If you are 9+ experienced dancer and are not sure which class level is right for you, please call us at 860-269-4237 to schedule an assessment.
Ages 7+ Dance Classes
Individual classes for hip hop, acrobatics, ballet, tap, and jazz technique include barre exercises, traveling combinations, centerwork and turns. Advancement in age 7 & older classes is based on correct placement, skill mastery, and instructor recommendation – not by age – which means these classes may have a variety of ages. Students spend an average of two years at each level before mastering the skills to advance.
How It Works - Regular Season
Our 2025-2026 Regular Season begins September 15 and wraps up with our Spring Performance, typically in early June.
- Dance classes meet weekly. Breaks are listed on our studio calendar.
- A 10% tuition deposit and yearly, non-refundable registration fee of $40 are paid upon registration.
- The tuition deposit is fully refundable before June 30, 50% before July 31, and non-refundable after August 1.
- Tuition for 45-50 minute classes is $940 for the year. (Installments of $94 per month).
- Regular, automatic, monthly tuition installments are made on the first of the month beginning on 9/1 and ending on 5/1.
- Required dance uniforms/shoes are available in our boutique. We have limited stock. It takes approximately 7-10 days for shoe orders to arrive from our supplier.
- Dancers MUST meet the age requirement by December 31.
Acrobatics
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Acrobatics
introduces young dancers to basic acro skills like backbends, handstands, and limbers. As strength and flexibility improve, students progress to more advanced tricks. Similar to the gymnastics floor routine, acro is taught on mats until skills can be safely performed without them. Training builds strength, balance, flexibility, coordination, and confidence.
Ballet
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Ballet
FVDM offers traditional ballet classes for all ages and levels. Students who train in ballet will benefit from better posture, increased flexibility and strength, and better timing. Studying ballet works synergistically with other dance styles and will speed progress in other dance disciplines. Ballet will also increase performance levels in just about every sport. We recommend that all FVDM students study ballet.
Jazz Dance
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Jazz Dance
consists of strong, sharp, placed movements executed to today’s music. Jazz develops agility and coordination while instilling a sense of rhythm and interpretation of the music. Theater style choreography and hip hop style moves makes this class a favorite.
Hip Hop
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Hip Hop
classes at FVDM incorporates modern and urban AGE APPROPRIATE movements performed to modern, upbeat, AGE APPROPRIATE music.
Lyrical/Contemporary
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Lyrical
classes at FVDM combines the technical elements of dance with feelings and emotions. Dancers tell a story with fluid and smooth movement.
There is a ballet co-requisite for these classes
Tap
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Tap
classes at FVDM are designed to teach coordination and rhythm skills. As dancers progress, steps will get increasingly more intricate and complex rhythm patterns will be explored. Classes are offered to students age 7 through the advanced level.