All dance instruction is given in group classes. Classes must have at least 10 students and no more than 24. All classes are grouped according to age and dance level. Classes are offered in Ballet Technique and pointe.
The required number of classes per week for each level are the minimal number necessary for satisfactory progress and improvement. If exceptional circumstances make it impossible for a student to take the required quota of classes, we will consider exceptions but strongly advise against it.
Please  understand that different students progress at different rates and we will always assign students to the class level where they will benefit the most. This means that so-called "promotions" to a higher level are not automatic, and not necessarily related to age or years of study, and changes into a lower level should not necessarily be regarded in a negative light. Our first concern is always where the student will be best placed.
Ballet Technique
  (A)  Minimum age: 6 in August
Includes instruction of classical ballet technique. Classes are discipline oriented.
Three basic levels:
Lower Division - 1 to 2 classes
per week (Beg., I, II, III)
Middle Division - 3 to 4 classes
per week (IV, V)
Upper Division - 4 to 7 classes per week
(Apprentice, Dance Theatre)
  (B)  Adult classes
Same basic styles and techniques as taught in the children's classes adapted to the adult's maturity, concentration and body development. Adults over age 21 are restricted to adult classes.
Pointe
  Prerequisite: Ballet Technique for six semesters - minimum age: 11
Special study  for girls in the technique of pointe.  Must be taken in conjunction with ballet technique.  Enrollment by audition only.
(Due to the stress pointe work places on foot cartilage, children must be at a certain level of physical development before they begin pointe.)
Boys Technique
  Classical ballet classes aimed at the specific requirements for male technique are offered in conjunction with ballet technique.  Scholarships available.
Early Childhood Development
  Where exploring play is dance education.©
Preschool programs in dance open to 3 years - kindergarten. (3-5 in August)  Age and developmentally appropriate dance training for the young child moves through 3 distinctive levels:  Hop, Skip & Dance;  Creative Movement;  Pre-Ballet.  Click here for details on Hop, Skip & Dance.
Community Outreach Programs
  Information available upon request.  Click here to see our Leap into Life brochure.  These programs are of specific interest to Kentucky teachers desirous of bringing their students to the arts or the arts into their classroom.