Taneytown Dance Center

Summer drop-in classes require a completed enrollment form. The price varies based on class length.

Adult yoga classes that are non-performing. The price is per class.

Adult dance classes that are non-performing. The price is per class.

A trial class registration fee of $20.00. This fee will be applied to the annual enrollment fee upon registration.

Apprentice, Junior, and Senior Company monthly fee includes rehearsals, assigned ballet technique class, and one additional 60-minute class. This is part of the 2025 Dance Company Fees.

Prep Company monthly fee includes rehearsals and assigned ballet class. This is part of the 2025 Dance Company Fees.

Monthly tuition for a 90 minute class at Taneytown Dance Center is $96.00 per month. This pricing is for the 2025-2026 season.

Monthly tuition for a 75 minute class at Taneytown Dance Center is $85.00 per month. This pricing is for the 2025-2026 season.

Monthly tuition for a 60 minute class at Taneytown Dance Center is $77.00 per month. This pricing is for the 2025-2026 season.

Monthly tuition for a 45 minute class at Taneytown Dance Center is $71.00 per month. This pricing is for the 2025-2026 season.

Monthly tuition for a 30 minute class at Taneytown Dance Center is $65.00 per month. This pricing is for the 2025-2026 season.

Level II of LETT (Leaps, Extensions, Turns, and Technique) is for dancers age 12+ who have previously completed LETT I or have directrice approval.

Level I of LETT (Leaps, Extensions, Turns, and Technique) is for dancers age 9+ with a minimum of one year dance experience.

Requires directrice approval for participation in Pointe classes. This class is for dancers who have met the necessary prerequisites.

LETT II is for the intermediate/advanced dancer seeking to learn more intense leaps and work with more focused intent on their flexibility. Dancers learn how to safely execute leaps, extensions, and turns in proper alignment and body control to avoid injury. LETT II enrollment is limited to intermediate through advanced dancers that are enrolled in at least one other class on the current schedule.

Dancers who are beginning to learn the basics of doing leaps, extensions, and turns are taught safe and proper execution to build strength and avoid injury. Students should have at least one year of dance training prior to considering enrollment to LETT I, as well as being enrolled in at least one other class from the current schedule.

Conditioning classes at TDC is for the dancer seeking to build up their stamina and strength. Class focuses on safely executing strength building exercises. Students in the conditioning class are required to bring 5lb weights and sneakers. Conditioning is upbeat and fun for our dancers.

Yoga and Therapeutic Body Movement is a Taneytown Dance Center exclusive! Created by and developed by Directrice, Miss Kim (RYT-200), to give adults of all ages gentle stretches and movement. Principles of modern, ballet, and yoga combine to bring participants a low-impact class that simultaneously relaxes and energizes! This class is done by low lights and/or candlelight to help dancers feel calm and balanced at the end of the long week.

Tap is an upbeat, aerobic workout teaching basic tap skills, rhythm, and vocabulary that builds with the dancer’s confidence and ability to successfully perform basic and intermediate combinations.

Ballet provides a basic workout for the adult looking to improve activity level, strengthen the core muscular system, and gain flexibility. The class will incorporate basic barre movements and modern/contemporary floor stretches. Basic and fun choreography will also be introduced.

Adult classes at TDC are non-performing, drop-in sessions. Ballet and Tap are offered for adults(16-99) exploring dance for the first time or dancers returning to the floor after many years.

Contemporary Ballet is for intermediate to advanced students with a solid background in ballet, with strong and established ballet skills. This class builds on strength and techniques while approaching ballet through contemporary influence. Class begins with a classical ballet warm-up and moves to experimenting with center work, form, expression, and choreography that reflects a more modern dance style.

Pointe II and II are for the advanced dancer that has completed both Pre-Pointe and Pointe I, and graduated to the next level. These levels focus on more complex choreography as well as expanding technique and skills en pointe.

Pointe I classes are available only by approval of the Directrice. All Pointe I students MUST complete the Pre-Pointe class before progressing to Pointe I. Dancers in Pointe I will begin to learn the basic concepts of how to execute technique en pointe in a safe and proper manner to avoid injury.

Pre-Pointe classes are available only by approval of the Directrice. In order to be considered for pre-pointe, the student must be at least 13 years of age (or upon examination of applicable physiological factors by the Directrice, deemed to be adequately mature) and have at least three years of ballet experience (this is a guideline that is addressed on an individual basis according to each dancer). All dancers MUST pass a pointe readiness test before being considered for pre-pointe.

Level III and IV of Tap classes are designed for intermediate to advanced dancers, these classes build upon the strength, understanding, and rhythm developed thus far. Classes focus on advancing technique, form and expression in tap dancing. Both classic and modern tap dancing techniques are explored.

In Modern/Contemporary III and IV intermediate and advanced dancers continue in their exploration of this diverse and creative approach to dance. Students progress in their understanding of more advanced modern dance techniques and an exploration of the creative aspects of dance and composition. At this level dancers are proficient in modern terminology and concepts as well as holding the strength and stamina for more intense training in this dance form.

Jazz Funk is a unique fusion of hip hop and jazz into one high-energy class that helps develop each dancer’s confidence in their style and performance ability. Highly recommended for members of Junior – Principal Dance Companies.

Jazz III and IV are designed for intermediate to advanced dancers. These classes build upon the strength, understanding, and form developed thus far. Classes focus on advancing technique, form, and style. This level takes great skill and strength, and students will perfect the ability to perform while executing more difficult choreography.

Hip Hop III is for the more advanced dancer that has either had prior hip hop dance instruction or “street dance style” experience. Students will enjoy learning more complex choreography and popular dance techniques in this class. Using today’s most popular music, dancers learn to execute and isolate both old and new styles of the Hip Hop genre.

Advanced Ballet Technique classes are for intermediate to advanced, serious-minded ballet dancers. Enrollment must be approved by the Directrice. These technique classes spend extra time working on the specific execution of ballet exercises and are intense instruction, please be sure your dancer is prepared for the level of training involved.

Tap II is designed for intermediate dancers and builds upon the fundamentals of tap form, technique, and vocabulary. Students will focus on developing rhythm and expression through tap dancing and learning more complex combinations as well as learning many time steps and rhythms.

Musical Theater allows the dancer to learn stage presence and basic character acting skills. Students will learn to take on roles from some of the most famous musicals of stage and screen. The class consists of warm-ups, basic acting skills, and improvisation while having fun exploring expression.

Intermediate dancers in Modern / Contemporary II classes explore the diverse and creative approach to dance through this genre. Students learn intermediate modern dance techniques while further exploration of the creative aspects of dance and composition is encouraged.

Designed for intermediate dancers, these classes build upon the fundamentals of jazz form, technique, and combinations in an age and level-appropriate manner. All styles of jazz dance are experienced through our jazz dance program. Dancers also begin to learn more about stage presence at this level of instruction through this dance form.

Young intermediate students and newer teen students enjoy learning the most popular current dance techniques in these classes. Our Hip Hop II classes begin with center warm-up and stretch and move to combinations both across the floor and in the center. Moving to upbeat music, students will develop flexibility, strength, and coordination.

Ballet Technique classes are for intermediate to advanced, serious-minded ballet dancers. Enrollment must be teacher recommended or approved by the Directrice. This technique class spends extra time working on the specific execution of ballet exercises and offers intense instruction, please be sure your dancer is prepared for the level of training involved.

Teen Ballet dancers will learn ballet vocabulary, form, and technique. The class will focus on building coordination, flexibility, strength, and balance while developing an understanding of ballet principles and movement. Ballet consists of barre, center, across the floor, and combinations in both adagio and allegro (slow and quick) movements, all of which stress proper body alignment, flexibility, and muscular control.

Ballet III students are progressing intermediate dancers that will continue to develop technique, vocabulary, strength, balance, coordination, and body awareness, along with additional complexity in their combinations and exercises. At this level, floor barre is introduced to begin learning control and stamina to progress to a more intense technique class for the serious ballet student.

Tap I is a fun introduction for young dancers to the foundations of tap dance. The class begins with an upbeat warm-up, stretches, and rhythmic combinations. Dancers learn the basics of tap to build their knowledge of connecting combinations.

Modern / Contemporary I students learn the fundamentals of this genre while exploring the creative aspects of dance and composition. This is a more free form of dance that encompasses emotion and expression in addition to form and technique, occasionally termed lyrical dance. Modern is practiced in bare feet to feel the floor for freer movement.

Jazz I is an exciting class that introduces young dancers to the energy and fun of jazz dance. The class begins with a basic upbeat jazz warm-up, isolations, stretches, and combinations. Students learn a fusion of jazz styles and are encouraged to demonstrate personal style through dance.

Beginning and younger intermediate dancers begin these popular classes with center warm-up and stretch, and move to combinations both across the floor as well as at center floor. Moving to upbeat music, students develop flexibility, strength, and coordination. Dancers begin to learn new styles that are popular in the mainstream today, as well as where the roots of hip hop began.

In Ballet II, young intermediate dancers will progress in their understanding of ballet principles, continuing to develop coordination, strength, balance, and body awareness. Students will begin to learn the concept of turn-out and technique that comes with ballet. Instruction consists of barre, center, across the floor, and combinations in both adagio and allegro (slow and quick) movements, all of which stress proper body alignment, flexibility, and muscular control.

Beginning ballet students will explore developing ballet principles, improving coordination, strength, balance, and body awareness. Ballet consists of barre, center, across the floor, and combinations in both adagio and allegro (slow and quick) movements, all of which stress proper body alignment, flexibility, and muscular control.

In Foundations of Dance, students will develop beginning dance principles in a choice of two tracks of instruction: Ballet and Modern Combo. and Tap and Jazz Combo. Dancers will continue developing coordination, strength, balance, and body awareness.

Dancers in Intro to Foundations will learn basic ballet and tap principles through creative exploration. Children will continue to build an understanding of basic dance movements and vocabulary. Students will work on developing coordination, strength, balance, and body awareness all while having fun!

Tiny Tots is designed for young dancers to learn the fundamentals of dance. We will work on body awareness, coordination, space, rhythm, and basic movement that will later be the foundations for all dance types. We will use songs and movements that will have the children do creative movements as well as begin to learn the basic dance vocabulary.

Tiny Toes is a creative movement and pre-ballet class, developed for engaging in interactive movement-based play for your young toddler while learning the basics of dance through imagery and intuitive vocabulary. Dancers are expected to attend class independently of their parent/caregiver.

Dance with Me is a gentle introduction to dance designed for our youngest dancers who are not quite ready to follow along in dance class without their parent/caregiver. The toddler and adult pair will follow along with basic instructions that teach body awareness and engaging movements to learn the foundations of dance through interactive play and guided imagery.

A dance class designed for a dancer and adult combo, which is non-performing. This class runs for an eight-week session and does not require an annual registration fee.

Summer session fee for a 120 minute class, which runs for 6 weeks. This is part of the 2025 Summer Session.

Summer session fee for a 90 minute class, which runs for 6 weeks. This is part of the 2025 Summer Session.

Summer session fee for a 60 minute class, which runs for 6 weeks. This is part of the 2025 Summer Session.

Summer session fee for a 45 minute class, which runs for 6 weeks. This is part of the 2025 Summer Session.

Six-week program across multiple dance genres for teens, perfect for a new and curious dancer looking to find the perfect fit before enrolling in academic-year programs.

Six-week program across multiple dance genres, perfect for a new and curious dancer looking to find the perfect fit before enrolling in academic-year programs.

Workshop fees for the 2025 Summer Session, which runs for 6 weeks. The price varies per week.