High School

High School is designed for dedicated dancers who are ready for an advanced and highly focused training environment. Dancers train five days each week in ballet, modern, technique, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Acro, and Progressing Ballet Technique, with occasional Saturday rehearsals throughout the season, while continuing to deepen their technical precision, versatility, artistry, and performance maturity.

At this level, training emphasizes refinement, consistency, creative exploration, and the ability to adapt across multiple styles and choreographic processes. Dancers are challenged to think critically, work collaboratively, apply corrections independently, and approach both rehearsals and classes with professionalism and intention.

Throughout the season, dancers may participate in performances, conventions, workshops, auditions, and optional competitive company choreography depending on their individual goals and level of involvement. Faculty mentorship extends beyond technical training to include artistry, rehearsal process, performance quality, leadership, audition preparation, and guidance for dancers pursuing opportunities beyond high school, including college dance programs, professional pathways, conventions, and industry auditions.

High School is built for dancers who are serious about their training, value both discipline and creativity, and want to grow within a supportive, artist-driven environment.

Ballet, Variations & Pointe

This advanced ballet class develops strength, alignment, control, artistry, and technical precision through barre, center work, and across-the-floor exercises. Dancers will also study classical variations and pointe technique, with an emphasis on musicality, performance quality, proper placement, and safe progression.

Attire

• Black, brown, or other neutral colored leotard
• Pink tights (prefer backseamed but either is okay)
• Matching ballet skirts optional

Shoes

• Pink canvas split sole ballet shoes

Jazz & Technique

High School Technique & Jazz challenges dancers to refine flexibility, strength, alignment, control, and coordination through advanced technical training. Class includes stretching, conditioning, turns, leaps, progressions, and jazz combinations with an emphasis on precision, musicality, versatility, and confident performance.

Attire

• Any color fitted dancewear or yoga wear — leotards, matching sets, unitards, or fitted tops with shorts/leggings
• Clothing must allow instructors to clearly see waist alignment, knees, and ankles

Shoes

• No shoes required

Modern & Contemporary

High School Modern & Contemporary develops advanced movement quality through Horton-based modern technique, floorwork, body awareness, and fluid transitions. Dancers will build strength, alignment, control, and versatility while exploring dynamic movement, musicality, and more complex contemporary choreography.

Attire

• Black leotard (any sleeve style)
• Black footless tights (not leggings)
• Dancers may bring additional layers for contemporary classes if desired — fitted track pants, shorts, tank tops, or fitted shirts

Shoes

• No shoes required

Tap

High School Tap challenges dancers to develop speed, clarity, rhythm, and musicality through more advanced footwork and intricate combinations. Class focuses on precise weight changes, dynamic sound quality, syncopation, and performance confidence while expanding each dancer's tap vocabulary and personal style.

Attire

• Black leotard (any sleeve style)
• Shorts or pants over leotard optional
• Tank top or fitted shirt optional

Shoes

• Black tap shoes

Hip Hop

High School Hip Hop develops musicality, grooves, footwork, control, and performance quality through challenging choreography and foundational hip hop technique. Dancers will build versatility, confidence, precision, and personal style while learning to move with power, intention, and individuality.

Attire

• Loose, draped clothing required — track pants, sweatpants, oversized tees or layers encouraged

Shoes

• Sneakers required

Acro

Middle School/High School Acro develops strength, flexibility, balance, control, and confidence through more advanced acrobatic training. Dancers will work on skills such as walkovers, aerial progressions, hand balancing, limbers, and connected tumbling passes, with an emphasis on safe technique, clean execution, and smoothly incorporating acro into choreography.

Latin Ballroom

High School Latin Ballroom develops strong technique, rhythm, posture, footwork, and expressive styling through Latin dance forms such as cha-cha, salsa, samba, and rumba. Dancers will work on more intricate combinations, partner-inspired movement, musicality, and performance quality while building confidence, control, and versatility.