Dancers Ages 2.5-7
Happy, Smart, Fun!
Our Petite, Combo Prep, and Rising Stars Programs offer classes in the styles of creative movement, ballet, tap, acro, hip-hop, lyrical, musical theater, and performance company for dancers ages 2.5 – 7 years.
Dancers in our Petite, Combo Prep, and Rising Stars programs gain valuable classroom skills including taking turns, listening, class structure, and independence. Our progressive curriculum works gross motor skills and body control with our petite dancers, and continues forward into more technical classes with our combo prep dancers. E&E students can explore different styles of dance with our Rising Stars program that includes broadway, ballet, hip-hop, acro, and lyrical.
Thoughtful care is given to provide the utmost patience and encouragement to our youngest dancers.
| Class | Ages | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petite Prep | 2.5-3 years | 30-minute creative movement class |
| Petite 1 Combo | 3-4 years | 45-minute creative movement and tumbling combo class |
| Petite 2 Combo | 4-5 years | 60-minute ballet, tap, and tumbling combo class |
| Petite 3 Combo | 5-6 years | 60-minute ballet, tap, and tumbling combo class |
| Combo Prep | 6-7 years | 75-minute ballet, tap, and jazz combo class |
| Rising Stars on Broadway | 5-7 years | 45-minute musical theater class Rising Stars on Broadway is a stylized class focusing on basic jazz technique that is used in theater and on stage. Each class is set to a soundtrack of popular Broadway shows. Along with jazz technique, dancers will play games and participate in exercises to learn how to emote expression and tell a story. |
| Rising Stars Ballet | 5-7 years | 45-minute ballet class This ballet class focuses on classical ballet technique and terminology. |
| Rising Stars Hip-Hop | 5-7 years | 45-minute hip-hop class |
| Rising Stars Acro | 5-7 years | 60-minute acro class Each Acrobatic Arts class covers flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering, and tumbling. Our acro classes will take place on our tumbling mats. Level 1 Acro focuses on proper hand placement, body placement, and additional technique for basics such as summersaults, cartwheels, and handstands. Children of all ages begin their acro training in a level 1 class in order to develop basic technique before moving on to more advanced tricks. |
| Rising Stars Lyrical | 5-7 years | 45-minute lyrical class Lyrical is a style that is a cross between ballet and jazz. Lyrical dance focuses on portraying emotion and telling a story through movement. |
| E&E Dance Collective | Kindergarten – Teen | 60-minute choreography class *specialized program, see Collective under the Programs tab for more information* |
NOTES & REQUIRED SHOES
All Petite, Combo Prep, and Rising Stars classes are drop-off only. Parents and caregivers are able to view class via our livestream TVs in each lobby.
Dancewear is encouraged for all E&E Dance Company classes, but not required. Dancewear can be any color, any style.
For girls, pink ballet shoes are required for all ballet classes and Rising Stars Ballet/Lyrical. Black tap shoes are required for all petite tap classes. Tan tap shoes are required for Combo Prep. Tan jazz shoes are required for Combo Prep, Rising Stars on Broadway, and Collective classes. Black or black and white hip-hop sneakers are required for Rising Stars Hip-Hop. Barefoot for Rising Stars Acro.
For boys, black ballet shoes are required for all ballet classes. Black tap shoes are required for all tap classes. Black jazz shoes are required for Rising Stars on Broadway, Rising Stars Lyrical, and Collective classes. Black or black and white hip-hop sneakers are required for Rising Stars Hip-Hop. Barefoot for Rising Stars Acro.
All shoes can be purchased through the STORE tab at the top of our homepage. Email [email protected] to schedule a shoe fitting to ensure proper size and fit.