Schedule, Pricing, Class Info

Spring Schedule & Pricing  

CMAD classes with Miss Amber, assisted by various teaching artists and occasional guest instructors:                

• 3:40-4:25 ($120 + $15 reg. fee & $50 show fee) – 3.5-4.5 year olds (Creative Movement/Ballet)
• 4:30-5:25 ($142 + $15 reg. fee & $50 show fee) – K-2nd grade (Ballet, Jazz, Creative Movement)
• 5:30-6:40 ($170 + $15 reg. fee & $75 show fee) – 3rd-5th graders with dance experience (Ballet, Jazz, Modern)
• 6:45-8:15 ($190 + $15 reg. fee & $75 show fee) – Intermediate 6-8th grade (Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Composition)

**We are currently seeking a location for our Winter/Spring Session.

Fall 2022: A 12-week session that runs from Sept. 6th-Dec. 6th

Winter/Spring 2023: Depending on space rental, a 13-week session that runs from approximately Jan. 17 to April 23rd.

Semester registration fees: Fall-$15 / Spring-$10 for returning students, $15 for new students

Discounts: Sibling discount – $15/year (for each additional dancer) 

Class information:

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS & FAMILY OBSERVATION DAYS

We strongly believe that it is important for parents to know what is happening in our classroom so that you can encourage and talk to your children about what they are learning. Announcements about our word of the week and dance steps that we are learning will be made to parents at the end of each class.

*Family Observation Days are normally held twice in the first semester and once in the second semester at CMAD because we believe that it is important for you to understand our class structure.  It is also important for your dancer to have the opportunity to share what they have learned.  On mid-semester watch days, parents are invited to observe our whole class as we continue through our lessons. The last watch day of first semester is similar to an in-class recital.  The dancers will present a few demonstrations of technique, examples of explorations covered in the prior weeks, and end with dance routines that show off what they have learned as well as student-led choreography! (Dates for watch days will be sent out via email. *Depending on the state of COVID, we may or may not have family observation days this fall, though we will have an in-class performance on the last day of class.

INCLEMENT WEATHER:  *For our classes this year, unless there is a power outage, we will still be able to hold classes virtually regardless of weather. (When we are able to hold in-person classes, if schools or after-school activities are closed, CMAD will hold classes online.)

DANCE ATTIRE: *Do your best! It’s ideal for dancers to be in dance attire, even when taking class online. When we return to in-person classes, students will need to arrive in what they are wearing for dance. If this means leggings and a tank top, that works! We will not be allowing students to change at the studio for class for COVID safety protocols.

In a normal year: all students are expected to be in movement attire for dance class and hair that is long enough should be tightly secured away from the face. Traditionally ballet dress codes function with a binary understanding of gender, and assign specific attire requirements to male-identifying and female-identifying dancers. We welcome students of all gender identities, and allow all dancers to choose from any of the options listed for their class level below:

• Option A: Leotard of any color, and footed or convertible tights (pink or flesh tone of the dancer’s choosing), ballet shoes (pink or flesh tone of the dancer’s choosing). Skirts must be attached to the leotard for ages 3-7 to prevent them from being a distraction and tutus are better left at home for dress up attire.  
• Option B: Pants or shorts that are not too baggy, fitted solid colored T-shirt. Black ballet shoes.
• Option C: Workout attire (leggings and a fitted top), shoes appropriate for the class genre.