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DANCE CLASSES

Summer 2025
Enrollment opens 3/17/25

Little Ballet/Tap

 (ages 3-5) This class develops basic dance skills used in ballet and tap. Classes often include a warmup across the floor and center combinations.

Dress code:

Girls- pink ballet shoes, black tap shoes, pink tights, leotard (any color), skirt is optional, hair in bun

Boys- black ballet shoes, shorts, t-shirt

June 10 - July 15, 2025

Tuesdays  5:25pm - 6:15pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Addy Mumma

$72

Jr. Ballet

(ages 6-10)  A beginning ballet class that introduces the elements of ballet both on the floor and at the barre building terminology and technique.

Dress code:

Girls- pink ballet shoes, pink tights, leotard (any color), skirt is optional, hair in bun

Boys- black ballet shoes, shorts, tshirt

 

June 12 - July 17, 2025

Thursdays  6:20pm - 7:10pm

Studio 1

Instructor: Charisma Brown 

$72

Little Jazz, Hip Hop & Pom

(ages 3-5) This class develops basic dance skills used in Jazz and Hip Hop as as well as movements and jumps used in cheer dance.  Classes often include a warmup across the floor and center combinations.

Dress code: Comfortable clothing and black jazz shoes

June 11 - July 16, 2025

Wednesdays  5:25pm - 6:15pm

Studio 1

Instructor: Addy Mumma

$72

Jr. Cheer/Dance

(ages 6-10) Learn dance skills and technical elements used to cheer squads and dance teams.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color before purchasing if near recital)

 

Not offered in the summer

Jr. Acro

 (ages 6-10) A beginner level class that focuses on combining dance elements with gymnastics skills. The goal of acro is to strengthen the muscles and have students gain flexibility and balance. All these elements are essential to dance. In this class we will work on backbends, forwards and backwards rolls, handstands, chart wheels, and backbend kickovers leading to a foundation for walkovers, aerials, and more complex tricks later.

​Dress code: Leotard with leggings and/or slim fitting athletic shorts and tank top or tee, bare feet.

 

June 12 - July 17, 2025

Thursdays  5:25pm - 6:15pm

Studio 1

Instructor: Charisma Brown

$72

Jr. Hip Hop

(ages 6-10) This class focuses on developing rhythm and coordination to the beat of hip hop/pop music.   Classes often include a warmup across the floor and center combinations.

Dress: Comfortable clothing, jazz shoes or socks

Not offered during the summer

Jr. Jazz/ Lyrical

 (ages 6-10) Classes often consist of a warmup, across the floor combinations, and center work such as learning a choreographed dance.  Lyrical is a soft style that is often performed to music with lyrics so that the dancers can use expression and movement to tell a story.  

Dress: Comfortable clothing and black jazz shoes

June 11 - July 16, 2025

Wednesdays  6:20pm - 7:10pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Charisma Brown

$72

Jr. Tap

(ages 6-10) Learn the fundamentals of tap! Classes will consist of a warmup, across the floor combinations, and center work such as learning a choreographed dance. This class is for beginning to intermediate students.

Dress code: Comfortable clothing and black tap shoes

June 10 - July 15, 2025

Tuesdays  4:30pm - 5:20pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Addy Mumma

$72

Teen Hip Hop

 (ages 11-18) This is a beginning to intermediate class focusing on developing rhythm and coordination to the beat of hip hop/pop music.   Classes often include a warmup across the floor and center combinations.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color before purchasing if near recital)

Music Theatre Dance

(pre-requisite needed)

Music Theatre Dance  Some Jazz experience required. Students will dance to a variety of music theatre songs and learn dance steps often used in music theatre while improving their performance skills by using expression and movement to tell a story. MT Dance includes a warm up, across the floor, and center combinations. Girls need tan character shoes and boys need black jazz shoes for this class.

Dress: Comfortable clothing, tan character shoes for girls and black jazz shoes for boys.

June 9 - July 14, 2025

Mondays  6:20pm - 7:10pm

Studio 2

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloebeth Welsh

$72

Intermediate Tap

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation, typically ages 10+ with at least 2 years of Tap experience.

Dress: Comfortable clothing, black tap shoes

June 12 - July 17, 2025

Thursdays 6:20pm - 7:10pm

Studio 2

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloebeth Welsh

$72

Intermediate Jazz/Lyrical

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation, typically ages 10+ with at least 2 years of Jazz/Lyrical experience.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color if near recital)

June 11 - July 16, 2025

Wednesdays  7:15pm -8:05pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Charisma Brown

$72

Intermediate Ballet

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation, typically ages 10+ with at least 2 years of Ballet experience.

Dress:

Girls- pink ballet shoes, pink tights, leotard (any color), skirt is optional, hair in bun

Boys- black ballet shoes, shorts, tshirt

June 12- June 17, 2025

Thursdays 4:50pm - 5:40pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Elizabeth Oppermann

$72

Advanced Jazz

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation upon mastering the skills of Intermediate Jazz.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color if near recital)

June 11 - July 16, 2025

Wednesdays  7:15pm -8:05pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Charisma Brown

$72

 

Pre-Pointe

(pre-requisite needed)

Must be concurrently enrolled in Intermediate Ballet.  This class builds the strength and skill required to eventually dance en pointe.

Same dress code as Intermediate Ballet

June 12 - June 17, 2025

Thursdays 5:45pm - 6:15pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Elizabeth Oppermann

$54

 

Advanced Lyrical

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation upon mastering the skills of Intermediate Lyrical.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color if near recital)

June 9 - July 14, 2025

Mondays  7:15pm -8:05pm

Studio 2

Instructor: Shaleynn French and Chloebeth Welsh

$72

Advanced Tap

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation after mastering the skills of Intermediate Tap.

Dress: Comfortable clothing, black tap shoes

June 9 - June 14, 2025

Mondays 8:10pm - 9:00pm

Studio 2

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloebeth Welsh

$72

Advanced Cheer/Dance

(pre-requisite needed)

Entry upon instructor recommendation.

Dress: Comfortable clothing and tan or black jazz shoes (check with teacher for color if near recital)

Not offered during the summer

Adult Tap

(ages 16+) This is a beginning/intermediate tap class for adults.  Make rhythm with your feet!  Tap is one of the most valued dances in Musical Theatre. Classes will often include a warmup, across the floor combinations, and center work such as learning a choreographed dance.

Dress: Comfortable clothing, black tap shoes

June 12 - July 17, 2025

Thursdays 8:10pm - 9:00pm

Studio 2

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloebeth Welsh

Contact

Have questions?  Contact us below or email as at derbychildrenstheatre@gmail.com

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