Julie Moffitt Ballet School

Same as Int.-Adv. students or athletic attire — whatever feels most comfortable! This class is designed for adult dancers of all levels.

Creative-Beg. IV: White fitted shirt, Black shorts, Black ballet shoes, Black or white socks. Int.-Adv. Ballet: White fitted shirt, Black ballet tights or leggings, Black ballet shoes, Black or white socks if not wearing tights, Optional dance belt. Pre-Teen, Int. & Adv. Jazz & Tap: Dance shorts or leggings, Fitted, solid-colored shirt, Jazz shoes, Tap shoes. This section outlines attire for boys in various dance classes.

Solid colored leotard, Jazz shorts or pants, Black or tan tights, Hair pulled up. This class covers intermediate and advanced tap and jazz for pre-teen students.

Pink convertible tights, Black leotard, Pink ballet shoes and pointe shoes if applicable, Colored leotards can be worn on Saturday technique classes as well as the last lesson of the month during weekday classes, Hair always in a bun. This class is for intermediate to advanced ballet dancers.

Same as Beg. I-II, plus: Black jazz shoes, Optional black jazz shorts. This advanced beginner class includes ballet, tap, and jazz styles.

Black leotard, Pink footed tights, Pink ballet shoes, Black Mary Jane tap shoes, Hair pulled up and out of face. This class combines beginner ballet with tap instruction.

Light blue or lavender leotard, Pink footed or convertible tights, Pink ballet shoes, Tap shoes, Hair pulled up and out of face. This class focuses on foundational ballet techniques.

Pink leotard, Pink convertible tights, Hair pulled up and out of face, For creative with tap: black Mary Jane tap shoes. This class requires specific attire for participation.

Modern dance is taught primarily during our summer programs and teaches students to dance beyond their boundaries. The class is accompanied with live music including bongos, steel drums, triangles, and a myriad of other instruments. Connection to the floor, spine, and emotion are emphasized throughout this course.

Does your toddler love to boogie? Come dance with your child (18-36 months old) in a fun, welcoming environment!

The adult program offers beginning and intermediate ballet and tap classes. This program is open to anyone 18 years and older. It is designed for the adult student who has no formal training or who has studied ballet, jazz, or tap in the past and wishes to resume training.

Try our Mommy & Me classes for toddlers!

These dance movement skills are necessary in a ballet program and need to be developed and learned prior to the pre-ballet program.

Tap is introduced when children are 5 years old. They learn pantomime, singing, and further develop their coordination and musicality skills.

Creative dance is a beginning foundation of dance movement for children ages 3 1/2 to 5 1/2. Creative dance teaches self expression, movement exploration, musicality, rhythm, coordination, locomotor and non-locomotor skills. Periodically, tumbling is introduced to develop a child's gross motor skills and strength. Tap is introduced when children are 5 years old. They learn pantomime, singing, and further develop their coordination and musicality skills.

Jazz, a common form of dance used in musical theatre and commercial and entertainment industries, has its roots in social dance and is heavily influenced by African-American traditions. The jazz curriculum is based on the classical jazz dance technique, with influences incorporated from modern jazz, hip-hop, street jazz and Broadway styles. The curriculum develops flexibility, rhythm, extension, balance, speed, and strong movement in dancers, preparing them for a lifetime of dancing.

Much like jazz, tap dance has a rich heritage and stems from cultural and social traditions heavily influenced by African-American culture. Today it is seen in theatre and Broadway productions, commercial entertainment industries and is making quite a comeback in popularity! In tap class, students learn basic to advanced steps including time steps, turns, across the floor, choreography and combinations. This is a fun class that promotes coordination and concentration.

Character Ballet is an advanced level class offered in the summer in which students learn folk dance styles from different countries around the world. Character Dance has advanced barre and center work that blends theatrical acting, tap-like foot work, athletic strength and balletic grace. These character classes prepare the dancers for performing the character dances from famous full length classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, the Nutcracker, and Coppelia.

The Advanced Ballet levels at JMBS create balanced dancers with equal technical and stage confidence who can clearly understand and begin to speak the language of the art of dancing. Advanced dancers exhibit poise and self-control, both in ballet technique and ballet etiquette. Classes are taught by an experienced and distinguished professional faculty. Additionally, instructors restage choreography and create original works in a variety of styles that showcase students. The class structure will include a full barre warm-up, turns, great leaps, and advanced combinations in the center. Each dancer will receive individual feedback and personal evaluations to improve artistic and technical development. Please note: Pointe work and classes will be by invitation and advice of the instructor to ensure each student is ready for the physical rigors of this next level of dance. The structured ballet syllabus at these levels requires special placement in classes according to previous ballet experience and skill, based in part by evaluation of the teacher and the discretion of the studio.

The intermediate program offers an all-encompassing curriculum for the serious student who wishes to study dance in a focused and creative atmosphere. Classes are designed to improve the artistic and technical proficiency of each student while providing a positive environment for the exploration of movement and personal growth. Classes are taught by an experienced and distinguished professional faculty. Additionally, instructors restage choreography and create original works in a variety of styles that showcase students. The class structure will include a full barre warm-up, turns, great leaps, and advanced combinations in the center. Each dancer will receive individual feedback and personal evaluations to improve artistic and technical development. Please note: Pointe work and classes will be by invitation and advice of the instructor to ensure each student is ready for the physical rigors of this next level of dance. The structured ballet syllabus at these levels requires special placement in classes according to previous ballet experience and skill, based in part by evaluation of the teacher and the discretion of the studio.

Beginning Ballet I-IV students are children ranging from ages 8-12. In these levels, the children are introduced to a traditional ballet class containing two parts: barre and center work. At the barre, students learn and practice exercises that are the components for steps in the center portion of class. The physical barre provides the support the beginning dancer needs to acquire basic alignment, balance, bending and rising movements, stretching legs and torso, transfer of weight, and controlled movements or poses. In the center section of the class, barre exercises connect into steps. The steps combine into ever-changing combinations that expand a dancer's skills and memory. Center floorwork includes exercises to practice classical arm movements, learning spatial directions and classical poses, moving to a slow or fast tempo, and executing small and large jumps, leaps, hopping, and turning steps. During these precious years, your dancer will really start to blossom and look forward to every year being more and more challenging. Tap is also taught along with ballet training where students continue to learn pantomime, singing, rhythm, and coordination.

Children ages 5 1/2 to 7 are ready for the pre-ballet & tap program. Creative dance skills are further enhanced at this level as their creativity and self-expression skills become more developed. More beginning ballet skills are introduced as they learn proper ballet basics such as posture and alignment, arm and feet placements, balance, strength, and flexibility. Halfway through the school year, we introduce the dancers to the ballet barre, where students explore their attributes, develop their kinesthetic sense, access their mental capabilities, and sculpt the body to make it ready for the work in the center. Tap is also taught along with ballet training where students continue to learn pantomime, singing, rhythm, and coordination.

Our 6-week Me and Mine summer camp is designed for toddlers ages 1.5—3 years old and their caregivers to bond, learn, and have fun through the power of dance.

Join our Ocean in Motion summer camp! This fun and energetic dance camp is designed to introduce young dancers to ballet. In addition to a dance class, there will be a snack, craft, and story each day.

Each day we will learn about and build on new ballet basics in class as well as learn combinations to showcase on Friday. We will have a snack and make a small craft each day. The last 20 minutes of class on Friday will be reserved for parents to come see what your child has been learning! This fun and energetic dance camp is designed for beginning dancers. Beginning ballet skills are introduced as they learn proper ballet basics such as posture and alignment, arm and feet placement, balance, strength, and flexibility.

Each day will include movement, stories and snack time, beginning tumbling, and crafts inspired by ocean creatures. The last 15 minutes of class on Friday will be reserved for parents to come see what your child has been learning! This fun and energetic dance camp is designed to introduce young dancers to basic ballet. Imagination-led movement, rhythm, coordination, and locomotor skills are some of the things your child will learn throughout this course. Not only are children learning the basics of dance and movement in a structured pre-ballet dance class, but they also learn how to listen, follow directions, share, and interact with other children.

Each day will include movement, stories and snack time, beginning tumbling, and crafts inspired by ocean creatures. The last 15 minutes of class on Friday will be reserved for parents to come see what your child has been learning! This fun and energetic dance camp is designed to introduce young dancers to ballet. Creative movement, rhythm, coordination, and basic locomotor skills are some of the things your child will learn throughout this course. Not only are children learning the basics of dance and creative movement in a structured creative dance class, but they also learn how to listen, follow directions, share, and interact with other children.

Join our Me & Mine class and come dance and have fun with your child ( 18-24 months old ). This 6-week camp is offered Tuesdays 9:45-10:25 from June 24 to July 29.