Young Dancer Division
FOR AGES 3-9
Is your child full of imagination, energy, and a love for movement?
Your child will love our Young Dancer Ballet Classes—featuring our Tiny Toes, Fancy Feet, and Shooting Stars curriculum designed just for ages 3–7! Each week, dancers hop, skip, and twirl their way through playful movement and music, with a new themed adventure every month.
Our nurturing classes spark creativity, build confidence, and encourage independence—all in a safe, joyful, and supportive environment. You’ll be amazed at how your little dancer blossoms!
Observation Made Stay Connected to Your Dancer’s Progress
Parents can view their child’s Young Dancer Division classes anytime through our TBC app, which features secure livestream access via SPOT TV. Only verified parents—and only those with a dancer in that specific class—are granted access.
Our Young Dancer Ballet classes include monthly mini-shows from January through March. On the final class of each month, parents are invited into the studio to watch the last five minutes as dancers perform their themed ballet dance.
For our Young Dancer AcroDance classes, we host a special in-house showcase in May—a fun opportunity to observe an entire class and celebrate all the skills your dancer has learned!
Tiny Toes (preschool: 3 & 4 years old)
Ballet
In our Ballet class, young dancers practice foundational steps—like relevé, plié, and jeté—while also learning their fancy French names! Each class is filled with imaginative movement as we travel to magical lands, pretending to be flowers, fairies, birds, and more.
Every month is centered around a fun theme, such as Fairy Garden Adventure or It’s Spring! We also rehearse a special dance we can’t wait to perform for you during our mini-shows in January and March. Each class ends with a stamp or sticker to celebrate your child’s progress and build confidence.
This class is also part of our June Show performances on stage!
Tiny Toes AcroDance
Our AcroDance class combines pre-tumbling and creative movement, perfect for our youngest dancers. This class builds strength, flexibility, coordination, and musicality—all while learning foundational skills like pike position, skipping, marching, pre-cartwheel, plié, and tendu.
Dancers also develop balance, locomotor skills (like hopping and jumping), teamwork, and classroom behavior skills in a playful and supportive setting.
This class is not part of our stage performances, but dancers will show off all they’ve learned in a special in-house showcase in May!
Classes Schedule For The 25/26 Season
- Thursday Tiny Toes Ballet: 3:45–4:30 PM
- Saturday Tiny Toes AcroDance: 9:00–9:45 AM
- Saturday Tiny Toes Ballet: 9:45–10:30 AM
Fancy Feet (kindergarten & 1st grade)
Ballet
In our Fancy Feet Ballet class, dancers continue learning foundational steps like relevé, plié, and jeté—and proudly use their fancy French names! Each month features a Fairy Tale Theme (like jack & the Beanstalk or The Three Little Pigs) that brings movement and imagination to life. Dancers pretend to be flowers, fairies, birds, and various characters as they dance through each class.
We also rehearse a special ballet dance for our mini-shows in January and March, and this class is part of both our Nutcracker and June Show stage performances. Each class ends with a sticker or stamp to celebrate your child’s progress and keep them motivated.
AcroDance
This fun and foundational pre-tumbling and creative movement class helps dancers build strength, flexibility, rhythm, and coordination through primary Acro skills like pike position, skipping, marching, pre-cartwheels, plié, and tendu.
We focus on developing not just movement skills, but also balance, listening, cooperation, and classroom behavior—all in a supportive and playful environment.
This class does not perform on stage, but dancers will proudly demonstrate their progress during a special in-house showcase in May.
Tap/Jazz Combo Class
This high-energy combo class introduces dancers to the basics of Tap and Jazz, including fun footwork, isolations, turns, leaps, and movement progressions. We use age-appropriate, upbeat music and incorporate today’s popular (kid-friendly) styles to keep dancers engaged and excited.
Dancers must be concurrently enrolled in a ballet class to participate in Tap/Jazz. This class performs in both our Holiday Show and our June Show.
Classes Schedule For The 25/26 Season
- Thursday Fancy Feet Ballet: 4:45–5:30 PM
- Saturday Fancy Feet AcroDance: 9:00–9:45 AM
- Saturday Fancy Feet Ballet: 10:00–10:45 AM
- Saturday Beginner Tap/Jazz: 10:45–11:45 AM
Shooting Stars (2nd & 3rd grade)
Ballet
In this class, dancers are introduced to the structure of a traditional ballet class, including barre, center work, and across-the-floor exercises. Each month, students learn age-appropriate choreography inspired by famous ballets like Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Firebird, and more.
We focus on developing poise, technique, and artistry, while keeping the joy of learning alive. Class ends with a stamp or sticker to celebrate progress and effort.
This class is part of our Nutcracker and June Show performances.
FUNdamentals
This specialty class focuses on building core strength, proper alignment, and safe movement habits—key components of long-term dance success. Using fun tools like yoga blocks, pilates rings, balance discs, and imaginative visuals, dancers gain a deeper understanding of how their bodies move.
FUNdamentals is a non-performance class and is designed to be taken in addition to other dance classes for optimal growth and injury prevention.
Beginner Hip Hop
This fast-paced, high-energy class is a favorite among dancers! Using age-appropriate music and moves, dancers explore traditional hip hop technique alongside today’s most popular styles. It’s a confidence-boosting class that builds rhythm, coordination, and swagger.
This class is part of our Holiday Show and June Show performances.
Tap/Jazz Combo Class
In this fun and energetic combo class, dancers learn the foundational elements of both Tap and Jazz—including turns, leaps, isolations, footwork, and more. We use carefully screened, kid-friendly music and offer plenty of exciting choreography and progressions.
All students in Tap/Jazz must also be enrolled in a ballet class. This class is included in both our Holiday Show and June Show performances.
Acro
Acro combines the fluidity of dance with the strength and precision of acrobatics. Dancers build flexibility, balance, and coordination while working on skills such as forward rolls, bridges, handstands, headstands, back rolls, and even partner work.
As dancers advance, they may begin learning more challenging skills like back handsprings and aerials, all in a safe, supportive environment. This class is perfect for high-energy students who love to move!
Class Schedule for the 24/25 Season
- Wednesday FUNdamentals: 5:30–6:30 PM
- Wednesday Ballet: 5:30–6:30 PM
- Friday Beginner Hip Hop: 4:30–5:30 PM
- Friday Acro I: 5:30–6:30 PM
- Saturday Ballet: 11:45 AM–12:45 PM
- Saturday Tap/Jazz: 12:45–1:45 PM
Next Steps
Ready to get started? Let’s schedule a free trial class! This gives us a chance to place your dancer in the right level—one where they’ll feel confident, thrive, and make new friends as they become part of our warm and welcoming dance community.
If your dancer has prior training, be sure to let us know! The more we learn about your dancer, the better we can guide their journey.
Already know what class you’d like? You can skip the trial and register right away using the link below.
“Garance and her staff do an amazing job instilling their love of dance into their little ballerinas – highly recommended!
— Elin, Parent
“The Ballet Center is hands down one of the best dance schools in the entire state. If you see one of their shows at the end of the year you’ll see the quality of their instruction.”
— Tom, Parent