A class for every passion.
Our objective is to place dancers with other dancers of similar ability and age in order to provide a strong curriculum of skill, focus and challenge for all. While age is not a prime factor in class placement decisions, you will see approximate age ranges listed next to some classes below. These listed age ranges are to be used as a guideline when starting classes for the first time.
Each class has a list of specific techniques that will need to be mastered before progressing to the next class level. A dancer may possibly be moved up by instructor request during the school year if they acquire the necessary skills. It is customary for a student to stay at the same level for multiple years in order to master skills before moving to another level. If you have questions regarding your dancer’s placement, instructors will be available for placement by audition.
EARLY CHILDHOOD DANCE PROGRAM
Our Early Childhood Dance Program is specifically designed to provide children between the ages of 18 months and six with a strong foundation in dance and movement. Creative activities are a large part of each class. The use of stories, games, and props facilitates a fun and creative environment.
We have created a comprehensive early childhood dance syllabus that focuses on the basic physical elements of space, movement, musical awareness, directions, and elementary positions of ballet. In addition to these physical elements, we integrate the intellectual concepts of self-awareness, teamwork, creative expression, imagination, and basic body awareness.
The Program also helps children learn the basics of classroom behavior and manners, which include learning how to take turns, following another dancer or leading the way, waiting patiently, working together with others, and having a positive attitude. By the end of the year, your young dancers will be able to dance independently of the instructor, memorize simple exercises and sequences, and begin to interpret music.
MOVE and GROOVE
Ages 18 Months – 3 Years | 30 minutes per week
Move & Groove is designed for the specific needs of toddlers. This parent/tot class is a wonderful introduction to the structure of a classroom while allowing the child the freedom to explore their own natural movement. Dancers will march, gallop and roll...jump, twirl, wiggle and giggle while using our imaginations to go on exciting adventures. Fine and gross motor skills are developed through the use of music, dance, and fun props. This is a non-recital class.
POM TOTZ
Ages 3 – 5 Years | 30 minutes per week
Dancers will focus on sharp arm movements, execution of choreographic visuals and dance team/cheer skills. Dancers will learn fundamentals of Pom positions, performance skills and expand on their high energy, entertainment skills.
DANCE ADVENTURES
Ages 3-5 Years | 45 minutes per week
These are themed ballet classes that will promote creative learning and lay the foundation for correct dance technique. Curriculum consists of lesson plans based on nine different themes. Dancers learn about teamwork, and a love for learning through dancing, music and imaginative play. Tap and Jazz techniques will be introduced.
ACRO TOTZ
Ages 3 – 5 Years | 30 minutes per week
This class will focus on flexibility and beginning tumbling skills to prepare young dancers for more advanced stunts and tricks in dance routines.
HIP HOP TOTZ
Ages 3 – 5 Years | 30 minutes per week
This high energy specialty class is a perfect fit for students who want to learn today’s hottest dance styles. Dances and music are modified and screened to be age appropriate.
Our Intro Classes are meant to be taken in combination with each other. Choose whether to take the classes immediately following each other or on different days of the week! It’s up to you!
INTRO TO CLASSES
Our intro classes are meant to be taken in combination with each other. Choose whether to take the classes immediately following each other or on different days of the week! It’s up to you!
INTRO TO BALLET
Ages 4 – 5 Years | 30 minutes per week
An introduction to ballet with beginning development of ballet concepts including turn out, coordination, spatial awareness and a specific focus on class etiquette. Students will learn elementary positions, and introductory terminology.
INTRO TO TAP
INTRO TO JAZZ
Ages 4 – 5 Years | 30 minutes per week
These classes are intended to help our dancers have a solid introduction to the styles of tap and/or jazz. They will learn basic skills and fundamentals that increase rhythm, timing, musical awareness and coordination.
FOUNDATION CLASSES
Our foundation classes are meant to be taken in combination with each other. Each style of dance is specifically spotlighted so that the dancers’ individual skills and needs may be more fully addressed. Placement is based first on a student's ability to consistently execute the required skills for each level and then on age. A student's ability to progress through each level successfully is based on the ability to consistently execute, retain, and comprehend the skills taught at each level. An audition or teacher recommendation is strongly suggested for proper placement.
Ballet is considered to be the most important foundation of all dance classes. Tap and Jazz are meant to be taken in conjunction with ballet. If you choose to not take ballet, your first foundation level class will be the same price as that ballet level class, regardless of time per week. When taken in conjunction with other foundation-level classes, jazz and tap are $20 per month each.
BALLET
LEVEL 1-6 | 30min - 1.5 hours/week based on level
Students will learn classical ballet techniques and terminology. Each class includes barre exercises, center floor work, and across-the-floor combinations. The ballet curriculum stresses precise technique based on a combination of methods. As students progress through each level, the curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
PRE-POINTE, BEGINNING POINTE + POINTE
30- 45 minutes per week
Pre-pointe will work on preparation throughout the fall. When ready, pointe shoes will be fitted and the student will begin work en pointe at the barre. Readiness for pointe work is determined by each student’s strength and physical development, not by their age. Pointe class will extend from the barre to floor work.
JAZZ
LEVEL 1-6 | 30-45 min/week based on level
Jazz class will focus on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns. Students will be exposed to various styles of jazz such as Broadway, Street and Contemporary to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on traditional jazz movement and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
TAP
LEVEL 1-6 | 30-45 min/week based on level
Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Students will learn a variety of tap styles from Broadway to Rhythm tap. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class emphasis is on developing proper tap technique, producing clear tap sounds, using a variety of tempos and combinations. As students progress through each level curriculum will become increasingly more complex and intricate.
SPECIALTY CLASSES
If you are looking for something other than traditional dance, then the Specialty Classes are made for you. Each specialty is taught by a professional in that particular field of study.
BROADWAY
Ages 5 – 8 Years | 30 minutes per week
This class will introduce you to the exciting world of the stage by performing a combination of singing, dancing, and acting to songs from Broadway musicals.
MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
Ages 9 – 18 Years | Rehearsal Times Vary
Take your love of acting, singing and dancing to the stage. Placements into our musical theatre productions will be based on auditions. There will be 2-3 possible performance opportunities. Please note: These performance fees include tuition, costume rental, royalties, and scripts. The performance fee will be divided into four monthly payments of $82.50 per month. Once a student has committed to the show, you are committed to then entire $330 performance fee, even if you quit before the performance.
PAGE to STAGECRAFT
Ages 9 and Up
Come and join our staff and create and learn about lights, sound, props, sets, costumes, stage makeup and other aspects of technical theatre. If you are crafty or like to help run our events and performances this working class is for you! Please note: this class is only $20 per month when taken in conjunction with our musical theater productions.
CLOGGING
Tap level 1 B and up | 45 minutes per week
This class introduces the student to the fundamental dance skills of clogging. Clogging is a percussive dance form which emphasizes the downbeat of the music. This does require specialty shoes which are equipped with a double tap. Please note: this class is $25 per month when taken in conjunction with our tap classes.
CONTEMPORARY
Ages 12 and Up | 45 minutes per week
This class is designed to explore the abstract side of dance. Dancers will be challenged both physically and emotionally as they focus on the technical elements of extension, balance and control, while establishing a sense of emotion and artistic impression. Please note: this class is $25 when taken in conjunction with our ballet classes.
LYRICAL
Ages 7 and Up | 45 minutes per week
Dancers will explore the style of lyrical dance with basic techniques and skills from ballet, jazz and modern. This class emphasizes interpretation of music lyrics while telling a story with movement that can be fluid or abstract. Please note: this class is $25 when taken in conjunction with our ballet classes.
ACRO
Ages 5 – 18 Years | 45 minutes per week
This class will focus on flexibility and tumbling skills to prepare young dancers for more advanced stunts and tricks in dance routines.
HIP HOP
Ages 5 and Up | 45 minutes per week
This high energy specialty class is a perfect fit for students who want to learn today’s hottest dance styles. Dances and music are modified and screened to be age appropriate.
POM
Ages 5 – 18 Years | 45 minutes per week
Dancers will focus on sharp arm movements, execution of choreographic visuals and dance team/cheer skills. Dancers will learn fundamentals of Pom positions, performance skills and expand on their high energy, entertainment skills.
TECHNIQUE + CONDITIONING CLASSES
(NON – RECITAL)
When weekly classes are not enough and our dancer athletes need further conditioning and training, these are the classes that will take you to the next level.
LEAPS AND TURNS
Ages 8 and Up | 45 minutes per week
This special class is designed to help dancers work on these often challenging areas of dance. Classes will be designed to help each dancer identify and work on specific techniques and skills needed to improve their understanding and performance of beautiful leaps and turns.
OPEN BALLET TECHNIQUE
Ages 8 and Up | 1 hour per week
This special class is designed to help dancers get more specific instruction on the implementation of ballet technique as it applies to other styles of dance. Classes will be designed to help each dancer identify and work on individual skills.
S.A.F.E.
Ages 8 and Up | 45 minutes per week
Strength. Agility. Flexibility. Endurance. – with injury preventionStart working on the basics and conditioning that take good dancers and make them great! Take this class in conjunction with ballet and leaps and turns classes to raise your technique to a whole new level!
BDA COMPETITION + PERFORMANCE TEAMS
Bellevue Dance Academy’s select dance teams were created for those students who view dance as their most important extra-curricular activity. Dance teams require commitment similar to other dedicated sports. Our Competition Teams include Electrix and Spark. Electrix will perform routines for public entertainment and compete at dance regional and national competitions. Our Spark team will compete at regional competitions. Competition Teams are by audition only.
New this season will be the BDA Performance Team. It was created for those students who are looking for an opportunity to perform for our community and continue to develop their skill set. If interested, please contact the front desk or email info@bellevuedanceacademy.com.
ADULT CLASSES
Just because you are over 18, does not mean you can’t still shake your groove thing! Whether it is for a workout or to extend your skill level, we have some great options for adults too.
DON’T SEE WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?
Private Lessons
Bellevue Dance Academy is a full service studio that offers professional dance instruction for ages 18 months – adults in a variety of dance styles. Don’t see what you are looking for - ask us! We can arrange private lessons or help you create a new class. Private lessons cost $25 - $50 per hour. You name the style - we’ve got you covered!!!
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE
At this moment in life, everything seems to be *Subject to change. When the studio is forced to close due to any unforeseen circumstances (including but not limited to weather cancellation, tornado, epidemic, states of emergency, etc.), we will offer make-up or virtual classes and tuition and fees paid to the date of closure are not refundable. Please understand that we cannot be responsible for acts of Mother Nature or other unforeseen circumstances. In the event it becomes necessary, a move to virtual or make-up classes, does not lessen your monthly tuition. Regardless, we will give you exceptional and compensatory service.
Classes may be combined by age and/or level at the determination of the studio owners. BDA reserves the right to cancel or combine a class with another appropriate class based on enrollment or other pertinent issues.
Give us a call.
Not sure which class is the right fit? We’d love to chat with you an find the best class for your child.