DANCE CLASSES
At MC Dance, we believe every dancer deserves a place to learn, grow, and shine. Whether your child is taking their very first dance class, exploring a new style, or continuing their training, we offer classes for every age, experience level, and interest.
Below you'll find descriptions of each class, including the recommended ages and what dancers can expect to learn throughout the season.
From building confidence and making new friends to developing strong technique and a lifelong love of dance, every class is designed to help students reach their full potential in a positive, encouraging environment.
PARENT & ME
Ages 18 months - 2 years
A creative movement class designed for children who still need a little extra time before separating from a parent or caregiver. Parents actively participate as children learn basic dance steps and terminology through songs, stories, and imaginative play. This class helps build confidence, coordination, and a love of dance while preparing little ones for independent classes. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
TINY TOT BALLET
Ages 2 – 3
A fun introductory ballet class designed especially for young dancers. Students will develop coordination, balance, musicality, and basic ballet technique in a nurturing environment while building confidence and classroom independence. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
TINY TOT & TUMBLE
Ages 2 – 3
This class combines beginning ballet with introductory tumbling to help young dancers build coordination, flexibility, balance, strength, and confidence. Through creative movement and age-appropriate activities, dancers develop both dance and motor skills while having fun. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
SWEET STEPS BALLET
Ages 3 – 5
A beginner ballet class that introduces dancers to proper ballet technique, musicality, balance, and grace in a fun, encouraging environment. Students build confidence while learning foundational ballet vocabulary and movement. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
FUNKY TOTS
Ages 3 – 5
A high-energy class perfect for little dancers who love to move! Dancers explore basic jazz, hip hop, and creative movement while building coordination, rhythm, confidence, and personality in a fun and upbeat environment. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
PRESCHOOL BALLET & TAP
Ages 3 – 5
This engaging combo class introduces dancers to both ballet and tap while building coordination, rhythm, balance, flexibility, and musicality. Students develop confidence and classroom skills through creative movement and age-appropriate choreography. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
PRESCHOOL BALLET & JAZZ
Ages 3 – 5
A fun combination class that introduces dancers to both ballet and jazz. Students develop flexibility, coordination, rhythm, confidence, and performance skills while learning foundational dance technique in a positive environment. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
PRESCHOOL ACRO
Ages 3 – 5
An introductory acrobatics class that focuses on flexibility, balance, strength, coordination, and basic tumbling skills. Dancers safely develop body awareness and confidence while having fun in an encouraging environment. Learn more about our Acro program here.
BALLET / JAZZ
Kindergarten – 1st Grade
The perfect combo class for young dancers ready to build a strong dance foundation. Students learn the fundamentals of both ballet and jazz while improving coordination, flexibility, balance, musicality, and confidence. Dancers perform two routines in the end-of-year Showcase—one ballet and one jazz.
BALLET / TAP
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
A fun and engaging combination class that builds coordination, rhythm, flexibility, confidence, and musicality while introducing dancers to both ballet and tap technique. Students continue developing classroom skills and dance fundamentals. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
MINI HIP HOP
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
A fun, high-energy class where dancers learn beginning hip hop technique, rhythm, musicality, coordination, and performance skills through age-appropriate choreography. Dancers will perform in our end-of-year Showcase.
ACRO
Various Ages & Levels
Build strength, flexibility, control, and confidence while safely progressing through skills like cartwheels, walkovers, aerials, and more. Acro combines acrobatics and dance technique with strength, conditioning, and flexibility to help dancers become stronger, more versatile performers. MC Dance offers a full acrobatics program and is certified through Acrobatic Arts. Visit our Acro page to learn more about the program and the benefits of adding Acro to your dance training.
MUSICAL THEATRE & JAZZ I
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
This exciting class combines jazz technique with musical theatre performance. Dancers build confidence, stage presence, creativity, and performance skills while learning energetic choreography inspired by Broadway.
2nd & 3rd GRADE BALLET
Ages 7 – 9
A ballet class focused on strengthening technique, flexibility, balance, coordination, and artistry while continuing to build confidence and proper ballet fundamentals. Dancers perform in the end-of-year Showcase.
2nd & 3rd GRADE TAP
Ages 7 – 9
A fun, energetic tap class where dancers develop rhythm, musicality, coordination, and tap technique through exciting combinations and choreography. Dancers perform in the end-of-year Showcase.
2nd & 3rd GRADE JAZZ
Ages 7 – 9
An upbeat jazz class that develops flexibility, coordination, stage presence, musicality, and performance skills while learning energetic choreography. Dancers perform in the end-of-year Showcase.
3rd - 5th GRADE HIP HOP
Ages 8 – 11
A high-energy class where dancers build rhythm, strength, coordination, confidence, and musicality while learning age-appropriate hip hop choreography. Creativity, teamwork, and performance quality are emphasized throughout the year.
3rd - 5th GRADE LYRICAL / CONTEMPORARY
Ages 8 – 11
An expressive class introducing dancers to lyrical and contemporary movement while developing flexibility, strength, emotional expression, artistry, and storytelling through dance.
4th & 5th GRADE TAP
Ages 9 – 11
This energetic tap class challenges dancers with faster footwork, stronger technique, rhythm, and performance skills while continuing to build confidence and musicality.
4th & 5th GRADE JAZZ
Ages 9 – 11
An engaging jazz class that develops turns, jumps, flexibility, musicality, confidence, and stage presence while encouraging teamwork and self-expression.
4th & 5th GRADE BALLET
Ages 9 – 11
Designed for dancers ready to continue advancing their ballet technique, this class emphasizes alignment, flexibility, balance, artistry, and graceful movement while building strength and confidence.
JH / HS BALLET
Ages 11 – 18
A classical ballet class focusing on technique, flexibility, balance, strength, artistry, and performance quality through barre work, center exercises, and choreography.
JH / HS JAZZ
Ages 11 – 18
An advanced jazz class emphasizing technique, flexibility, turns, jumps, strength, musicality, and stage presence through dynamic choreography.
JH / HS TAP
Ages 11 – 18
A tap class that develops rhythm, timing, coordination, musicality, and advanced tap technique through a variety of combinations and choreography.
JH / HS HIP HOP
Ages 11 – 18
A high-energy hip hop class that builds confidence, style, musicality, strength, freestyle movement, and advanced performance skills through challenging choreography.
JH / HS CONTEMPORARY
Ages 11 – 18
A contemporary class emphasizing movement quality, emotional expression, artistry, flexibility, strength, and storytelling through expressive choreography.
DRILL TEAM PREP II
Ages 13 – 19
An advanced drill team class focusing on stronger jazz technique, precision, kicks, flexibility, turns, stamina, leadership, and performance quality while preparing dancers for school drill team and pom opportunities.
ADULT CLASSES
Ages 18+
Adult dance classes provide a fun, welcoming environment for beginners and experienced dancers alike. Whether you're returning to dance or trying something new, classes focus on technique, movement, fitness, confidence, and enjoying the art of dance in a supportive atmosphere.
