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Competitive and pre-professional dance

Training for dancers who mean it

A company track for ages 8 to 18, with a recreational program beneath it. Start with a placement visit: dance a class, meet the teachers and see the room before anything else.

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Empty stage with a black floor, open curtains and a single pool of light on the boards

The week

Find a class by age, level or style

The company's weekday classes. Narrow the week to what fits your dancer.

Full schedule
Fall session

Showing 12 of 12

  • Monday

    • 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

      Ballet technique

      Jisun Yokoyama · Studio A

      Ages 8 to 10Junior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

    • 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

      Jazz

      Evita Barahona · Studio B

      Ages 10 to 12Company IOpenPlacement visit

    • 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm

      Ballet technique

      Jisun Yokoyama · Studio A

      Ages 10 to 12Company IOpenPlacement visit

  • Tuesday

    • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

      Conditioning

      Kyrie Eaton · Studio B

      Ages 8 to 10Junior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

    • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

      Jazz

      Evita Barahona · Studio B

      Ages 8 to 10Junior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

    • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

      Ballet technique

      Shanique Bascombe · Studio A

      Ages 12 to 14Company IIOpenPlacement visit

  • Wednesday

    • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

      Tap

      Kyrie Eaton · Studio B

      Ages 10 to 12Company IOpenPlacement visit

    • 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

      Contemporary

      Evita Barahona · Studio B

      Ages 14 to 16Senior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

    • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

      Ballet technique

      Jisun Yokoyama · Studio A

      Ages 12 to 14Company IIOpenPlacement visit

  • Thursday

    • 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

      Ballet technique

      Jisun Yokoyama · Studio A

      Ages 8 to 10Junior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

    • 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm

      Ballet technique

      Jisun Yokoyama · Studio A

      Ages 10 to 12Company IWaitlistPlacement visit

    • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

      Conditioning

      Kyrie Eaton · Studio B

      Ages 14 to 16Senior CompanyOpenPlacement visit

Sample classes.

The full week, with the recreational classes and Saturday rehearsals, is on the schedule page.

The ladder

From the first company level to pre-professional

Five levels, named for what a dancer does in them. Ages are a guide. Teachers place every dancer after a placement visit, and move them up one level at a time.

  1. 01

    Junior Company

    Ages 8 to 10
    Skills

    • Ballet barre and center work in order

    • First jazz and conditioning classes

    • Rehearsing: marking, spacing and counts

    Moving up

    Teachers review every dancer in the spring and talk with the family first. A dancer moves up when class work is steady and the teachers agree.

  2. 02

    Company I

    Ages 10 to 12
    Skills

    • Longer ballet combinations

    • Turns, jumps and traveling steps

    • Tap and a first contemporary class

    Moving up

    The same spring review. A teacher names what to work on, and the family hears the decision in a letter in May.

  3. 03

    Company II

    Ages 12 to 14
    Skills

    • Contemporary and lyrical technique

    • Learning choreography at pace

    • Conditioning built into the week

    Moving up

    Teachers look at technique, rehearsal habits and how a dancer works with the group, then meet the family.

  4. 04

    Senior Company

    Ages 14 to 16
    Skills

    • A fuller week of ballet, jazz and contemporary

    • Saturday company rehearsals

    • Audition-style classes

    Moving up

    A teacher meeting with the dancer and the family in the spring, and a written note on what the next level asks.

  5. 05

    Pre-professional

    Ages 15 to 18
    Skills

    • Technique every weekday across styles

    • Pointe work when a teacher says a dancer is ready

    • Audition coaching and guest teachers

    Moving up

    By invitation, after a meeting between the teachers, the dancer and the family. It is the highest level here.

Where to startBook a placement visit

Sample levels.

Dancers from the recreational program join the ladder after a placement visit, when they and their teachers choose to.

The season

Auditions, events and the recital by month

The dates that shape a year here, in the order a family meets them.

All dates
This school year

  • Placement visits

    July and August · A class with our teachers, and a talk about the level that fits.

  • Company auditions

    Late August · An audition is a class in the studio. Dancers wear practice clothes.

  • First day of the fall session

    Early September

  • Events and convention

    February to April · Four events and one convention in a season.

  • Level letters go out

    May · Each family hears the teachers' decision in writing.

  • Spring recital

    May · Every dancer performs. Guests need tickets.

Sample dates.

Summer

The summer intensive

Three weeks of full days in the studio, open to dancers from other studios as well.

Summer
  • A teacher's hands placing a strip of tape to mark a spot on the wooden studio floor
    Mid JuneOpen

    Technique week

    Ballet, jazz and conditioning every morning.

    Mornings are technique in the three main studios. Afternoons are choreography, and families come in on Friday to watch a showing.

    • Ages 10 to 14
    • 9 am to 3 pm
  • A pair of jazz shoes on a bench beside a plain water bottle and a towel
    Early JulyOpen

    Contemporary week

    Floor work, partner work and new choreography.

    Guest teachers lead morning classes and set a short piece. The week closes with an informal showing for families.

    • Ages 12 to 18
    • 9 am to 3 pm
  • A pair of pink ballet slippers on the wooden floor beside a barre in window light
    Late JulyWaitlist

    Pre-professional week

    Audition-style classes and coaching.

    Long days of technique across styles, with time to talk with teachers about the year ahead.

    • Ages 15 to 18
    • 9 am to 4 pm

Sample sessions.

Weeks and hours are set each year; the placement visit page has the current list.

A season

What a season holds

Four stretches of the year, and what a company dancer's family can expect in each.

  • Empty studio with a dark floor, a bench along one wall and a bank of windows
    August to November

    Fall: placement and auditions

    Placement visits and company auditions come first, then the new schedule settles in and rehearsal begins.

  • Empty rehearsal hall in daylight with chairs stacked at the side and a floor plan taped out
    December to April

    Winter: rehearsal and events

    Choreography is set for the season's events and the convention. Families get the full list of events early.

  • A recital stage seen from the wings, with a gap in the curtain and the empty floor beyond
    May

    Spring: the recital

    Every dancer, company and recreational, performs in May. Costumes arrive in the spring, ordered the fall before.

  • A jazz studio with a black floor, a stack of folded mats, a bench and tall windows
    June and July

    Summer: the intensive

    Full-day weeks in June and July, open to dancers from other studios.

Teachers

The people in the room

Twelve teachers lead classes, from the first recreational class to pre-professional technique. Four of them lead the company track.

Meet the team
  • Shanique Bascombe, director, at the barre in a plum wrap cardigan

    Shanique Bascombe

    Director

  • Jisun Yokoyama, ballet teacher, stretching on the studio floor

    Jisun Yokoyama

    Ballet faculty

  • Evita Barahona, jazz and contemporary teacher, in a leotard and wrap skirt

    Evita Barahona

    Jazz and contemporary faculty

  • Kyrie Eaton, tap and conditioning teacher, in a grey sweatshirt

    Kyrie Eaton

    Tap and conditioning faculty

Questions

Questions families ask before an audition

What is a placement visit?

It is a class with our teachers at the level they think fits, followed by a short talk with the director. We use it instead of a trial class, because a dancer's level matters more here than the first lesson. Book it on the placement page.

How many hours a week does the company track ask for?

It grows with the level. The Junior Company has about six hours of class a week, and the pre-professional level has about eighteen, plus Saturday rehearsals. The schedule lists every class.

How many events does a season hold, and what does travel mean?

A season holds four events and one convention. Events are within a day's drive, and we say the full list in the fall so families can plan. Travel and entry costs are described on the how tuition works page.

What are the extras beyond tuition?

Costumes, the recital, audition and event entries, the convention, travel and shoes. Each is named on the how tuition works page, with what it covers, and the enrollment packet lists them before you register.

How does tuition work?

It depends on the level, the number of classes a week and the track. The how tuition works page explains what sets it, how billing runs and what the extras are. We share our figures at the placement visit.