Attire
MOTION TO MUSIC, DANCE & MOVEMENT, PRE BALLET
Girls: any color leotard, pink ballet tights, pink ballet slippers, hair in ponytail.
Boys: white t-shirt, black tights or sweatpants, black ballet shoes.

BALLET
Girls: class-specific colored leotard, pink tights, pink ballet
slippers, hair in bun.
Beg. 1 pale blue leotard
Beg. 2 pale pink leotard
Beg. 3 lavender leotard
Beg. 4 lavender leotard
Beg. 5 black leotard
Int. 6 royal blue leotard
Int. 7 hunter green leotard
Adv. navy leotard
PrePro B burgandy leotard
PrePro A red leotard
Boys: white t-shirt, black tights, black ballet shoes.

JAZZ/TAP
Girls: solid colored leotard,
black jazz pants, black jazz shoes
or tap shoes, hair in ponytail.
Boys: white t-shirt, black jazz/sweatpants,
black jazz or tap shoes.

HIP HOP
Anything goes, indoor sneakers.

DANCE CLASSES
Motion to Music & Dance/Movement: Imaginative, fun musical activities to build strength, flexibility & body awareness. Floor
work, some ballet vocabulary & large movements across the floor.

Pre-Ballet: Introduction to ballet basics. Floor activities to help develop strength & flexibility, center work with basic ballet
steps, body directions & large movements across the floor.

Ballet: Students will be placed in proper grade level according to age, physical development, & prior dance training. Pointe will
be introduced to female dancers at the appropriate time and age.

Jazz: Enrollment in ballet is highly recommended. Class begins with warm-up to increase flexibility, strength & coordination.
Continues with progressions & leaps across the floor & concludes with learning a combination that builds weekly.

Tap: Begins with a center warm-up followed with progressions across the floor, incorporating various combinations of tap steps
& rhythmic patterns. Various musical styles are introduced.

Hip Hop: Includes latest moves, plus foundation & technique required to execute more complicated & exciting hip hop moves.

Lyrical/Contemporary: Vocabulary is expanded by using off-balance movements & transition steps through floor connection.
Enhanced stage presence with musicality, partnering & improvisation.

Modern: Classical contemporary dance techniques. Students will have a chance to experiment with new movement outside the
realm of ballet.

Pre Professional Levels: BY INVITATION ONLY. Stowe Dance Academy’s Pre Professional Program is offered to students who
show promise, dedication, intelligence and self-expression in their dancing. These programs are the most advanced programs
offered at SDA which guide talented students toward becoming young artists. We ask that our dancers focus upon the core
styles of ballet and modern. The program includes four and one half to six hours of weekly Ballet Technique Classes and one
weekly Modern Class. They will also have opportunitites to participate in Master Classes throughout the year, and be exposed
to other forms of dance and technique. We also recommend participation in Pointe (if the dancer has a ballet focus in mind).
Participation in additional elective classes are also recommended. This program will build a foundation that is necessary and
could support a professional dance career. Students are encouraged to realize their potential through their own eyes, planning,
setting goals and being confident about their future success as professionals in the performing community. Daily lessons in
technique create an environment that promotes attention to detail from both students in the Pre Professional program and
their teachers. We strongly encourage dancers to achieve success in both their academic and performing careers, as well as a
strong sense of social, personal and professional skills. We wish for our Pre Professional students to establish a foundation here
at SDA, as well as in their dance future.