Suggested for students aged 11 to 14, the Intermediate program is designed to further the scope of student knowledge across multiple styles including ballet, tap, jazz, and now hip-hop, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, and Flamenco. At this stage in training, the objective of classes becomes specific to the style of dance, developing unique vocabularies, approaches to movement, and aesthetic preferences across classes. At this level, class lengths vary, and are now billed on a rate congruent with the number of hours the student spends in class. Typically, ballet classes range from one to two-hours in length, and students may be considered for pointe work at the discretion of the Director of Dance and individual instructor. Non-ballet classes are usually one-hour in length. It is recommended that Intermediate students take at least four (4) classes per week, with at least two (2) of those being ballet classes. It is not recommended that students take more than 9 hours of technique classes in a week, as this can lead to fatigue and burnout.
Class offerings for Intermediate Program: Ballet - Monday 6-8PM Jazz - Monday 8-9PM Ballet - Tuesday 6-7:30PM Tap - Tuesday 8-9PM Ballet - Wednesday 6-8PM Hip-Hop - Wednesday 8-9PM Ballet - Thursday 6-8PM Ballet - Saturday 12-1PM
Tuition Policies: At the Intermediate level, ballet classes move to be 2 hours in duration. It is recommended that students take between 6 and 9 hours of dance per week at the Intermediate level. These hours can be any combination of classes, with at least 3 ballet classes per week.
6 hours/week
@ $11/hour = $2,112/year
Payment Options:
annual 1-time payment with a 10% discount = $1,900.80 (due September 1)
semester payments with a 5% discount = $2,006.40/semester (due September 1 and January 1)
9 monthly installments = $234.67/installment (due the first of each month from September - May)
7 hours/week
@ $10/hour = $2,240/year
Payment Options:
annual 1-time payment with a 10% discount = $2,016.00 (due September 1)
semester payments with a 5% discount = $1,064.00/semester (due September 1 and January 1)
9 monthly installments = $248.89/installment (due the first of each month from September - May)
8 hours/week
@ $9/hour = $2,304/year
Payment Options:
annual 1-time payment with a 10% discount = $2,073.60 (due September 1)
semester payments with a 5% discount = $1,094.40/semester (due September 1 and January 1)
9 monthly installments = $256.00/installment (due the first of each month from September - May)
9 hours/week
@ $8/hour = $2,304/year
Payment Options:
annual 1-time payment with a 10% discount = $2,073.60 (due September 1)
semester payments with a 5% discount = $1,094.40/semester (due September 1 and January 1)
9 monthly installments = $256.00/installment (due the first of each month from September - May)
Uniform Policies: Ballet Option 1: Black cap sleeved leotard with attached skirt. Pink footed tights* and pink ballet shoes. Hair worn up in a tight bun. Option 2: White or black fitted T-Shirt. Black bike shorts, tights, or leggings. Black ballet shoes. (If worn without footed tights, black ankle length socks help maintain the integrity of ballet shoes longer.) Hair worn out of the face and eyes. Jazz, Tap, or Hip-Hop Black leotard or fitted shirt. Black bike shorts, tights, leggings, or jazz pants. Tan jazz shoes; tan tap shoes; clean sneakers (only to be worn inside the dance studios). (If worn without footed tights, black ankle length socks help maintain the integrity of shoes longer.) Hair worn out of the face and eyes. Flamenco/Folklorico Black leotard or fitted shirt. Skirt appropriate to the genre of dance. (Please contact the instructor or main office for more information.) Black bike shorts, tights, leggings, or jazz pants (to be worn under the skirt, if not in a leotard. Black folklorico heeled shoes. (If worn without footed tights, ankle length socks help maintain the integrity of shoes longer.) Hair worn out of the face and eyes.
