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**Disclaimer: Prices are based on cost to run the class throughout the season including any days off, breaks, and holidays. Monthly tuition is not prorated due to days off, breaks, and holidays. 

PRE-Company required to take Teen Ballet & Teen Jazz (weekly rehearsal)

PRO- Company required to take Teen Ballet, Teen Strength & Tech, Teen Jazz, Teen Contemporary, One elective (weekly rehearsal)

Teen Ballet: (ages 11-14) This class will focus on ballet terminology and technique through the execution of barre work, center, and across the floor exercises. Dancers will have a clear understanding of body alignment, movement quality, carriage of upper body, and flexibility. 

Teen Tap:  (ages 11-14) This structured class focuses on teaching tap technique while developing rhythm and timing. Dancers will be taught basic steps and vocabulary that will later be combined into more complex combinations or routines. Ballet is required. 

Teen Acro: (ages 11-14) - Acro teaches floor and aerial movements through conditioning exercises and rhythmic tumbling passes. This class helps students develop flexibility, balance, and body control while improving agility and strength. This class is geared toward dancers at the advanced level. 

Teen Hip Hop:  (ages 11-14) Hip Hop is a commercialized style influenced by jazz and street dance. Hip Hop exhibits strong, sharp movement and incorporates floor work and fast footwork. This class is geared toward dancers in the intermediate level. 

Teen Jazz: (ages 11-14)  This is a high-energy class that focuses on isolations, skills, and performance quality through classical and modern jazz technique. Dancers will be encouraged to use individual expression and develop their self-confidence. Ballet is required.

Teen Contemporary: (ages 11-14) - Contemporary is a fusion of modern, jazz, lyrical, and ballet. Contemporary stresses an importance on the dynamics of music and movement through expressive choreography. Ballet is required. 

Teen Tech & Strength 1&2: (ages 11-14) This is a class meant to break down technique and increase the dancer’s strength and stamina in order to improve overall quality of performance. Focus will be on balance, strength, stretch and keeping dancer’s healthy and strong throughout the year. 

Pre-Pointe: (ages 13-15) Pre-pointe classes are offered to ballet students who are not yet on pointe to further develop and strengthen the muscles necessary to go en pointe. Pre-pointe classes stress correct alignment and correct classical ballet technique. 

Musical Theatre (ages 11+) Musical Theatre is a jazz-based class that focuses on dance styles found in Broadway musicals. Students not only learn dance technique, but also work on acting skills and performing with emotion and stage presence.

Disclaimer: Thrive Faculty and Staff reserves the right to do what is best for each individual dancer.  This means upon evaluation, dancers may be moved up or down age levels to best fit their ability and create the most opportunity for individual growth.