Thread City Classical Dance

We offer a variety of classes in jazz, modern & tap! Classes culminate with a Spring Performance at the end of the year! If a family enrolls in multiple classes, a 15% discount will be automatically applied to their total at payment.

Foundation B is a standard 90-minute ballet technique class with a full barre and center floor. Although the steps are basic, they are the foundation all advanced steps are based on, and the more cleanly performed, the more easily the advanced steps will flow. Like all levels in our Classical Ballet program, registration in this class requires registration in a second class at either a challenge or mastery level. For questions about what level is appropriate, please contact us.

This class concentrates on building a technique foundation that supports a dancer thorough all future ballet study. This class is suitable for any level dancer. Foundation A & B courses may be taken alone, separate from the Classical Ballet Program though students over age 8 are encouraged to enter the Classical Program by taking two classes. For questions about what level is appropriate, please contact us.

Students in Foundation A will build a strong foundation in basic ballet skills, adequately equipping them for entering the Classical Ballet Program if they choose after successful completion of Foundation A. Foundation A students will continue to use everything they have learned in Primary A & B adding more complex movements to their vocabulary and combinations.

Intermediate B builds on Foundation B skills, adding complex turn vocabulary, full batterie in petit allegro, and memory work involving more complex enchainments to prepare for quickly picking up choreography. Musical dynamics are attended to in all steps. Dancers' reflexive muscle memory will continue to be shaped. Advanced vocabulary is first introduced in this level to be perfected in the next level.

Class is focused on strengthening and flexibility as well steps specific to pointe. Beginner Pointe available for first year Pointe students Attendance in Classical Ballet Program classes required for Pointe Please contact us if interested.

Beginning Ballet students will build a strong ballet foundation with exercises to build strong muscles, expressive arms and hands and gain an understanding of ballet’s most common rhythms and vocabulary. Purchase Punch Card. Six punch card minimum required. Punch cards expire at the end of the season (September - May OR Summer season) in which they are purchased.

In this Advanced Level, the entire class is taken en pointe, like a professional company class, helping female dancers to pirouette and keep the most efficient center of balance, preparing them for pointe variations, choreography from the classical repertoire. Male dancers would replace pointe specific steps with male coda steps and more work on elevation.

Created developmentally for five year olds, this class focuses on laying a strong foundation for ballet studies in the future with exercises to build strong muscles, expressive arms and hands and a deeper understanding of ballet’s most common rhythms.

Beginning Ballet students will build a strong foundation for more serious studies in the future with exercises to build strong muscles, expressive arms and hands and gain an understanding of ballet’s most common rhythms and vocabulary.

In this 45 minute class, students will learn coordination, muscle awareness, movement imagination and creative response to music to encourage a love of dance and their creativity. Various forms of dance will be explored including Tap, Jazz, and Ballet. Dancers encouraged to dance barefoot. Gently used tap shoes available at our studio.

Appropriate for beginning level dancer or up to 3 years training. Students learn tap & jazz including basic vocabulary, styles and fundamentals of technique, through floor progressions and dance combinations. Creativity is encouraged.

This class, for ages 10+, will build on the fundamentals of jazz and modern technique. Learning vocabulary, combinations and choreography. Beginner to Advanced students welcome. Creativity is encouraged through improvisation.

Appropriate for intermediate level and adult and teen dancers. Students learn tap including basic to more complex vocabulary, styles and fundamentals of tap technique, through floor progressions and combinations. Creativity is encouraged.

Appropriate for intermediate level and adult dancers. Students learn tap including basic to more complex vocabulary, styles and fundamentals of tap technique, through floor progressions and combinations. Creativity is encouraged.

A movement-based introduction to ballet for our youngest dancers and their caregivers that explores the magic of dance and movement. Enjoy a special time as dance partners for creative dance, stories and games that fosters physical and mental development, coordination, and balance, as well as to develop early social skills

A playful introduction to ballet class for our young dancers introducing the concepts of posture, rhythm, and balance. Students will learn the basics of dance movements using arms and hands, different ways of moving around the room and across the floor through creative interpretation of music.

Intermediate A builds on Foundation A skills, adding multiple rotations in turns, beginning beats, and more complex combinations, teaching musicality, enchanting lines and challenging balance. New step vocabulary is added beyond what is learned in Foundation A.

Class is focused on strengthening and flexibility as well steps specific to pointe. Beginner Pointe available for first year Pointe students Attendance in Classical Ballet Program classes required for Pointe Please contact us if interested.

In Primary A/B Ballet, this class will expand developmentally appropriate skill building for strong muscles, expressive arms and hands and further increasing students' knowledge of ballet's most common rhythms and movements.

Discover the beauty and strength of ballet in this six-week introductory course designed for adults and teens. You’ll learn fundamental ballet techniques, build core and leg strength, develop expressive arms, and gain confidence with ballet’s essential rhythms and vocabulary. By the end of this six week course, students will be able to participate in our Beginning Ballet for Adults & Teens class if they wish.