe preference: any Bloch brand tap shoe

• No jeans or booty shorts

CONTEMPORARY

• Barefoot or half soles

• Hair out of their face

• No jeans or booty shorts

LATIN JAZZ

• Shoes: Tan/Brown/Beige 2.2 inch heel (size down 1/2 a size from your street shoe size) 

• Shoe Options: RoseMoli Latin Dance Shoe, Capezio Ballroom Heel, MSMAX Latin Dance Shoe

• Once you put on the shoe, there should be no wiggle room...toes should be very close to hanging off the edge

• Latin Ballroom skirt optional

• Form-fitting clothing

POINTE

• Same attire as Ballet

• You need toe pads to accompany the pointe shoe (Options down below)

  • Bunheads Toe Pads Large, Bunheads Toe Pads Small, Lambs Wool Pointe Shoe Pillow

• Pointe shoe option

• Pointe shoe fitting guidelines:

  • Toes should be pretty tight when the foot is flat but toes comfortably relaxed and not scrunched or hitting the box (the flat part of the shoe)

  • When you go en pointe you don't want too much fabric bunching at the heel

  • The foot should not slide in the shoes when you go from flat to pointe

  • The shank (wooden part on the bottom of the shoe) needs to stay in line with the heel, if it's twisting to one side or the other, it's not the right size

  • When you go en pointe, you want to be able to get over the box so the box is flat on the floor​​​