To The Pointe of Performing Arts - Dance studio in Cranston, Rhode Island
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To The Pointe of Performing Arts

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999 Oaklawn Avenue

Cranston, Rhode Island 02920

Opening Hours
  • Monday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
36 programs

About To The Pointe of Performing Arts

To The Pointe of Performing Arts, located in Cranston, Rhode Island, has been a cornerstone of dance education since its founding in 1999. We offer a comprehensive and nurturing environment for dancers of all ages, with a strong emphasis on fostering self-motivation and teamwork in a non-competitive setting. Our highly trained instructors, graduates of a rigorous three-year Teacher Training Program, ensure proper technique and a supportive atmosphere, preventing injuries and promoting progression. Our diverse curriculum spans a wide array of dance styles, including the foundational grace of Ballet, the rhythmic expression of Tap, the dynamic energy of Jazz, the improvisational creativity of Hip Hop, the emotional depth of Lyrical, and the evolving versatility of Contemporary dance. We also offer specialized Musical Theater classes, immersing students in the storytelling demands of Broadway, drawing from ballet, jazz, and tap. For adults, we provide 8-week sessions in Beginner and Intermediate Jazz, Intermediate Tap, Beginner Ballet, Inter Jazz/Contemporary, and Fitness Dance, offering a fun, educational, and fulfilling workout experience. Beyond regular classes, To The Pointe of Performing Arts enriches the student journey with various events and workshops. Highlights include the "Musical Theatre Workshop with Miss Zoë," spirit weeks, and a "Bonus Month" for unlimited extra classes. We prepare diligently for our annual Spring Recital, held at McVinney Auditorium, and offer exciting performance opportunities, including travel to Walt Disney World and on cruise ships. Summer programs and intensifies further enhance skill development, culminating in a "Summer Intensive Showcase."

Styles offered at To The Pointe of Performing Arts

Programs from To The Pointe of Performing Arts

36 programs available

Classes

Ballet, Tap, & Jazz

Dancers wishing to audition for a solo or duet must be enrolled in the core classes to be eligible. Furthermore, they must be enrolled in the style for which they wish to audition.

Tap Techniques

All dancers are encouraged to be their best and are placed at the level that is most suitable for them at any point throughout the season. Our advanced dancers attend classes multiple times per week and work on proper placement/execution/timing in all styles of dance. They continue to cultivate their abilities to execute leaps, turns, and advanced Tap Techniques.

Hip-Hop

From Broadway to Hip-Hop, our shows offer a well-rounded and entertaining dance experience for everyone to enjoy! Our December Showcase, which includes our version of the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" dance, encompasses a wide variety of dance styles to wonderful holiday music in the spirit of the season.

Broadway

From Broadway to Hip-Hop, our shows offer a well-rounded and entertaining dance experience for everyone to enjoy! Our December Showcase, which includes our version of the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" dance, encompasses a wide variety of dance styles to wonderful holiday music in the spirit of the season.

Ballet & Tap

Dancers learn technique at the Barre, Center, & Across the floor, as well as study terminology and theory tests in their Ballet & Tap classes. Serious dancers who wish to continue dancing and progressing choose to participate in our Summer Intensive, which allows our dancers to continue pushing themselves throughout the Summer and perform in our Summer Intensive Showcase held in August.

TTP Spirit Wear Week

Wear any TTP LOGO clothing that you own to class! This is part of Spirit Month Week 3, running from October 18th to October 23rd.

Silly Sock or Leg warmer week

Wear silly socks or leg warmers along with your dance clothes. This is part of Spirit Month Week 2, running from October 11th to October 16th.

Pajama Week

Wear your PJs to dance class instead of dance wear! This is part of Spirit Month Week 1, running from October 4th to October 9th.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT

Creative movement dance is a form of expressive movement, often used with young children, that focuses on self-expression imagination, spatial awareness, fine & gross motor skills, socialization, and following direction. Participants interpret music, emotions, or stories through their own individual movements, exploring concepts like force, weight, and flow in a free and imaginative way.

CONTEMPORARY

Contemporary dance is an expressive versatile, and continually evolving dance style that draws from and fuses elements of variuos genres, including modern, ballet, jazz, and even Hip Hop.Emerging in the mid-20th century as an offshoot of modern dance, it allows for a broad range of movement, focusing on themes of the human experience, emotion, and storytelling through fluid, grounded, and improvisational movement.

LYRICAL

Lyrical dance is a fusion of Balet and Jazz techniques, emphasizing emotional storytelling and fluid, expressive movements that interpret the lyrics of a song. It is a highly technical and athletic style that requires a strong foundation in ballet, jazz, and modern dance, and it relies on the dancer's ability to convey a story or emotion through their body language and facial expressions.

HIP HOP

Hip hop dance is a dynamic street dance style born from hip hop cultures in the 1970s New York City, characterized by freestyle movement, improvsational skills, and rhythmic bounces and rocks that express creativity and emotion. Hip hop dance emphasizes freedom, self-expression, and community, often performed in social settings and in response to hip hop music.

MUSICAL THEATRE

Musical Theater dance classes focus on learning proper dance technique while exploring the various styles and music used in Broadway shows. Emphasis will also be placed on learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and telling a story through dance and facial expressions. The use of props such as: Hats, Canes, and chairs.

JAZZ

Jazz dance is a dance style that has evolved to include various styles performed to contemporary pop, rock, and funk music, and is characterized by a mix of sharp, precise movements and fluid transitions. The characteristics of this class include: Body Isolations : Dancers focus on isolating and moving individual body parts, such as the head, shoulders, and ribs, independently.

TAP

A dance style in which the dancers wear shoes with metal taps on the soles and heels, striking the floor to create a rhythmic, percussive sound.It is characterized by its syncopated rhythms, improvisational nature, and connection to jazz music, with roots in traditional African American and European folk dances.Tap dance is essentially a form of "musicality of the feet," creating music with the body rather than just performing dance.

POINTE

Pointe dance is a classical Ballet technique that allows a dancer to perform on the tips of their toes, giving the illusion of lightness, and grace. It is only possible with special, structurally reinforced shoes called Pointe shoes. This style requires years of training to develop the necessary strength, balance, and control, as well as the proper body alignment, to safely support the dancer's weight on their fully vertical feet.

BALLET

Ballet is a classical, theatrical dance form originating in the Italian Renaissance that emphasizes graceful, precise, and disciplined movements, often performed to music. It features distinctive elements like body alignment, the outward rotation of the legs ("turn-out"), and graceful, often "gravity-defying" movements such as leaps, jumps, and dancing on the tips of the toes ("en pointe").Ballet has evolved into various styles, including classical, romantic, neoclassical, and contemporary, and its foundational techniques are a basis for many other dance forms worldwide.

Quality Dance Classes

OfFering Quality Dance Classes for ages 18 months thru Adult. Start your dancer off on the right foot by joining a studio that focuses on professional dance education within a nurturing environment, fostering a positive atmosphere. Our programs are well-planned, artistic, creative, and a lot of fun, led by experienced and organized professionals.

Toddler to Adulthood Dance

From toddler age to adulthood, we understand how to break down techniques and apply them by motivating our students to be their best and celebrating their uniqueness and individuality. Our specialty is teaching in a positive atmosphere.

Jazz
$139.00

Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Jazz
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Jazz (Beginner & Intermediate)
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Tap
$139.00

Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 6:15pm - 7pm
Tap
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 6:15pm - 7pm
Intermediate Tap
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 6:15pm - 7pm
FITNESS DANCE
$10.00

Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 7pm - 8pm
FITNESS DANCE
$10.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 7pm - 8pm
Jazz/Contemporary
$139.00

Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Ballet
$139.00

Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Jazz/Contemporary
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Ballet
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Inter Jazz/Contemporary
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Beginner Ballet
$139.00

Our classes are fun, educational, traditional, and taught by experienced teachers in an encouraging atmosphere. Whether you are just starting out or getting back into the sport you love, taking adult classes at TTP allows you to get a great workout and participate in a fulfilling dance experience.

Wednesday 8pm - 8:45pm
Follow along dance combos
$10.00

Follow along dance combos A GREAT OVERALL WORKOUT!~

Wednesdays 7pm

Workshops

Musical Theatre Workshop

A Musical Theatre Workshop with Miss Zoë, held in Cranston on Sunday, November 15th, from 10 am to 12 pm.

Sunday 10 am - 12 pm

Camps

Summer Dance

Summer Dance program beginning on Monday, July 13th.


Frequently Asked Questions

How do I contact To The Pointe of Performing Arts?

Call To The Pointe of Performing Arts at (401) 942-5554 or visit http://www.tothepointeofperformingarts.com/.

What are To The Pointe of Performing Arts's prices?

Classes at To The Pointe of Performing Arts range from $10 to $139.

What is the best way to contact To The Pointe of Performing Arts?

The quickest way is to call (401) 942-5554 or visit http://www.tothepointeofperformingarts.com/.

What are To The Pointe of Performing Arts's hours?

To The Pointe of Performing Arts is open Monday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM, Thursday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

Does To The Pointe of Performing Arts offer morning classes?

Yes, To The Pointe of Performing Arts has morning availability. Monday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM, Thursday: 3:30 - 9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.