Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 schedule (beginning Sept 8)

Ballet and Tap combo for 30 minutes once a week.  Dancers must be 3 by May 2026, to join the Fall 2024-Spring 2025 program.

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, black tap shoes (velcro or slip-on), skirts are optional.  Please write your dancer's name in everything. 

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks, black ballet slippers and black oxford style tap shoes.

Kidwell Street Location:

Monday 4:30 - 5:00 pm

Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00 am

Tuesday 4:30 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 3:30 - 4:00 pm

Wednesday 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Thursday 3:30 - 4:00 pm

Ballet and Tap combo for 45 minutes once a week.  Dancers must be 4 by May 2026, to join the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 program.

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, black tap shoes (velcro or slip-on), skirts are optional.  Please write your dancer's name in everything. 

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks, black ballet slippers and black oxford style tap shoes.

Kidwell Street Location:

Monday 3:30 - 4:15 pm

Monday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Tuesday 10:45 - 11:30 am

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:15 pm

Tuesday 4:15 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 4:15  - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 5:30 - 6:15 pm

Thursday 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Ballet and Tap combo for 45 minutes once a week.  Dancers must be 5 by May 2026, to join the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 program. Dancers typically take our Combo 4-5 the year BEFORE entering Kindergarten. 

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, black tap shoes (velcro or slip-on), skirts are optional.  Please write your dancer's name in everything. 

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks, black ballet slippers and black oxford style tap shoes.

Mockingbird Lane Location:  **STA Lower School After Care Options**

Monday 3:30 - 4:15 pm**

Monday 3:30 - 4:15 pm** (added an additional time)

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm NEW! Musical Theatre Pre-K 4 & Kinder **

Kidwell Street Location:

Monday 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Tuesday 11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Wednesday 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Wednesday 4:45  - 5:15 pm

Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Kinder combo classes are 60 minutes once a week and combine ballet, tap and jazz technique.  Dancers should be 6 by May 2026, to join the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 program.  

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard with a skirt, dance shorts, lettings or tights.  If your dancer chooses not to wear tights, please send them with this socks so their feet do not blister.  Dancers will need pink leather ballet slippers, black tap shoes (velcro or slip-on) and TAN slip on jazz shoes.

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks, black ballet slippers, black oxford style tap shoes and BLACK jazz shoes.

Mockingbird Lane Location:**STA Lower School After Care Option**

Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm**

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm NEW! Musical Theatre Pre-K 4 & Kinder **

Kidwell Street Location:

Monday 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Wednesday 3:45  - 4:45 pm

Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm

MUST BE EVALUATED TO JOIN THIS CLASS.  This class is 105 minutes of ballet, tap and jazz technique and is designed to gather and teach dancers interested in taking dance to the next level.  This class is for 4-6 year olds interested in auditioning for our competition team next summer (June 2026).  Choreography and instruction will be more difficult than our recreational classes of that same age. 

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard with a skirt, dance shorts, lettings or tights.  If your dancer chooses not to wear tights, please send them with this socks so their feet do not blister.  Dancers will need pink leather ballet slippers, black tap shoes (velcro or slip-on) and TAN slip on jazz shoes.

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks, black ballet slippers, black oxford style tap shoes and BLACK jazz shoes.

Kidwell Street Location:

Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30 pm

Level I (6-7 year olds)

Mockingbird Lane Location: **STA Lower School After Care Option**

Jazz, Tap & Lyrical I 3:30 - 5:00 pm**

Jazz, Lyrical & Hip Hop I Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm **

Kidwell Street Location:

Ballet I Monday 3:45 - 4:30 pm 

Jazz & Tap I Monday 4:30 - 5:45 pm

Hip Hop I Monday 5:45 - 6:30 pm

Jazz & Lyrical I Tuesday 4:45 - 6:00 pm

Hip Hop I Tuesday 6:00 - 6:45 pm

Level II (7-9 year olds) We suggest dancers complete Level I before entering Level II.

Mockingbird Lane Location: **STA Lower School After Care Option**

Jazz & Tap II Tuesday 3:30 - 4:45 pm**

 Kidwell Street Location:

Hip Hop II Monday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Jazz & Tap II Monday 5:45 - 7:00 pm

Jazz II Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Lyrical II Wednesday 7:00 - 7:45 pm

Lyrical II Thursday 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Jazz II Thursday 4:45 - 5:45 pm

Ballet II Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

Hip Hop II Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

NEW! Musical Theatre II/III 6:45 - 7:45 pm

Level III (9-11 year olds) We suggest dancers compete TWO YEARS of Level II classes before entering Level III. 

 Kidwell Street Location:

Lyrical III Wednesday 5:30 - 6:15 pm

Jazz III Wednesday 6:15 - 7:15 pm

Lyrical III Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Jazz III Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

Hip Hop III Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 pm

Ballet III Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 pm

NEW! Musical Theatre III Thursday 7:45 - 8:45 pm

Level IV (12 - 14 year olds) Typically 6- 8th graders

 Kidwell Street Location:

Jazz IV Wednesday 7:00 - 7:45 pm

Lyrical IV Wednesday 7:45 - 8:30 pm

Ballet IV  - Students are eligible to take ballet technique classes with our competition team classes. Email Bessie for options.

Ballet is the most beneficial class a dancer can take, no matter their age or experience.  All ballet classes focus on classical technique at the barre, centre and across the floor.  In addition and strengthening, ballet students learn classical and contemporary ballet choreography.  Discipline and focus are both very important in ballet class and are expected of all ages. 

Dress Code:

Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink leather ballet slippers, hair must be in a bun and a ballet skirt is optional. 

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks and black ballet slippers.

Pre-Competition Ballet, Tap and Jazz Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30 pm (ages 4-6)

Ballet I Monday 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Ballet II Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

Ballet III Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 pm

Ballet IV (combined with Competition Team Ballet Technique class times)

Jazz dance has evolved from the classical technique of ballet but is expressed through more upbeat music and quicker movements.  The style and feel of the music determines the style of the choreography.  Our jazz classes' movement rages from Broadway jazz to contemporary jazz and to the latest jazz funk.  

Dress Code:

Girls: Leotard, tank or bra-top, dance shorts, leggings or tights. No baggy shorts or shirts and TAN jazz shoes

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks and black jazz shoes

**STA Lower School After Care Option**

Pre-Competition Ballet, Tap and Jazz Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30 pm (ages 4-6)

NEW! Musical Theatre Pre-K 4 & Kinder Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm**

Jazz, Lyrical & Hip Hop I Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm  

Jazz & Tap I Monday 4:30 - 5:45 pm

Jazz & Lyrical I Tuesday 4:45 - 6:00 pm

Jazz, Tap & Lyrical I Wednesday 3:30 - 5:00 pm **

Jazz & Tap II Tuesday 3:30 - 4:45 pm **

Jazz & Tap II Monday 5:45 - 7:00 pm

Jazz II Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Jazz II Thursday 4:45 - 5:45 pm

NEW! Musical Theatre II/III 6:45 - 7:45 pm

Jazz III Wednesday 6:15 - 7:15 pm

Jazz III Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

NEW! Musical Theatre III Thursday 7:45 - 8:45 pm

Jazz IV Wednesday 7:00 - 7:45 pm

Tap dance is a style of dance in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface.  Tap dance as it is known today did not emerge until roughly the 1920s, when “taps,” became popular. It has continued to evolved over time from Vaudeville and Broadway to Step and Rhythmic tap of today.

Dress Code:

Girls: Leotard with shorts or leggings and a tank or shirt and BLACK tap shoes

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, white or black socks and black tap shoes

 **STA Lower School After Care Option**

Pre-Competition Ballet, Tap and Jazz Wednesday 3:45 - 5:30 pm (ages 4-6)

Jazz & Tap I Monday 4:30 - 5:45 pm

Jazz, Tap & Lyrical I Wednesday 3:30 - 5:00 pm **

Jazz & Tap II Tuesday 3:30 - 4:45 pm **

Jazz & Tap II Monday 5:45 - 7:00 pm

Lyrical is a dance form which combines techniques and skills from ballet, jazz and modern.  Students will learn how lyrical dance emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics to tell a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract.  

Dress Code:

Girls: Leotard, tank or bra-top, dance shorts, leggings and skin color lyrical shoes. No tights, baggy shorts or shirts.

Boys: White shirt, black shorts, skin color lyrical shoes

**STA Lower School After Care Option**

Jazz & Lyrical I Tuesday 4:45 - 6:00 pm

Jazz, Tap & Lyrical I Wednesday 3:30 - 5:00 pm **

Jazz, Lyrical & Hip Hop I Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm**

Lyrical II Wednesday 7:00 - 7:45 pm

Lyrical II Thursday 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Lyrical III Wednesday 5:30 - 6:15 pm

Lyrical III Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Lyrical IV Wednesday 7:45 - 8:30 pm

Hip Hop is a free style of dancing with complete arm and footwork that mimics the classic street-style hip hop that originated in New York City.  There are many different styles of hip hop include popping, locking, krumping, breakdancing, breaking, house, waacking and dance hall to name a few.

Dress Code:

Girls & Boys: Tank top or short sleeve shirt, sweat pants or shorts, tennis/athletic shoes

Hip Hop Kinder  Monday 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Hip Hop I Monday 5:45 - 6:30 pm

Hip Hop I Tuesday 6:00 - 6:45 pm

Jazz, Lyrical & Hip Hop I Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Hip Hop II Monday 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Hip Hop II Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 pm

Hip Hop III Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 pm

Due at the time of Registration:

$75 Registration fee

$80 Holiday Show Theatre Fee (not for Combo 2-3 classes)

$40 Holiday Show Costume Rental fee

Due starting in September:

$95/month for 30 minute classes

$100/month for 45-60 minute classes

$120/month for 75 minute classes

$140/month for 90 minute classes

Discounts:

$5 monthly sibling discount

$325 monthly tuition cap for 4-7 hours of weekly dance

$350 monthly tuition cap for 7.25+ hours of weekly dance

5% discount for annual payers (due the first week of dance)

Registration Fee

When you register for a fall class, the annual registration fee will be charged to your card on file. Registration fees are $75 for one dancer and $50 for each additional dancer.

Holiday Show 2025

Our annual Holiday Show, Making Spirits Bright, will be Saturday December 6th, 2025 at SMU McFarlin Auditorium.  All classes participate in a holiday show.  The $40 holiday show costume rental fee and $80 theatre rental fee will be charged to your card on file at the time of registration.  NOTE: All Combo 2-3 classes Holiday Show will be at the studio the week of Dec 8 - 11, 2025 during their class time and will NOT pay the $80 theatre fee.  

Back to Back Classes

If your dancer wants to take more than one class, try to select ones that are back to back as those will always be assigned to the same recital.  If your dancer chooses two classes on different days, we can't guarantee those will perform in the same show.