PROGRAMS

Ballet

As this is the foundation for all dance forms, we strongly recommend dancers begin their training in this discipline of dance.

3 and 4 year olds begin in our Creative Movement program. They will finish having received a great foundation to all forms of dance in a creative, fun, inspiring environment.

Experienced 4 year olds, and our 5 and 6 year olds enter our Children’s Ballet program - Levels 1 and 2 to match each child’s age and experience. 7-9 year olds enter our Continuing Level. Also offered in Levels 1 and 2 to match each child’s age and experience. Once in 5th grade, dancers enter our Upper Elementary program where work begins on the Cecchetti Exam Syllabus. From there, dancers are placed by age into our Middle School Programs and on into our High School Programs.

Tap

Exploration of rhythm and instrumentation – dancers receive great experience understanding musicality through their tap education. Dancers may begin this discipline at age 4.Exploration of rhythm and instrumentation – dancers receive great experience understanding musicality through their tap education. Dancers may begin this discipline at age 4.

Tiny Tappers – Beginning 4 and 5 year olds Children’s Tap – Experienced 5 and 6 year olds Continuing Tap – 7-10 year olds – dancers will be placed based on experience Middle School Tap & High School Tap – dancers will be placed based on age and experience

Jazz

Energetic and fun, dancers will receive great benefits to their style, flexibility and strength through their experience with jazz. Dancers may begin this discipline at age 5.

Children’s Jazz – 5 and 6 year olds begin with Children’s Jazz Continuing Jazz – dancers in 2nd-5th grade – dancers will be placed based on experience Middle School Tap & High School Jazz – dancers will be placed based on age and experience

Lyrical

Movements are drawn from ballet vocabulary. Dancers must be training in ballet to train in lyrical classes. Dancers will receive great benefit in their performance quality and ability to “tell a story” with their dancing through their experience with lyrical. Dancers may begin this discipline in 2nd grade.

Continuing Lyrical – 2nd-5th grades - dancers will be placed based on experience Middle/High School Lyrical – 6th grade and up - dancers will be placed based on age and experience

Hip Hop

Movements are strongly based on a jazz background, with current movements based on the current culture of music – dancers will receive benefit in their ability to pick up different styles through their experience with Hiphop.

Dancers may begin this discipline in 2nd grade. Continuing Hip Hop – 2nd-5th grades - dancers will be placed based on experience Middle/High School Hip Hop – 6th grade and up - dancers will be placed based on age and experience

Apprentice A ~ 6th - 7th grades
Apprentice B ~ 3rd - 5th grades

The year prior to applying, dancers must study ballet, jazz and lyrical, and are encouraged to attend our Summer Intensive Programs. Dancers in our Apprentice Program are invited to attend conventions and special Guest Artist experiences. They also participate in our additional Annual PADT Spring Show. Their training program includes mandatory classes as a group in ballet, jazz and lyrical, with additional optional training opportunities for their group in hiphop, musical theater, and tap. Pointe offered for those in 6th grade and up.

* Glenns’ Mini Company – is a select subset of our Apprentice Dancers and attends an additional competition in the spring.

Senior Competition Dancers ~ 10th - 12th grades
Junior Competition Dancers ~ 8th - 10th grades

The year prior to applying, dancers must study ballet, jazz and lyrical, and are encouraged to attend our Summer Intensive Programs. Dancers in our Competition Program are invited to attend conventions and special Guest Artist experiences. They also participate in our additional Annual PADT Spring Show. Additionally, they attend a competition in the spring. Their training program includes mandatory classes as a group in ballet, jazz and lyrical, with additional optional training opportunities for their group in hiphop, musical theater, tap, and pointe.

* Glenns’ Contemporary Company and Lyrical Company are a select subset of our Competition Dancers.

Performing Arts Dance Theater

Our company in residence, Performing Arts Dance Theater, was founded to provide serious dancers with more intense training and performance opportunities. We offer dancers the opportunity to perform for and train with professional teachers from all over the country. Some of our dancers are now performing in Europe, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and all over the Midwest. Several have gone on to study at professional ballet schools and dance universities, and pursued careers performing in professional companies, cruise ships, commercials and videos, or as dance teachers and choreographers. Dancers are admitted into PADT by an audition process that occurs every spring.