Turning Point Dance Studio

If you’re looking to give your dancer a solid foundation in movement, or simply want a lower-commitment option, our “For Funsies” classes are the perfect place to begin! These are our non-leveled classes, which means they’re open to everyone, no matter your dancer’s experience.

Turning Point’s preschool program for dancers 2.5-5 is designed to enhance gross motor development, listening skills, musicality, and nurture the creative spirit in a safe, loving environment.

Turning Point Dance Company is more than just an advanced training program—it's a family of dancers committed to growth, artistry, and community. Our companies are designed for students who are ready to take their training to the next level and are eager to represent Turning Point with excellence, dedication, and love.

Students registered in Tap 3 or higher will be working on mastering increased difficult rhythms. Instructor approval is required.

At these advanced levels, dancers work on mastering intricate combinations, increasing strength, flexibility, and stamina, and refining performance quality. Classes move at a fast pace, demanding precision, artistry, and technical excellence.

Dancers begin building more refined technique with a focus on leg strength, flexibility, and continued development of jazz vocabulary and style. Across-the-floor patterns become more complex, and performance quality begins to take center stage.

This level introduces dancers to jazz fundamentals including isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and center combinations. Emphasis is placed on rhythm, coordination, and musicality while laying the groundwork for higher-level training.

Our Jazz program blends classic technique with upbeat rhythms, dynamic movement, and stage-ready style. From foundational skills to advanced combinations, dancers are encouraged to bring energy, confidence, and personal flair to every class.

Choreography is taught fast, and students should start to master how to pop, tut, wave, groove, tick, dime stop, warp etc. Students should start to master textures, explore individual style and make style choices. Students should be able to dance by themselves in front of the class, can motivate selves to warm up, practice, help each other, and even give each other corrections (positively).

Designed for advanced dancers ready to master intricate combinations, explore deeper emotional expression, and refine control, strength, and flexibility—particularly in the legs, ankles, and core. These levels demand consistent practice and focus, as choreography becomes more layered and technically demanding.

Focuses on building leg strength, flexibility, and deepening knowledge of contemporary vocabulary. Dancers begin combining skills into more complex phrases while refining fluid transitions and alignment.

This level introduces dancers to the fundamentals of contemporary movement, including weight shifts, floor work, and improvisation. Dancers build coordination, core strength, and expressive range while learning to connect movement with music and emotion.

Contemporary dance at Turning Point blends the structure of classical technique with the freedom of modern movement and emotional expression. Dancers learn to tell stories through their bodies while developing strength, fluidity, and artistry.

Students in Level 3 and above may be invited into our Pre-Pointe Program as they develop the strength and technique required for pointe work. Before beginning pointe, dancers must successfully complete a formal evaluation to ensure readiness.

At these advanced levels, dancers concentrate on mastering complex combinations and increasing leg and ankle strength, flexibility, endurance, and artistry. These classes move at a faster pace and require consistent focus and technical execution.

Focus shifts to leg strength, flexibility, and deeper understanding of ballet technique. Dancers continue to expand their vocabulary while working on posture, precision, and transitioning fluidly between movements.

Dancers begin to move beyond introductory steps, developing strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Emphasis is placed on coordination, correct alignment, and ballet vocabulary to set the stage for future advancement.

Beginning in Ballet 2, dancers build the foundational technique that prepares them for the demands of more advanced ballet training. Proper placement is essential to ensure safe, meaningful progression.

Our leveled acro program is for dancers who want to build strong acrobatic skills rooted in safe, technical progressions. Unlike gymnastics or tumbling, acro is designed to blend seamlessly with dance, emphasizing control, flexibility, and flow within choreography.

For dancers who are ready to take their training to the next level, our Accelerated Training Program offers focused instruction, faster progression, and a deeper dive into technique, artistry, and performance.

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory.

Tap is a meshing of cultures ranging from traditional Irish folk dance to modern Broadway extravaganzas. This makes tap a versatile style of dance with endless possibilities. The focus in this class will be on the basic movements of tap and rhythm, because once these are mastered anything is possible.

Offered to ages 6 and up. Acrobatics teaches flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, discipline & concentration. This class will focus on fundamental acrobatic technique. Acro is not the typical tumbling or gymnastics class. This class is great for students looking to enhance their agility, flexibility, & strength.

Focus is on the latest street styles of hip hop. Dancers are encouraged to push themselves to explore new movements and to understand the elements of choreography, music, and performance.

All classes focus on both classic and current styles of jazz, while keeping emphasis on technique, center, and placement. Creative routines are taught and dancers learn how to interpret their music with control and fluidity. Classes integrate the fundamentals of ballet for proper technique, while using exciting music and fresh moves. We highly recommend students continue ballet training while taking jazz.

Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz, with expressive motions that focus on telling a story. Students will learn lyrical technique along with how to express emotion through movement. Our lyrical program directly feeds into our contemporary program. Although not required, ballet is highly recommended as corequisite for lyrical!

Offered to our Kindergarteners through Adults. Ballet is the foundation of dance. This class will focus on the classical elements of ballet, teaching students proper technique and body alignment. Classes demand high focus from the student but are valuable to the progression of a dancer. Proper ballet technique is essential for strength, power and execution of a dancer.

Our Pre Ballet/Jazz classes are designed for young dancers who are in 4.5-5 years old or have completed at least one year of dance instruction. These classes serve as a beautiful bridge between our introductory program and our more structured primary levels. In this joyful and supportive environment, dancers begin to develop the focus, strength, and confidence needed to take their next steps in dance.

Our Mini Movers Acro class is specially designed for energetic, curious dancers ages 3.5 to 5 who love to move, stretch, and explore what their bodies can do! In this 45-minute class, dancers will develop important physical skills like strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, all through movement-based activities that support their natural love of motion.

With a focus on fun and friendship, this class is designed for the preschooler, who is ready to move and groove! Mini Movers Hip Hop is designed for the dancer who is 3.5 to 5 years of age. In this class your dancer will work on developing the skills and focus to move in new funky ways! Dancers will learn important etiquette, vocabulary and technique to have a strong base in Hip Hop while still in a playful and tender environment.

Our Children’s Dance class is the perfect next step for your preschool-aged dancer who’s ready to twirl, leap, and shine! Designed for ages 3.5–4.5, this class introduces the fundamentals of ballet and jazz through imaginative movement, music, and age-appropriate technique. Each class is filled with joyful learning as dancers explore rhythm, coordination, and basic terminology, all while developing listening skills, body awareness, and confidence in a fun and nurturing environment.

Travel Into the Fun-known with your dancer’s favorite Fairytale characters as their instructor!!! In this class we will bring your dancer’s favorite stories to life through dance! With adventurers as their guide, your dancer will explore movement in a fun and supportive environment. Not only will your dancer start to gain basic Ballet and Jazz dance technique and vocabulary, but they will also develop skills to be a productive learner, exceptional classmate and an engaged student!

A magical first step into the world of dance—together! Welcome to Turning Point Tinies, our sweet and playful intro-to-dance class designed especially for our youngest dancers (ages 2–3.5) and their favorite grown-up teammate! This class is a beautiful way to introduce your little one to the joy of movement, music, and self-expression in a safe and nurturing environment.