Our Classes
The RDC faculty and guest artists are educated and experienced in the art and method of teaching dance. Our instructors are dedicated to educating their students and will always strive to share their passion of dance with each of them. They will diligently find the classes and levels that best suit every student.
Leveling is a method for our faculty to accurately place students in the appropriate class based on the student’s knowledge, ability, and maturity. It will determine what level of each style the student will be placed in. Leveling will take place towards the end of the spring semester. Leveling decisions will be left up to the RDC faculty and judges. The leveling process is a positive experience preparing students for future life situations such as dance auditions and job interviews.
RDC offers classes throughout the entire calendar year.
- 1st semester classes run from September to December
- 2nd semester classes run from January to June
- Summer semester classes are held in July and August
Class Offerings
Creative Movement Dance 1
Ages: 3-4 years old
Includes Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling
Creative Movement Dance 2
Ages: 5-6 years old
Includes Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling
Pre-Combo
Ages: 6-8 years old
Includes 45 minutes of Ballet, 30 minutes of Tap, and 30 minutes of Tumbling
Prepares students for more advanced class levels
Pre-Ballet, Pre-Tap, Pre-Jazz/Hip-Hop, Pre-Tumbling
Ages: 6-8 years old
Prepares students for more advanced class levels
Ballet 1-5, Jazz 1-5, Tap 1-5, Tumbling 1-5, Hip-Hop 1-5
Ages: 8 years old and up
Students are leveled and placed by RDC faculty
Strength & Conditioning
Ages: 8 years old and up
Progressions 1-5
Ages: 8 years old and up
Allows students to work on skills, such as, jumps and turns, and other traveling combinations in multiple dance styles
Combo 1-5
Ages: 8 years old and up
Teaches students short phases of movement from multiple faculty members in different styles of dance
Prepares students to learn and retain dance choreography
Exposes them to multiple dance genres with immediate performance opportunities during class time
Pom Technique
Ages: 10 years old and up
Prepare students for future try-outs and placement on area school dance teams
Modern/Contemporary 1-4
Ages: 11 years old and up
Pre-Pointe
Typically students leveling into Ballet 2 will also
be placed in Pre-Pointe
Some students may begin using Pointe shoes in this class
Students will remain in Pre-Pointe anywhere from
one semester to two years
Pointe 1,2 & 3
Students selected by the faculty who are leveling into
Ballet 3 or 4 will have the option to also be placed in Pointe 1 or 2