Tiny dancers is a 30 minute parents participation class that incoporates music, singing and dance based movement into a fun, interactive dance lesson. Tiny dancers will gain balance, strength and flexibility through this early dance curriculum! 

Time: 30 minutes

Ages: 18 months - 36 months

Twinkle toes is a 30 minute class for the children who are ready to be in a classroom setting without their parents but still are not fully potty trained! Twinkle Toes incoporates music, singing and dance based movement into a fun, interactive dance lesson. Twinkle toes will learn the basics of ballet  while focusing on the development of fine motor skills thorugh dance! 

Time: 30 minutes

Ages: 24 months - 36 months

Tiny stars is a 45 minutes combo class focusing on both tap and ballet! Students must be fully potty trained in order to participate in this class. 

Tiny stars is a recital class where dancers will learn a routine for both our Christmas and June recitals!

Time: 45 minutes

Ages: 2.5 - 3 years

Must be Fully Potty trained ( no pullups)

Pre K dance is a combo class that introduces your dancer to both tap and ballet while also focusing on learning and development through colors, numbers, music and more! 

Our pre k classes are separated by ages 3 to 4 years, and 4 to 5 years! This is a recital class where dancers will learn a routine for both our Christmas and June recitals!

• Pre-K 3 to 4 years old
• Pre-K 4 to 5 years old

Entry level. No prior dance knowledge or experience. We separate our Intro classes into the following age groups

• Intro 4.5 - 6 years
• Intro 6yr+
• Intro 9yr+

We offer the following disciplines in our Introduction level : Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Hip Hop

• Foundations 1

Beginner technique with prior experience. Must have passed the " intro to" level

Age groups are separated by:

Foundation 1 (6-8yr)

Foundation 1 (9yr+)

• Foundations 2

Intermediate beginner technique. Must have passed the "foundation 1" level

Age groups are separated by:

Foundation 2: (7-10yr)

Foundation 2: (11yr+)

• Foundations 3

Advanced beginner/ Low intermediate technique. Must have passed the "foundation 2" level

Dancers must be at least 10yrs of age to particpate in Foundation 3. 

We offer the following disciplines in our Foundations levels : Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Musical Theatre.

Intermediate technique (typically junior high - high school age)

We offer the following disciplines in our Intermediate level : Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Musical Theatre.

Advanced technique (must be in high school to be in advanced classes)

We offer the following disciplines in our Advanced level : Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Musical Theatre.

We take ages 6 - 18 years for our Competition team!

Class Requirements

We require a mininum of 5 recreational classes a week

1 Ballet Class, 1 Jazz Class, 1 Tap class (if you tap), 1 Lyrical Class, Hip hop OR Musical theatre.

Attendance

Regular class attendance creates team spirit and success! All Dance Team members are expected to uphold ADW’s Dance Team attendance policy.  Dancers may not be enrolled or take regular classes from another local studio if they are apart of our competition team (this includes private lessons)

• NO absences are permitted from recreational or competition team classes unless they are pre-approved by our director, (Jennifer Skiby Plunkett) and are school related, injury, or due to illness.
• Any student with an un-communicated absence from a dance team class or rehearsal will risk being prohibited from participating in an upcoming competition.
• Please do not rely on another student to communicate your team related absence. This is your responsibility.  All communication must be done through email or text via parent & director. 
• Illness, injury or any extended absences result in the teacher’s discretion of placement and understudy status.
• It is the responsibility of each student to learn all that is presented in the event of an excused absence.  Students must find a classmate during their free time to learn all material missed prior to the next rehearsal.
• 2 Week Policy: No dancer may miss class or rehearsal 2 weeks prior to a competition. This is a very crucial time when preparing for competition and team attendance is required unless it is a pre approved absence placed on conflict sheet. 

Auditions are typically held the 2nd weekend of August prior to school starting. 

Auditions are mandatory 

A typical competition season will consist of 4 to 5 required competitions (starting end of January/beginning of February) and 1 Nationals (end of June - mid July). We ask that all summer vacations are planned for AFTER our nationals date as to not interfere with any rehearsal dates. Competition dates are all mandatory.