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Dancing Shoes

DANCE CLASSES

Fall 2025
Enrollment opens 7/18/25

Little Dancers

 (ages 3-5) This is an intro class that will expose little dancers to tap, ballet, jazz, and hip hop. Classes often include a warmup across the floor and center combinations.

Dress code:

Girls- leotard (any color), leggings or tights, black tap shoes, black jazz shoes, hair in a ponytail or bun.

Boys- black tap shoes, black ballet shoes, shorts, t-shirt

Thursdays 5:25-6:15pm

Instructor: Addy Mumma

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

 

Fridays 4:30-5:25pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Opperman

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

Thursdays 4:30-5:20pm

Instructor: Addy Mumma

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

Saturdays 1:00-1:50pm

Instructor: Chloe Welsh

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

Wednesdays 5:25-6:15pm

Instructor: Addy Mumma

Music Theatre Dance

(some dance experience preferred)

 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.

Tuesdays 7:35-8:25pm

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloe Welsh

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

Wednesdays 6:20-7:10pm

Instructor: Addy Mumma

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)

Wednesdays 7:15-8:05pm

Instructor: Chloe Welsh

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

Fridays 5:30-6:55pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Oppermann

Advanced Tap

(pre-requisite needed)

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

Dress: Comfortable clothing, black tap shoes

Mondays 8:30-9:20pm

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloe Welsh

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

Fridays 7:00-7:30pm

Instructor Elizabeth Opperman

 

Advanced Jazz/ Lyrical

(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)

Wednesdays 8:10-9:00pm

Instructor: Chloe Welsh

Beginning Pointe

(pre-requisite needed)

For advanced ballerinas.  

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

Boys- black ballet shoes, shorts, tshirt

Fridays 7:35-8:05pm

Instructor Elizabeth Opperman

 

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

Tuesdays 8:30-9:20pm

Instructors: Shaelynn French and Chloe Welsh

Contact

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

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