ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
We are so pleased that you are interested in The Dance Center of Colorado Springs! Here's some helpful information for you to get started.
Our studio runs 2 sessions each year...our fall/spring session begins in September each fall and runs through May ending up with our annual recital the first weekend of June each year at the fabulous Pikes Peak Center. Our summer session begins one week after our recital each June and runs for 8 weeks.
Please view the tuition schedule for pricing.
We offer the following classes- please note that students must be the required age by the beginning of the fall or summer session to enroll in a class.
Tots: 1/2 hour class of tap and ballet for 3 year olds.
Tiny Tumblers: 30 minute class of tumbling for 3-5 year olds.
Combo 4-5: 1 hour class for 4-5 year olds of tap and ballet, this class is a wonderful introduction to dancing which includes beginning technique as well as fun and games!
Combo 6-8: 1 hour class for 6-8 year olds of tap, jazz, and ballet, this class is a wonderful introduction to dancing which includes beginning technique and promotes creativity.
Combo 4A: 1 hour class for 5-7 year olds who have had previous dance experience and are ready for a more challenging dance experience, yet not old enough to participate in 1-hour classes of tap, jazz, or ballet. This class includes tap, jazz, ballet, and beginning tumbling. This class is by teacher invitation only.
Preballet: A 45-minute or 1 hour class for 6-7 year olds including an introduction to ballet for those students who are not yet old enough to enroll in the ballet program which begins at 8 years old.
Ballet levels 1-8: Our ballet program begins at age 8. Level 8 is beginning ballet for those students who have completed a combo class or who have never danced before. Classes advance through to level 1 which is pre-professional level. Levels 1-3 are hour-and-a-half or two-hour classes for extended technique and pointe work. Our ballet program placement is based on ability, not age, although we do offer adult-only classes at the beginning and intermediate levels.
Tap levels 1-5: Our tap program begins at age 7 and includes classes for 7-11 year olds, 8-12 year olds, and adults. Level 5 is beginning tap for those who have completed a combo class or who have never tapped before.
Jazz levels 1-5: Our jazz program begins at age 7 and includes classes for 7-11 year olds, 8-12 year olds, and adults. Level 6 is beginning jazz for those who have completed a combo class or who have never taken jazz before. Our jazz program also offers lyrical and modern classes for advanced-intermediate and advanced dancers who are placed into a jazz class level 3 or higher.
Acro level 1-5: Our acrobatic/tumbling program begins at age 6. These classes range from beginning to advanced/extreme. Tumbling skills from basic forward rolls and cartwheels up to back tucks and arials are taught in this program. Tumbling is done on mats for the safety of the students and classes do include basic jazz choreography as well.
Hip-Hop levels 3-5: Our hip-hop program begins at age 7 and offers beginning classes for 7-11 year olds, teens, and adults, as well as intermediate classes for 8-12 year olds and teens. Our hip-hop program is fun and our hip-hop instructors offer a wide variety of styles from today's versatile hip-hop field.