2024-2025 Class Schedule
2024 - 2025
class schedule
Registration Now Open for 2024-2025 Season!
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Princess Ballet
(Ages 3-5)
Tap Class
(Ages 5-7 & 8-13)
Hip Hop
(Ages 3-5)
Contemporary & Lyrical
(Ages 8-13)
Traditional Ballet
(Ages 5-7 & 7-9)
Jazz
(Ages 6-8)
Dancing Duos
(Ages 2.5 - 3.5)
The Bellas
(Ages 5-7 & 7-9)
Musical Theatre
(Ages 8-13)
Princess Ballet
Our Princess Ballet program for ages 3-5 strives to educate our students with traditional techniques, build confidence, and encourage imagination.
We provide quality ballet dance classes, emphasizing individual attention to cultivate a love for dance. Our approach, filled with imagery and creativity, encourages dancers to think in their own unique way.
After the hard work is done, our dancers are rewarded with dress up and special choreography.
This class lets our students dance without their parent in the class. It is designed for dancers with experience in a structured classroom who are ready to be on their own in class.
We evaluate each new Princess Ballet student individually, and may recommend beginning with at least one Mommy & Me class.
It is up to the discretion of our instructors as to which class will let your child have the best experience.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (any color) & ballet tights (pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Leather-sole ballet shoes (pink)
Hair: Ballet bun
Dancing Duos
Our Dancing Duos class is a ballet-based dance class for ages 2 and 3
Your little dancer will learn the basics of dance with you right by their side.
It’s a great way to introduce your child to a classroom structure by encouraging discipline and essential listening skills.
Every class involves costumes and royal themes that help understand technique.
And, of course, plenty of time to twirl across the dance floor with Mom or Dad.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (any color) & ballet tights (pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Leather-sole ballet shoes (pink)
Hair: Ballet bun (or otherwise pulled back)
Parents: Comfortable clothing (socks or bare feet)
Contemporary & Lyrical
Contemporary is a beautiful style of dance that incorporates techniques from various styles of dance, and encourages each dancer to embrace their own unique style.
This class combines technical and graceful ballet movements with powerful hip hop technique, teaching each dancer to pair their movements and emotions with the music.
The dancers will also learn the importance of improv dance and be encouraged to explore their own movement and choreography.
Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years of a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit for their skill level. Join our Contemporary dance classes and explore the beauty of self-expression through movement and choreography.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (black) & ballet tights (tan); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Jazz shoes (tan)
Hair: Ballet bun
Traditional Ballet
Level 1 – This ballet class incorporates barre work, stretching, across the floor, and choreography. Each week, we install traditional ballet skills and techniques, encouraging dancers to learn something new in every class. Each dancer focuses on perfecting technique with instructors, and learns dance coordination as a cohesive group with their classmates.
Level 2 - This ballet class is designed for students with traditional ballet experience.
Each week, the ballerinas participate in barre work and across the floor exercises to strengthen their ballet technique
and become even stronger and more confident ballerinas. We also incorporate choreography weekly to give students practice in understanding method and technique development. This class requires 2+ years of a level I class with Bella Ballet, or an evaluation.
Level 3/Pre-Pointe - Ballet is such an important style for young dancers as it helps dancers to improve not only their technique, but also their flexibility, posture, and stage presence. This advanced ballet class is intended for dedicated dancers who wish to build and refine their ballet technique and prepare to be en pointe in the future. Our level III Traditional Ballet class will build on the technique the dancers have learned in level II, and challenge them with new barre work, across the floor exercises, and choreography.
Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years of a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (black) & ballet tights (pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Leather-sole ballet shoes (pink)
Hair: Ballet bun
Broadway & Musical Theatre
Broadway – Our Broadway class is design for spirited dancers born to perform! Your child will build their singing, acting, and dancing skills in this fast-paced class. We focus on jazz dance techniques, learning excerpts from kid-friendly musicals that help students engage and learn new material every class.
Musical Theatre, Level 1 – This jazz-style class is perfect for “triple-threat” performers who love to sing, dance, and act! Students learn excerpts from different musicals, ranging from ballads to up-tempo songs, all carefully selected to inspire and motivate our students to become well-rounded, confident performers.
Musical Theatre, Level 2 – This class expands each dancer’s jazz repertoire with new techniques each week, including leaps and turns, along with excerpts from various Broadway musicals. We challenge our performers to incorporate their acting skills in their dancing and singing to help them become well-rounded performers. This class requires 2+ years of dance at Bella Ballet, or an evaluation.
Musical Theatre, Level 3 – This class is designed to build students’ singing, acting, and dancing skills in this fast-paced and action-packed class. Each class is complete with vocal instruction, Broadway jazz dance technique and choreography rehearsal, as well as acting exercises to turn your performer into a “triple threat.” This advanced class expands each dancer’s jazz dance repertoire even further with new technique each week.
Dancers will be challenged to learn new leaps and turns, and will participate in vocal work while learning songs from Broadway musicals.
We challenge our performers to incorporate their acting skills in their dancing and singing to help them become well-rounded performers.
Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years in a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit for their skill level.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (black) & tights (tan) or leggings (black); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Jazz shoes (tan)
Hair: Bun or ponytail
Tap, Hip Hop & Jazz
Ballet/Hip Hop – This class is an expansion of our Princess Ballet program, combining traditional ballet technique with high energy hip hop movement throughout the class, with dress up included in each class.
Jazz/Hip Hop – This class combines traditional jazz technique with challenging hip hop choreography to help students become the most well-rounded dancers they can be! This class encourages every dancer to develop their own unique style of dance while focusing on their technique. Dancers will build a strong foundation of jazz and hip hop technique that will prepare them for the next level!
Taps/Poms/Hip Hop – The tap/poms/hip hop class gives you a three for one deal! Students will enjoy the benefits of both our tap and hip hop curriculum while intertwining poms technique as seen during your local high school or professional halftime shows! Dancers will have a blast while expanding their knowledge of three different styles of dance. All future poms prospects are encouraged to join!
Tap/Hip Hop, Level 1 – Are you ready to expand your dance repertoire and try something new? Our fun, upbeat class combines classic Broadway styles of tap with modern rhythm tap, giving students great variety in their tap technique. For the second portion of the class, students learn jazz-inspired hip hop technique and choreography.
Tap/Hip Hop, Level 2 – Tap and hip hop are both fun and unique styles that teach dancers a combination of Broadway and rhythm tap, alongside more challenging jazz-inspired hip hop choreography.
This class requires 2+ years of dance at Bella Ballet, or an evaluation.
Tap, Level 3 – This advanced tap class is designed for students with prior tap experience, who desire to add to their tap dance repertoire, and learn new and challenging choreography. We combine classic, Broadway-style tap with modern, rhythm tap, giving our students variety in their tap technique. Each class will consist of a thorough warm-up, essential one on one time with each dancer, and tap routines designed to help students pick up choreography quickly. Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years of a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit for their skill level to ensure they can be their most confident self in class each week!
Hip-Hop, Level 3 – This fun and exciting class will give our students the opportunity to express themselves through the freedom of dance, and discover their own unique style of movement. Not only will this class focus on advanced hip hop technique, but our dancers will also learn and understand the meaning of rhythm, and how to dance cohesively with any piece of music.
Your child will delight in moving to age-appropriate tunes, mastering favorite hip-hop moves, and gaining confidence in our engaging hip-hop dance classes designed for kids.
Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years in a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit for their skill level.
Our dancers need to bring:
TAP/HIP HOP
Attire: Leotard (black) & tights (tan) or leggings (black); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Tap shoes (black) & jazz shoes (tan)
Hair: Bun or ponytail
JAZZ/HIP HOP
Attire: Leotard (black) & tights (tan) or leggings (black); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Jazz shoes (tan)
Hair: Bun or ponytail
JAZZ/HIP HOP
Attire: Leotard (any color) & tights (pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Ballet shoes (pink)
Hair: Ballet bun
The Bellas Dance Company
The Bellas are a non-competitive, all-inclusive dance team designed to foster each child’s love and passion for dance by refining our dancer’s technique, exposing them to multiple styles of dance, and providing them with exclusive and exciting performance, philanthropic, and educational opportunities throughout the year.
The dance team fosters confidence, hard work, dedication, and what it truly means to be a part of a team!
Being a part of the Bellas means that you have a group of peers you can go to for support, learn from, and laugh with.
The goal of the Bellas team is not only quality dance training, but also to empower these young women as a whole through their bodies, minds, and beautiful hearts.
This year, we will be holding rehearsals every Wednesday.
We will be holding full group rehearsals as well as small group rehearsals periodically throughout the year.
We will send out regular rehearsal schedules to keep all students informed of when they are required to attend.
Ages 8-15: Wednesday, 3:50 PM-6:40 PM
This class requires 2+ years of dance at Bella Ballet, or an evaluation.
Students must be enrolled in one Level II or Level III ballet class and at least one other Level II or III class.
Along with weekly rehearsals, The Bellas will attend dance intensives and performances, and engage in community service opportunities throughout the year.
The Bellas will learn Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary choreography, making them well-rounded dancers.
We want to encourage our dancers to become involved in the community, and we are excited to share this experience with our dance team in this upcoming season!
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (black) & ballet tights (tan & pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Ballet shoes (pink), jazz shoes (tan), & tap shoes (black)
Hair: Ballet bun
Leaps, Turns & Acro
This technical and challenging class is perfect for any dancer who would like to really focus on their technique to improve flexibility, leaps, turns, leg extensions, and more!
This class is designed to improve overall dance technique and confidence.
Through across-the-floor exercises, center work, stretching, and barre work, your dancer will get the chance to refine their dance technique each week.
This class will also introduce acro techniques to incorporate new skills into their dance repertoire.
This class is non-recital participatory and is held by sessions.
Dancers must have a minimum of 2 years of a level II class with Bella Ballet or test into the class with the instructor to ensure it is the best fit for their skill level.
Our dancers need to bring:
Attire: Leotard (black) & ballet tights (tan & pink); boys can wear whatever they feel comfortable in
Shoes: Jazz shoes (tan)
Hair: Ballet bun
TUITION
Multi-Class & Sibling Discount Available
45-Minute Class
$115/Month
60 Minute Class
$142/Month
75 Minute Class
$172/Month
Dancing Duos
$350 (13 Week Session)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where are you located?
We are located in the Kentlands, 347 Kentlands Blvd Gaithersburg, MD 20878. We are next to Alliage Salon and Giuseppe’s Pizza.
I'm not sure which class best suits my child. How do I choose which class is best?
We are happy to schedule a free trial prior to enrollment if you would like. If you’re ready to get your child enrolled right away we suggest starting in the younger age range class. It is always easier to move up a level than to move down. Meaning if your little one is in between the Mommy & Me or Princess Ballet class we suggest starting in a Mommy & Me class.
I Noticed I Was Charged For June Tuition Even Though It Wasn’t A Full Month Of Classes, Why Is This?
Our tuition is split into 10 even monthly payments over the course of our season, September through June. June is the 10th and final payment.
My Child May Will Miss Her Upcoming Class, Are We Allowed To Make It Up?
Yes! We will be happy to schedule a make up within 30 days of the missed class. We request all make up requests by sent via email. We will provide you available class dates and times. We will only schedule the make up after the date of the missed class.
Where Can I Purchase The Required Dance Attire?
We have an online store for the convenience of our families under the “Our Shop”. All merchandise is organized by class to make it simple for parents to choose from. Items will be shipped to the studio within 7-10 business days of your order. We may also have some items and sizes in stock at the studio. We suggest coming in about 15 minutes prior to your child’s next class and our staff will be happy to assist you!
Will Tuition Be Prorated If I Register My Child Mid-Month?
Yes! We will prorate monthly tuition based on your enrollment date. For Mommy & Me sessions we will charge for the remaining classes after your enrollment.
Will Tuition Be Prorated For Months With Predetermined Closures?
Tuition is $1,150 annually for 45 minute classes and $1,420 for 60 minute classes. We Split these payments into 10 even monthly payments over the course of our 10 month season, September through June.
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ADDRESS & HOURS
215 Kentlands Blvd, Gaithersburg MD 20878
Monday: 4 PM - 9 PM
Tuesday: 4 PM - 9 PM
Wednesday: 4 PM - 9 PM
Thursday: 4 PM - 9 PM
Friday: 4 PM - 8 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Come see what all the hype is about! Call us today at (301) 970-3488 to book a free trial class, or email us at [email protected]. We’re here to serve and are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Opening Hours
Monday: 10 AM - 8 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Wednesday: 10:30 AM - 8 PM
Thursday: 10 AM - 8 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 12 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
