Carla's Dance Factory

An early childhood music education company that offers music and movement classes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. We are proud to offer this incredible program at CDF. The award-winning music, written and recorded in-house, is loved by both children and their caregivers.

A client-centered, movement-based class designed to support dancers with diverse needs in a fun, inclusive, and empowering environment. Using rhythm and dance as tools for connection and development, this program enhances foundational skills across five key developmental domains: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and communication.

Provides the focused training they need to stand out with confidence. Our classes build the strength, stamina, and technique required for high-level try-outs, with a focus on precision, performance, and total-body conditioning.

Our 10 & up program is known for its power, precision, and evolving choreography that keeps dancers motivated and challenged. Company dancers work with top industry choreographers and guest artists throughout the season, expanding their skills and staying connected to current commercial styles.

Hip-hop at CDF is bold, energetic, and full of personality. Dancers groove to age-appropriate music while developing strength, coordination, and musicality through styles like breaking, locking, popping, and freestyle.

Classes begin at age 8, offering structured progression in tumbling, partnering, and inversions tailored to dancers at all levels.

Our playful introduction to Acro for younger dancers, focusing on body awareness, balance, and beginner skills through fun, creative movement.

Combines classical dance technique with precision tumbling, building strength, flexibility, control, and fearless movement. It’s a high-energy discipline that teaches dancers how to safely and confidently execute skills like backbends, aerials, walkovers, and more.

Is introduced in a developmentally appropriate way that focuses on expression, control, and intention. We also offer an adult lyrical class on Saturdays, designed for those looking to move freely, feel deeply, and reconnect with dance through artistry.

Expressive styles that blend the strength of ballet with the emotion of storytelling and the dynamics of jazz. Through fluid movement, grounded transitions, and intentional performance, dancers learn to connect deeply with both the music and the message.

A joyful way to stay moving and connected to the dance floor. Rooted in classic jazz styles and grounded in musicality and movement fundamentals, it’s fun, nostalgic, and full of heart.

Offers beginner-intermediate dancers intentional training in jazz fundamentals, preparing them for more rigorous work ahead. For our Company dancers, technique is a core requirement.

The first step toward company-level expectations, blending jazz technique with age-appropriate training in strength, flexibility, and performance.

Dancers can begin their jazz journey at age 6 in Pre-Jazz, where they explore foundational movement and fun choreography.

Jazz at CDF is where precision meets power. Dancers build flexibility, stamina, control, and performance presence through high-energy choreography and focused technique training. With a progression designed for growth, each level introduces and advances key skills like leaps, turns, isolations, and musicality.

For dancers, proving that at all stages of life, you can build strength, flexibility, and artistry in a supportive and encouraging environment. Whether you’re a lifelong dancer or a first-time student, ballet at CDF is a rewarding journey from barre and beyond.

Offers beginner-intermediate instruction for those seeking deeper technique without the full commitment of company-level training. Company dancers train in multiple weekly ballet technique classes, focusing on posture, placement, and classical form to support both competition and pre-professional versatility.

Introduce ballet alongside tap in a playful, age-appropriate way that sparks confidence and coordination in young dancers.

Ballet is the foundation of all dance. It builds strength, grace, alignment, discipline, and control, all essential elements in a dancer’s training, no matter their chosen style. Under the direction of Jonsie Pollock, at CDF, ballet is a core part of our curriculum at every level.

With beginner-intermediate and intermediate-advanced levels, this group of powerhouse women has become a highlight of every CDF show and a shining example of what it means to dance for the love of it.

Offers beginner-intermediate instruction for those looking to train more intentionally without the full commitment of a company schedule. For advanced dancers, tap continues within our Company Program, where students refine their musicality, clarity, and performance through challenging choreography and regional competition.

Introduce young dancers to basic tap steps through imaginative movement and rhythm play, laying the groundwork for future training. As dancers progress, our Apprentice Tap class offers beginner-intermediate instruction for those looking to train more intentionally without the full commitment of a company schedule.

Designed for those looking to move freely, feel deeply, and reconnect with dance through artistry.