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2025-2026 Dance Classes
Registration will be open August 11 - September 9.
The Dance Season will be broken into three sessions.
Session A: September 14 - November 1 (No classes on October 31)
Session B: November 2 - December 20 (No classes the week of Thanksgiving)
Session C: January 5 - April 26 (No classes the week of Lake Mills Area School District Spring Break)
Please see the details for the 2025-2026 Dance Season here.
If your child is enrolled in Session A, they will be automatically enrolled in Session B and C. You will be emailed an invoice for prices listed below.
Class prices listed below are for Session A, B, and C. The Sessions dates are listed above and the balance for each class must be paid the first week of the session unless you arrange a payment plan with Rene.
Session B includes a $30 costume down payment.
In addition to the prices listed below, there will be a costume fee due in March, 2026 (Details coming soon!)
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-member Price Session A/B/C |
Pre-Ballet (Listed as "Monday Morning Pre-Ballet" on Registration) |
Mondays 9:55 - 10:25am |
Ms. Jess | Students will have fun learning basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will introduce the dancer to the basics of ballet. Students will learn grace in movement, body posture and placement, balance and flexibility. | 55/85/145 | 65/95/170 |
Pre-Ballet (Listed as "Monday Afternoon 3:15 Pre-Ballet" on registration) |
Mondays 3:15-3:45pm |
Ms. Jess | Students will have fun learning basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will introduce the dancer to the basics of ballet. Students will learn grace in movement, body posture and placement, balance and flexibility. |
55/85/145 | 65/95/170 |
Pre-Ballet (Listed as "Monday Afternoon 4:40 Pre-Ballet" on registration) |
Mondays 4:40-5:10pm |
Ms. Jess | Students will have fun learning basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will introduce the dancer to the basics of ballet. Students will learn grace in movement, body posture and placement, balance and flexibility. | 55/85/145 | 65/95/170 |
Pre-Ballet (Listed as "Tues. Morning Pre-Ballet" on registration) |
Tuesdays 11:20-11:50am |
Ms. Jess | Students will have fun learning basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will introduce the dancer to the basics of ballet. Students will learn grace in movement, body posture and placement, balance and flexibility. | 55/85/145 | 65/95/170 |
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-member Price Session A/B/C |
Beginner Ballet (Listed as "Beginner Ballet 3:50" on registration) |
Mondays 3:50-4:35pm |
Ms. Jess | Students will perfect and expand knowledge on basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will foster a love of ballet. Students will grow in graceful body movement, posture and placement. Balance and flexibility will remain a focus in class. | 65/95/170 | 75/105/200 |
Beginner Ballet (Listed as "Beginner Ballet 5:15" on registration) |
Mondays 5:15 - 6:00pm |
Ms. Jess | Students will perfect and expand knowledge on basic steps and fundamental dance skills. This class will foster a love of ballet. Students will grow in graceful body movement, posture and placement. Balance and flexibility will remain a focus in class. | 65/95/170 | 75/105/200 |
Beginner Tap |
Thursdays 6:05 - 6:50pm |
Ms. Katy | Description Coming Soon | 65/95/170 | 75/105/200 |
*Please note - Intermediate I Tap is for 2nd - 4th graders
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-member Price Session A/B/C |
Intermediate I Acrobatics and Jazz |
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm |
Ms. Leah | Acrobatics is the beautiful art form of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. This class will focus on safe and effective progressions that will improve skills in flexibility, tumbling, strength, and balance. We will build on our acro skills by combining them with jazz dance technique. | 75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Intermediate I Ballet |
Thursdays 5-6pm |
Ms. Katy | Description Coming Soon | 75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Intermediate I Tap *2nd - 4th grade |
Thursdays 6:05-6:50pm |
Ms. Scarlett | Description Coming soon | 65/95/170 | 75/105/200 |
Please note - Intermediate II and Advanced Tap is for 5th grade and older.
4th graders can join Intermediate I Tap - see above
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-member Price Session A/B/C |
Intermediate II and Advanced Tap *5th Grade and older; 4th graders can join Intermediate I Tap |
Mondays 5:15pm - 6pm |
Ms. Tessa | This class is for older students looking to get into tap or more advanced students looking to progress. We will review the basics of tap and then use those steps to build up to more complex and more advanced skills. Students will continue to progress their tap technique focusing on clean, crisp sounds. | 65/95/170 | 75/105/200 |
Intermediate II and Advanced Jazz |
Tuesdays 7:05-8:05pm |
Ms. Leah | Jazz is a combination of ballet and modern technique. Emphasis on the importance of energy, rhythm, technique, and style will be taught in this class. We will go through a series of stretches that progress from the floor to combination choreography. Contemporary music and dance moves will be taught in this class making it a very fun and active class! | 75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Intermediate II Ballet |
Wednesdays 5-6pm |
Ms. Katy | This class continues building the skills learned in previous ballet classes. Students will develop stronger technique and body alignment at the barre, in the center, and across the floor as they prepare to move to Advanced Ballet. Students will work on term memorization and association. | 75/105/200 | 85/105/225 |
Lyrical |
Fridays 4:30-5:30pm |
Ms. Tessa | This class is a more contemporary take on Ballet. Using many of the same moves as Ballet, this class will teach students how to take things already learned and loosen their bodies to create more dramatic, emotional movements. Floor work will also be taught in this class, adding another layer to the style. | 75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-member Price Session A/B/C |
Advanced Ballet |
Mondays; 6:05-7:05pm Wednesdays; 6:05-7:35pm |
Ms. Tessa and Ms. Katy |
This class is the highest level of Ballet where students will have their knowledge of Ballet movement and technique tested as they continue strengthening their barre, across the floor, and center combinations. Students in this class will also begin more intense strengthening to prepare them for future Pre-Pointe and/or Pointe classes. | 125/155/320 | 140/170/360 |
Pre-Pointe and Pointe |
Mondays 7:10-8:10pm |
Ms. Tessa | Registration is by instructor invitation only. Requirements include being at least 12 years old and having at least 2 years of experience in Advanced Ballet. If you meet these requirements but have taken Advanced Ballet at another location, you can contact us to schedule an eligibility meeting with the instructor. For students getting their first pair of shoes, we will schedule an additional day to go and get fittings. This class will teach the basics of Pointe to beginners and continue training for those already on Pointe | 75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Class | Day/Time | Teacher | Description |
Member Price Session A/B/C |
Non-Member Price Session A/B/C |
Intro to Musical Theater I 3rd - 5th Grades |
Fridays 5:35-6:35pm |
Ms. Tessa |
What makes musical theater so hard is the combination of singing, dancing, and acting into one polished performance. In this class, students will practice these skills independently and then combine them together into musical numbers. Students will learn the basics of actor preparation and character development, best practices for auditions, theater etiquette, and the inner workings of a show. The last 20 minutes are combined with Musical Theater II, focusing on the importance of trusting your fellow actors and working as a team. *With instructor guidance helping them, students are encouraged to prepare audition materials in their own time to show during class for feedback and preparation purposes. |
75/105/200 | 85/115/225 |
Intro to Musical Theater II Grades 6 and Older |
Fridays 6:15-7:30pm |
Ms. Tessa |
What makes musical theater so hard is the combination of singing, dancing, and acting into one polished performance. In this class, students will practice these skills independently and then combine them together into musical numbers. Students will also review audition best-practices and continue learning about actor preparation and character development, diving deeper into various techniques to find what works for them. The first 20 minutes are combined with Musical Theater I, focusing on the importance of trusting your fellow actors and working as a team. *With instructor guidance helping them, students are encouraged to prepare audition materials in their own time to show during class for feedback and preparation purposes. |
85/115/220 | 95/125/245 |